Miguel A. Reina
Encyclopedia
Miguel Alejandro Reina Gómez Maganda (miˈɣel aleˈxandɾo ray’-e-nah ˈɣomes mah-gahn’-dah; born 11 August 1980) is an award-nominated Mexican
filmmaker, screenwriter
and film producer
. Some of his works include Un aliado en el tiempo
, Mi vida en frenesí, Trazos mágicos de Oaxaca and El hombre que detuvo el tiempo.
. He studied Mass Communication
at the Universidad del Nuevo Mundo
(UNUM) and filmmaking at SAIC (School of the Art Institute of Chicago). also attended CECAAP (Centro de Capacitación Artística Profesional). He began working on television in Mexico, first as a producer assistant and then as a screenwriter. Reina's television work led to assignments as a creative director for several advertising spots, and in 2003, he landed his first awarded screenplay Pan de dulce.
He was honored guest at the 60th Venice International Film Festival.
(a Mexican writer and politician) for cultural television Canal 22
. In addition to writing, Reina directed the film. It is somewhat unusual for televisión writers to be credited directors. Reina continued this close involvement in directing on several of his later films.
The film, was a big hit in Mexico, and was enthusiastically received around the world. Grupo Pegaso's director Emilio Braun Burillo was so impressed with El Hombre que detuvo el tiempo that he hired Reina to direct Trazos mágicos de Oaxaca, a documentary film produced for the group in 2007.
for Best Short Film.
Reina's next feature was also a short film, Un aliado en el tiempo
(An ally in time). It was a nostalgic and metaphysic film fiction about a death-defying escapologist. It interweaves nine separate yet connected storylines, about the interactions among nineteen people during one day in Mexico City
.
Filmmaker Carlos Carrera
act like film sponsor. The short film was an international hit and a major success with critics.
Un aliado en el tiempo
won Best Music Award in Pantalla de Cristal Film Festival
and made its way to the Sundance Film Festival
and New York International Latino Film Festival
the following year.
In 2009, Reina directed his third short film Seguro de vida (Life insurance). Reina faced criticism from some of the more purist insurance specialist for his approach to the idea.
Reina's next feature film, Guerrero 12
(12th Warrior), a documentary about the Mexican soccer fandom starring Juan Villoro
, Luis García, Andrés Roemer
, Jaime Guerrero, León Krauze
and Mauricio Cabrera, is in production.
He created the production company Eon Films
.
Reina also write the famous public advertising "Vivir is increíble" (Life is incredible) for GNP Insurance, winning excellent reviews for its positive and nostalgic portrayal of family relationships.
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...
filmmaker, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
. Some of his works include Un aliado en el tiempo
Un aliado en el tiempo
Un aliado en el tiempo is a short film written and directed by Miguel A. Reina. Released in 2008, it stars Juan Luis Orendain as a death-defying escapologist, It interweaves nine separate yet connected storylines, about the interactions among nineteen people during one day in Mexico...
, Mi vida en frenesí, Trazos mágicos de Oaxaca and El hombre que detuvo el tiempo.
Early life
Reina was born in Acapulco CityAcapulco
Acapulco is a city, municipality and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, southwest from Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semi-circular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico’s history...
. He studied Mass Communication
Mass communication
Mass communication is the term used to describe the academic study of the various means by which individuals and entities relay information through mass media to large segments of the population at the same time...
at the Universidad del Nuevo Mundo
Universidad del Nuevo Mundo
The Universidad del Nuevo Mundo belongs to the Albatros College system, and is remarked as a high-class school in Mexico City's private zone....
(UNUM) and filmmaking at SAIC (School of the Art Institute of Chicago). also attended CECAAP (Centro de Capacitación Artística Profesional). He began working on television in Mexico, first as a producer assistant and then as a screenwriter. Reina's television work led to assignments as a creative director for several advertising spots, and in 2003, he landed his first awarded screenplay Pan de dulce.
He was honored guest at the 60th Venice International Film Festival.
El Hombre que detuvo el tiempo (The man who stops time)
El Hombre que detuvo el tiempo is a documentary about Andrés HenestrosaAndrés Henestrosa
Andrés Henestrosa Morales was a Mexican writer and politician. In addition to his prose and poetry, Henestrosa was elected to the federal legislature, serving three terms in the Chamber of Deputies, and as a senator for the state of Oaxaca from 1982 to 1988...
(a Mexican writer and politician) for cultural television Canal 22
XEIMT-TV
XEIMT-TV channel 22, also known as "Canal 22", is a cultural and educational television station owned and operated by Televisión Metropolitana S.A...
. In addition to writing, Reina directed the film. It is somewhat unusual for televisión writers to be credited directors. Reina continued this close involvement in directing on several of his later films.
The film, was a big hit in Mexico, and was enthusiastically received around the world. Grupo Pegaso's director Emilio Braun Burillo was so impressed with El Hombre que detuvo el tiempo that he hired Reina to direct Trazos mágicos de Oaxaca, a documentary film produced for the group in 2007.
International success
In 2008, Reina released his first short film Mi vida en frenesí, a biopic based on Josefina Gómez Maganda, his grandmother. This short film was very well received also won Pérdidas Film FestivalPérdidas Film Festival
The Festival de Cine Pérdidas is a major Hispanic film festival located in Mexico City. The festival features over forty films, shorts, and documentaries over the course of five days, along with other events focused on personal loss. Prodigy Media act as sponsor of the festival....
for Best Short Film.
Reina's next feature was also a short film, Un aliado en el tiempo
Un aliado en el tiempo
Un aliado en el tiempo is a short film written and directed by Miguel A. Reina. Released in 2008, it stars Juan Luis Orendain as a death-defying escapologist, It interweaves nine separate yet connected storylines, about the interactions among nineteen people during one day in Mexico...
(An ally in time). It was a nostalgic and metaphysic film fiction about a death-defying escapologist. It interweaves nine separate yet connected storylines, about the interactions among nineteen people during one day in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
.
Filmmaker Carlos Carrera
Carlos Carrera
Carlos Carrera is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. He directed El crimen del Padre Amaro , which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film....
act like film sponsor. The short film was an international hit and a major success with critics.
Un aliado en el tiempo
Un aliado en el tiempo
Un aliado en el tiempo is a short film written and directed by Miguel A. Reina. Released in 2008, it stars Juan Luis Orendain as a death-defying escapologist, It interweaves nine separate yet connected storylines, about the interactions among nineteen people during one day in Mexico...
won Best Music Award in Pantalla de Cristal Film Festival
Pantalla de Cristal Film Festival
The Pantalla de Cristal Fest is a major film festival located in Mexico City. The festival features over two hundred digital films, shorts, musical videoclips, tv spots and documentaries over the course of seven days.-External links:*...
and made its way to the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
and New York International Latino Film Festival
New York International Latino Film Festival
The New York International Latino Film Festival is a major Hispanic film festival located in New York City. The festival features over sixty films, shorts, and documentaries over the course of six days, along with other events focused on Latino culture....
the following year.
In 2009, Reina directed his third short film Seguro de vida (Life insurance). Reina faced criticism from some of the more purist insurance specialist for his approach to the idea.
Reina's next feature film, Guerrero 12
Guerrero 12
Guerrero 12, also known as 12th Warrior, is a Mexican film documentary that plans to release in theaters in the winter of 2011 in Mexico. The film is directed by Mexican director Miguel A...
(12th Warrior), a documentary about the Mexican soccer fandom starring Juan Villoro
Juan Villoro
Juan Villoro is a Mexican writer and journalist. He has been well known among intellectual circles in Mexico, Latin America and Spain for years, but his success among the readers grew since receiving the Herralde Prize for his novel El testigo.-Biography:Juan Villoro received his bachelor's degree...
, Luis García, Andrés Roemer
Andrés Roemer
Andrés Roemer is a Mexican journalist, writer, TV host, political analyst, anchor, philanthropist, intellectual and summa cum laude Graduate. Grandson of Ernesto Roemer...
, Jaime Guerrero, León Krauze
León Krauze
León Rodrigo Krauze Turrent is the son of the historian Enrique Krauze Enrique Krauze, and the researcher Isabel Turrell. His brother is the novelist Daniel Krauze...
and Mauricio Cabrera, is in production.
He created the production company Eon Films
Eon Films
Eon Films is a Mexico City based company that produces and distributes films. It is directed by Miguel Alejandro Reina and owned by a board of directors, including filmmaker César Amigó....
.
Reina also write the famous public advertising "Vivir is increíble" (Life is incredible) for GNP Insurance, winning excellent reviews for its positive and nostalgic portrayal of family relationships.
Awards and nominations
- Mi vida en frenesí (2008)
- Pérdidas Film FestivalPérdidas Film FestivalThe Festival de Cine Pérdidas is a major Hispanic film festival located in Mexico City. The festival features over forty films, shorts, and documentaries over the course of five days, along with other events focused on personal loss. Prodigy Media act as sponsor of the festival....
Best Short Film
- Pérdidas Film Festival
- Un aliado en el tiempoUn aliado en el tiempoUn aliado en el tiempo is a short film written and directed by Miguel A. Reina. Released in 2008, it stars Juan Luis Orendain as a death-defying escapologist, It interweaves nine separate yet connected storylines, about the interactions among nineteen people during one day in Mexico...
(2009)- Pantalla de Cristal Film FestivalPantalla de Cristal Film FestivalThe Pantalla de Cristal Fest is a major film festival located in Mexico City. The festival features over two hundred digital films, shorts, musical videoclips, tv spots and documentaries over the course of seven days.-External links:*...
Best Music - Sundance Film FestivalSundance Film FestivalThe Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
Official selection - New York International Latino Film FestivalNew York International Latino Film FestivalThe New York International Latino Film Festival is a major Hispanic film festival located in New York City. The festival features over sixty films, shorts, and documentaries over the course of six days, along with other events focused on Latino culture....
Official selection
- Pantalla de Cristal Film Festival
Filmography
| Year | Film | Credited as | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director Film director A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:... |
Writer Screenwriter Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:... |
Producer Film producer A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The... |
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| 2004 | Sesiones | |||
| 2006 | El hombre que detuvo el tiempo | |||
| 2007 | Trazos mágicos de Oaxaca | |||
| 2008 | Mi vida en frenesí | |||
| 2009 | Un aliado en el tiempo Un aliado en el tiempo Un aliado en el tiempo is a short film written and directed by Miguel A. Reina. Released in 2008, it stars Juan Luis Orendain as a death-defying escapologist, It interweaves nine separate yet connected storylines, about the interactions among nineteen people during one day in Mexico... |
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| 2010 | Seguro de vida | |||
| 2011 | Guerrero 12 Guerrero 12 Guerrero 12, also known as 12th Warrior, is a Mexican film documentary that plans to release in theaters in the winter of 2011 in Mexico. The film is directed by Mexican director Miguel A... |