About me

In 2004, with a shoestring budget, Rene wrote and directed the romantic comedy film "siete mujeres, 1 homosexual y Carlos". The film was shot in Tijuana on 35mm format and starred Mauricio Ochmman, Adriana Fonseca, Luis Felipe Tovar, and Rogelio Guerra. It was distributed in Mexico by 20th Century Fox and went on to become the fourth-largest-grossing Mexican film that year. 

In 2009, his film "Recién Cazado", released by Warner Bros. Pictures, a romantic comedy that soon became a favorite amongst Mexicans with nearly a million tickets sold and went on to gross almost 40 million pesos. It grabbed the second spot at the Mexican box office and became the number-one DVD nationwide in 2010. It was a star-studded cast of Jaime Camil, Gabriela Vergara, Otto Sirgo, and Angélica Aragón, HBO licensed this film once and Netflix three times so far.

Most recently he filmed a short - Cara a Cara - which became an official selection at the Morelia International Film Festival; the most prestigious film festival in México. 

In 2018 "Lo más sencillo es complicarlo todo" premier in theaters. As in all previous films, written, produced, and directed by Rene, this one once again ended up in the top 10 Mexican box office, and it is currently on Netflix worldwide.

Rene's new feature is the drama "Tijuana I Love You." Seven stories related to the seven capital sins are set in Tijuana. The film was an official selection in 28 film festivals around the world, including Toronto, Barcelona, London, and Amsterdam. Now, it's being shown on CineLatino Network in the United States and Latin America.

"Cuando te toca" a comedy made in coproduction with the Dominican Republic, is scheduled for a theatrical release in early 2025 this year.

Also, next year is scheduled for theatrical release, "Lo que Diga el Corazon," a drama based on a father with an autistic son.

Also in post-production is "Born Again" an English-speaking comedy with an all-star cast that includes Paul Rodriguez, Jay Morh, Luis Guzman, Danny Trejo, Gabriela Vergara, Felipe Esparza, Alicia Machado, Tony Plana, Gary Busey among others.

In development, several high profile new projects, among them,  the historic biographical drama "Juana de Asbaje", and the comedies "Honeymoon in Tijuana" , "How to catch a millionaire" and also the drama "Saber de ti", and a couple of series.

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