Juan Carlos Palazuelos Covarrubias
Art
Biography
Juan Carlos Palazuelos Covarrubias, born in Culiacan, Sinaloa, is a Mexican Filmmaker. He is a graduate of the Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Media and Filmmaking at Centro de Arte Audiovisual CAAV in Guadalajara, Jalisco. He is the co-writer and co-director (alongside Ximena Flores Fregoso) of the short film “Beyond the Waves: The Ballad of Alba”, starring Ariel Award-winning actress Mayra Batalla and Stana Carrillo, and featuring the voice of legendary actress Angélica Aragón. He has worked as a Graphic Designer at Machete Producciones, making the official movie poster for “Jíkuri. Journey to the Land of the Tarahumara” (Cecchetti, 2024), as well as the alternative poster for the renowned “Huesera: The Bone Woman” (Garza Cervera, 2022). He has also worked as a Producer for the short film “De Mis Raíces” (Isaac, 2026) and as an Art Director on several projects, such as the short film “Alone” (Esquivel, 2025) and the award-winning official music video for the song "Séptimo" by French singer Agathe, directed by Anne-Sophie Charon.
Known For
Tom, a scout boy with many fears, flees the problems of his parents to a camp in the woods with his best friend, Juan. Their guide, an irresponsible and distracted man, ruins their experience. However, the real threat they will face alone is the attack by an extraterrestrial group.
ALONE
The life of Rayenari changes when the poet Antonin Artaud arrives to his village seeking the spiritual knowledge of the Tarahumara. Rayenari introduces him to the Peyote ceremony. However, the poet abandons the ritual and loses his soul. Sometime later, Rayenari discovers through dreams that Artaud has been committed to a mental hospital. It will be through this connection that Rayenari will help his friend to recover what he lost.
Jíkuri. Journey to the Land of the Tarahumara
Sinaloa, Mexico, Pacific Coast. 1897. Alba, a fisherwoman hardened by a lifetime of labor and wifely duties, and Aurora, a peculiar runaway bride, embark together on an adventure by the sea to change their fate and, along the way, find something more blooming between them.
Beyond the Waves: The Ballad of Alba
Natalia García is going to celebrate her birthday at her parents' house with Carlos, her partner. However, the night before, she picks him up from the hospital where he is doing his internship, and he comes out with scratches on his face. Before the celebration, Natalia finds a box in her room filled with objects, including a broken crystal. This triggers a series of memories that unfold alongside the celebration, making her question what other things Carlos has hidden from her and who he really is.
Pandora
Alex, a tormented teenager, faces the hostility of an unfriendly society on the daily, where her only company is a manipulative monster that lives under her bed.
Leave The World Behind
A girl born with magical tears is forced to cry for years to keep her mother and the townspeople happy, but she dreams of escaping.
Saltwater Season
During an interrogation, Andrea relives the events of a traumatic night.