Esperanto Films
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Esperanto Films is a Mexico City
based company that produces and distributes
films. It is owned by Alfonso Cuarón
. Its partner company is Producciones Anhelo, owned by Jorge Vergara
, a Mexican business man, as well as Cuarón.
Some of its films are El Laberinto del Fauno
(2006) (Pan's Labyrinth), The Assassination of Richard Nixon
(2004), Crónicas
(2004) and Temporada de patos
(2004) (Duck Season).
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
based company that produces and distributes
Film distributor
A film distributor is a company or individual responsible for releasing films to the public either theatrically or for home viewing...
films. It is owned by Alfonso Cuarón
Alfonso Cuarón
Alfonso Cuarón Orozco is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and film producer, best known for his films Children of Men, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Y tu mamá también, and A Little Princess.- Early life :...
. Its partner company is Producciones Anhelo, owned by Jorge Vergara
Jorge Vergara
Jorge Vergara is a Mexican businessman and film producer. He's the founder of Grupo Omnilife, one of the top 200 corporations in Mexico. Grupo Omnilife owns the football clubs: Club Deportivo Guadalajara of Mexico, C.D...
, a Mexican business man, as well as Cuarón.
Some of its films are El Laberinto del Fauno
Pan's Labyrinth
Pan's Labyrinth is a 2006 Spanish Spanish-language dark fantasy film, written and directed by Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro. It was produced and distributed by the Mexican film company Esperanto Films...
(2006) (Pan's Labyrinth), The Assassination of Richard Nixon
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
The Assassination of Richard Nixon is a 2004 American film, directed by Niels Mueller. It stars Sean Penn, Don Cheadle and Naomi Watts, and is based on the story of would-be assassin Samuel Byck, who plotted to kill Richard Nixon in 1974. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004...
(2004), Crónicas
Crónicas
Crónicas is a 2004 Ecuadorian thriller film, written and directed by Sebastián Cordero. The film was produced by Guillermo Del Toro, director of Pan's Labyrinth, and Alfonso Cuarón, director of Y Tu Mama Tambien...
(2004) and Temporada de patos
Temporada de patos
Temporada de patos is a 2004 Mexican film. It is the first feature film by writer/director, Fernando Eimbcke, a former MTV Awards videoclip director....
(2004) (Duck Season).