Rafael Montero is a script writer and film director known as one of the leaders of New Mexican Cinema. He is known for the feature films Cilantro y Perejil, El Costo de la Vida (The Cost of Life) y Corazones Rotos (Broken Hearts).

He has written and directed television programs, short films, commercials, documentaries and feature films. He has also participated as a judge and speaker at various festivals, competitions, conferences and seminars.

Early Years

Rafael Montero was born and spent his infancy in Colonia San Rafael

Colonia San Rafael

Colonia San Rafael is a colonia of the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, just west of the historic city center. It was established in the late 19th century as one of the first formal neighborhoods outside of the city center and initially catered to the wealthy of the Porfirio Díaz era. These early...

 in Mexico City. He was the son of Alicia García Betancourt and railroad engineer Rafael Montero Márquez.

Professional career

El Costo de la Vida marked his debut as a screenwriter and director in the film industry by earning good results at the box office and with critics; it was nominated in several categories for the Silver Goddess Award and Ariel Award.

In the Nineties he directed the cult series La Hora Marcada (The Marked Hour) with well-known filmmakers Alfonso Cuarón

Alfonso Cuarón

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, Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

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 and Emmanuel Lubezki

Emmanuel Lubezki

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.

Between 1990 and 1995 he directed five feature films including Una Buena Forma de Morir (A Good Way to Die) and Ya la Hicimos (We Already Did It), one of the highest grossing films of 1993.

Cinematography

Year	Film	Credited as
		Director Film director A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...	Writer Screenwriter Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...	Producer Film producer A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...	Editor
1978	Adiós David
1984	El Eterno Retorno: Testimonio de los Indios Kikapú
1988	Historias de Ciudad, episodio Viajeros
1988	El Costo de La Vida
1992	Justicia de Nadie
1992	El Jefe de Vigilancia
1993	Ya la Hicimos
1993	Hoy No Circula (lunes, jueves y viernes)
1993	Una Buena Forma de Morir
1994	Crímen Perfecto
1995	Embrujo de Rock
1996	Cilantro y perejil
2001	Corazones Rotos
2002	Dame Tu Cuerpo
2003	No tuvo tiempo: La Hurbanistoria de Rockdrigo
2004	Preguntas Sin Respuesta, Los Asesinatos y Desapariciones de Mujeres en Ciudad Juárez y Chihuahua
2008	Un Tigre en la Cama
2010	La Cama
2011	Los Amorosos
2012	Fachon Models

External links

• Rafael Montero en IMDB
• http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=7571&tabla=espectaculos
• http://www.terra.com.mx/cine/articulo/975420/Rafael+Montero+expondra+las+intimidades+de+Pancho+Villa+en+filme.htm
• http://www.informador.com.mx/entretenimiento/2008/58280/6/relata-rafael-montero-en-nuevo-filme-las-formas-de-usar-la-cama.htm
• http://sdpnoticias.com/nota/118310/Exponen_situacion_que_enfrenta_el_cine_en_Mexico_Espana_y_Colombia