
Jorge Hernández Aldana
Writing
Biography
Jorge Hernández Aldana is a Venezuelan filmmaker, producer and writer currently residing in Mexico City. He is known for his films La sombra del Catire (2023), El búfalo de la noche (2007) and Los Herederos (2015).
Known For

Unable to cope with the fact that his girlfriend cheated on him with his best friend, a 22-year-old schizophrenic sets an elaborate revenge plan into motion before taking his own life.
The Night Buffalo

A young boy on a mission to collect what he believes to be his father’s remains gets sucked into the underbelly of the migrant industry in Mexico.
The Box

Teenagers’ leisure at full swing: a group of friends spend their holidays at parties, having sex, boozing, and partaking in any adventure that brings them a boost of adrenaline. As they use violence for entertainment and to fulfill their authoritarian fantasies, their adventures will show the cracks and the collapse of the perfect world they live in.
The Heirs

Benigno Cruz is haunted by his violent past as the outlaw formerly known as “Catire”. Seeking for redemption while carrying on his shoulders his late wife’s murder by his enemies, Benigno is forced to face his estranged adult children and admit in spite of the blame, pain and blood shed, they still are a family.
La sombra del Catire

In the valley of Oaxaca, Elida defies tradition by rejecting an arranged marriage to the wealthy Damián. Her heart leads her to Olivo, a young man who is following in the footsteps of his late father.