Jose Alejandro Gomez Monteverde (born July 13, 1977) is a Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 film director. His first film, Bella

Bella (film)

Bella is a 2006 film directed by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde starring Eduardo Verastegui and Tammy Blanchard. Set in New York City, the film is about the events of one day and the impact on the characters' lives.-Plot:...

took top prize at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto International Film Festival

The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...

 by winning the “People's Choice Award”.

The director of the Department of Citizenship gave Monteverde the "American by Choice" award for Bella's positive contribution to Latino art and culture in the U.S.

Monteverde met his wife, American actress Ali Landry

Ali Landry

Ali Germaine Landry is a former Miss USA , model and actress. She is perhaps best known as the Doritos Girl from her 1998 Super Bowl commercial, and for her portrayal of Rita Lefleur on the UPN sitcom Eve. In 1998, she was named by People magazine as one of 50 most beautiful people in the world.-...

, at a church Bible study. They got married on April 8, 2006 in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. They have one daughter, Estela, born on July 11, 2007 (Muito da Larissa Melo/Loiraguada)and one son, Marcelo, born on October 8, 2011.

Personal Life

Monteverde married American actress Ali Landry on April 8, 2006. On July 11th, 2007, they welcomed their first child, a girl, Estela Ines. On April 22, 2011, People magazine was the first to announce that she was three months pregnant with a second child due in Autumn 2011. On October 8th, 2011, they welcomed their second child, a boy, Marcelo Alejandro in Los Angeles.

Bella

Monteverde wrote and directed Bella

Bella (film)

Bella is a 2006 film directed by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde starring Eduardo Verastegui and Tammy Blanchard. Set in New York City, the film is about the events of one day and the impact on the characters' lives.-Plot:...

, a film that took top prize at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival by winning the “People's Choice Award”.

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