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Erik Mariñelarena

Erik Mariñelarena

Directing

Biography

Erik Mariñelarena Herrera (born January 10, 1977 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican director, screenwriter, editor, and producer. In a career spanning two decades, Mariñelarena has made twelve feature films. including Beyond the Summit: Learning to Fly (2011) - First Mexican IMAX production, Hotel Chelsea (2009), The Cosmonaut (2013) and NASA: AzTechSat-1 (2023); as well as several series for television and streaming. His work has been praised by audiences and critics alike, which earned him multiple accolades, including Emmy Award, Sundance and Cannes. He is also the founder of the Mexican production company E Corp Studio.

Known For

The Frame
10.0

A journey through the world of classic and contemporary cinema.

The Frame

2013
Learn to Grow Old
2.0

Learning to age gives a new meaning to old age, not as the end of life, but the beginning of a new stage that we can design to be enriching and enjoyable.

Learn to Grow Old

2019
Unlimited...
N/A

The Mexico City Metropolitan Train has many stories to tell: from archaeological findings during its construction, its underground museums and hospitals, and even its patents and special maintenance services. These are some of their stories.

Unlimited...

2012
Broken Skin
3.6

A teenage boy, Diego, connects with his teenage ex girlfriend, Karina, and they rekindle their sex life, but their past has another face that eludes them. Both will be forced to face it.

Broken Skin

2014
Living Art
2.0

Our citizen space accommodates a large number of artistic manifestations that account for the way in which their authors interpret the context in which they are immersed. Living Art is a series of 10 chapters that seeks to be the reflection of the views of those who through art pay new ways of interpreting the world but above all to share their interests, their passions as well as their likes and dislikes which are a fundamental part of his inspiration, thus focusing on his human side.

Living Art

2020
Attack of the Show Geek!
N/A

A Talk-Show about Cult Movies, Sci-Fi Series and Geek World Secrets.

Attack of the Show Geek!

2009
Long Live Death!
N/A

Aurelio is an eight year old boy whose mother is very sick. One night, he sees her crossing a door, when he follows her, Aurelio finds himself in the world of the dead. There, he finds "La muerte" (The death), who then becomes his mentor and helps him finding his mom. When he finally finds her, he must decide whether go back to his world or stay there with his mom.

Long Live Death!

2014
Beat MX
N/A

In this series we will learn about the musical proposals of 10 different producers of electronic and experimental music, as well as the context in which they operate, what their desires and searches are that make their music something special that allows them to build their own identity and a public.

Beat MX

2018
Marketplaces
N/A

Apart from being a feast for the senses and meeting places for noisy human swarms in search of all kinds of merchandise, the markets contain stories and characters that give them unique characters. This documentary series proposes a journey through thirteen of the most representative of Mexico City to get to know them from within.

Marketplaces

2021
Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'el
4.9

An unworldly and closed-minded American travels to a small village in exotic Chiapas, Mexico; at the behest of his estranged mother when his half-sister disappears during a local epidemic of kidnappings attributed to the legendary J-ok'el, the weeping woman, who drowned her own babies, centuries ago and whose spirit has returned to claim more children as her own.

Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'el

2007
The Cosmonaut
4.6

In 1975, the first Russian cosmonaut on the Moon is unable to make his way back and is declared missing in space.

The Cosmonaut

2013
Life Insurance
N/A

A father intends to save the life of his own son, by paying out a new type of suicide life insurance.

Life Insurance

2010
Hotel Chelsea
N/A

A Japanese couple honeymoon at the Chelsea Hotel in New York. That night the wife finds her husband's dead body and a video tape of the brutal murder. A NYPD Detective, first at the murder scene, attempts to get to the bottom of the mystery of the murder in the locked room.

Hotel Chelsea

2009
Backstage
N/A

The organization of an art exhibition, the curatorship, the staging of a play, are complex and multidisciplinary practices that demand creativity, research and rigor. This series reflects on the possibilities to carry out these activities.

Backstage

2016
A glass of red wine...
N/A

A teacher of 30 years is in love with her student. While she wait with dinner ready, imagine several scenarios to enjoy together. But, her partner is late and she begins to suspect that he cheats; the passage of hours become a mental torture and must make a hasty decision.

A glass of red wine...

2008
For How Long?
N/A

A family lives a paranormal experience.

For How Long?

2011
Mashup
N/A

A fun journey through the classics of musical theater.

Mashup

2021
On the Shore
N/A

After father's death, Alejandro takes a trip back home. It's a journey that leads to reconciliation with the past, to understand the loss and appreciate what is important in life.

On the Shore

2014
From Inside
N/A

Carmen Altamirano was buried alive at 2 years old by her parents. 30 years later, she will have to dig up her past.

From Inside

2023
Sophie's Wisdom
N/A

Sofía tries to decide which is the most important virtue of all, while Faith, Justice and Charity try to gain her attention.

Sophie's Wisdom

2018