Alejandra Márquez Abella

Career overview

Subject: Alejandra Márquez Abella (Directing career).
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Name: Alejandra Márquez Abella.
Birth: April 30, 1982, in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
Education: Studied filmmaking at the Centre d’Estudis Cinematogràfics de Catalunya in Barcelona.
Role: Writer and director.
Filmography (Directing/Known for):
Semana Santa (Debut feature film, premiered at Toronto).
The Good Girls (Second film, premiered at Toronto, screened at several festivals, nominated for 14 Mexican Academy of Film Awards).
Northern Skies Over Empty Space (also referred to as El norte sobre el vacío) (Third feature-length film).
A Million Miles Away (2023).
Narcos: Mexico (Directed two episodes).
Other info: Working in television for more than a decade.
Paragraph 1: Background and Education.
Alejandra Márquez Abella was born on April 30, 1982, in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. She studied filmmaking at the Centre d’Estudis Cinematogràfics de Catalunya in Barcelona. As a writer and director, her career includes work in both film and television.
Paragraph 2: Feature Films.
Her debut feature film, Semana Santa, premiered at Toronto. Her second film, The Good Girls, also premiered at Toronto and went on to screen at several festivals around the world. The Good Girls received 14 nominations for the Mexican Academy of Film Awards. Her third feature-length film is titled Northern Skies Over Empty Space, also known as El norte sobre el vacío. She is also known for A Million Miles Away, released in 2023.
Paragraph 3: Television.
Márquez Abella has been working in television for more than a decade. Her television credits include directing two episodes of the series Narcos: Mexico.
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Alejandra Márquez Abella is a Mexican writer and director born on April 30, 1982, in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. She studied filmmaking at the Centre d’Estudis Cinematogràfics de Catalunya in Barcelona. Her career in film includes the debut feature Semana Santa, which premiered at Toronto. Her second film, The Good Girls, also premiered at Toronto and subsequently screened at various festivals worldwide. This second film was nominated for 14 Mexican Academy of Film Awards.

Márquez Abella's third feature-length film is Northern Skies Over Empty Space, also identified as El norte sobre el vacío. She is also known for the 2023 production A Million Miles Away. In addition to her feature films, she has worked in television for more than a decade. Her television directing credits include two episodes of the series Narcos: Mexico.
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"Alejandra Márquez Abella is a Mexican writer and director born on April 30, 1982, in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. She studied filmmaking at the Centre d’Estudis Cinematogràfics de Catalunya in Barcelona. Her career in film includes the debut feature Semana Santa, which premiered at Toronto. Her second film, The Good Girls, also premiered at Toronto and subsequently screened at various festivals worldwide. This second film was nominated for 14 Mexican Academy