Gerardo Naranjo
April 6, 1971 · 55 years old
Obtained his masters degree in directing at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. In 2006 he premiered his first feature film, Drama/Mex, at Cannes's Semaine de la Critique, as was Naranjo's second film of 2008, I’m Gonna Explode. In 2011, he directed the critically acclaimed Miss Bala (2011).
Known For
7 titles
Miss Bala
Gloria finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength.
Miss Bala
After entering a beauty contest in Tijuana, a young woman witnesses drug-related murders and is forced to do the gang's bidding.
Viena and the Fantomes
A roadie travels across North America with a punk band during the 1980s.
This Is Not a Comedy
Gabriel, knocking 40, receives the proposal of having a child with his best friend. With a long history of failures and a city that seems against him, he decides to become a better person and reconcile with life and the cosmos.
Son-in-Law
Follows José Sánchez, a man with unthinking ambition and the gift of the gab, who is transformed by chance into El Serpiente, a ruthless political strategist.
Kokoloko
In a tropical seaside village, Marisol pursues personal freedom while navigating between the two men in her life - her lover, and her violent cousin who is keeping her captive.
Plan sexenal
This is a story about woman's fantasies about love, violence and the energy that the possibility of being somebody else emerge in an adverse context.