
Alejandra Márquez Abella
Directing
Biography
Born in San Luis Potosí, Mexico in 1982, she studied filmmaking at the Centre d’Estudis Cinematogràfics de Catalunya in Barcelona. Her debut feature film, Semana Santa, and her second film, The Good Girls, both premiered at Toronto, the latter going on to screen at several festivals around the world and being nominated for 14 Mexican Academy of Film Awards. She has been working for television for more than a decade, including directing two episodes of the Narcos: Mexico series. El norte sobre el vacío is her third feature-length film.
Known For

See the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in 1980s Mexico.
Narcos: Mexico

Made in Hollywood is a talk show hosted by Kylie Erica Mar and Julie L. Harkness airing in syndication since September 30, 2005. The series is currently in its seventh season. The series is filmed in two studios in Los Angeles, California and New York City. Made in Hollywood also airs a spinoff series, Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition.
Made in Hollywood

The life of engineer and former NASA astronaut José M. Hernández, the first migrant farmworker to go to space.
A Million Miles Away

Through the perspective of the Parras, a family of lineage and lineage, it will be shown that not everything is as it seems, while they do everything possible to maintain the appearances of their own "paradise" of life.
Sierra Madre: No Trespassing

Three women join forces to prevent a sexual harassment complaint against a renowned movie director from coming to light. This controversial mission will take them to the doors of a feminist group named La Aldea, which will take them on an inward journey to heal their patriarchal wounds.
The LIberation

Sofía, a well-to-do socialite and her husband must wrestle with the impact of Mexico's 1982 economic crisis.
The Good Girls

Chávez, Dali and Pepe belong to a middle class family who spends the Easter holydays at the beach.
Semana Santa

Don Reynaldo is a renowned hunter in decline. When the threat of losing his heritage and his father's legacy appears, the dynamics with his family, his workers and the land will be dangerously disrupted.
Northern Skies Over Empty Space
A Mennonite farmer makes a deal with the Sinaloa Cartel to use his land as an airstrip to traffic cocaine after his wife becomes sick. This leads to him being excommunicated from his community while simultaneously becoming feared by the cartels for his ruthless business dealings.
Untitled Mennonite Crime Thriller

Land Sick portraits a group of travelers: sailors, stewardesses, and truck drivers live the nostalgia of a wandering life and the impossible journey back home.