Emilio Portes

Known for his comedy films, dynamic camera style and dark sense of humor, Emilio PORTES (1976) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Portes started drawing storyboards while studying film school. His first feature film Conozca la Cabeza de Juan Pérez (2008) won the Opera Prima Award and Best Actress Award at Guadalajara’s Film Fest in 2008. In 2010, the same film was given four Ariel Awards from the Mexican Film Academy including Best Supporting Actor, Wardrobe Design and Visual Effects. His second feature, Pastorela (2011) wonseven Mexican Academy Awards, while his third film as director and screenwriter, a parody of Mexican Cinema called El Crimen del Cácaro Gumaro (2014), was the debut of one of the most famous Mexican comedians, Andrés Bustamante and has the seventh-best opening weekend ever for a Mexican film.

Filmography

Hugoool (2004, short), Conozca la cabeza de Juan Pérez (2008), Pastorela (2011), El Crimen del Cácaro Gumaro/The Popcorn Chronicles (2014), Belzebuth (2017), No dejes a los niños solos (2024)