Eduardo Barraza

Infobox Actor

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imagesize = 150px
name = Eduardo Barraza
bgcolour = Yellow
birthname = Ruben Eduardo Barraza
birthdate = birth date and age|1979|02|24
location = flagicon|MEX Chihuahua, Chih., Mexico
othername = Lalo Barraza, Vaquero
yearsactive = (2001-Present)
spouse = Beny Treviño
homepage = www.filmchihuahua.org
notable role = Rafael in "The Last King"
Alex Toscano in "Hijo del Maiz"

Eduardo Barraza (born February 24, 1979 [http://www.elimparcial.com] ) Mexican film and television director. He has a degree in mass media by the Itesm. Specialized in Film Directing by the New York Film Academy. He and his wife Beny Treviño producer, founded the company Film Chihuahua Studios. In the 2006 presents "Superniño" short-film made only with the help of children's. In the 2005 participates like Producer of the film "Cielito Lindo" EUA, in the same year he worked as Production supervisor in the movie "Fast Food Nation" EUA 2006. Foneca award winner with the documentary "Amor Tarahumara" Mex. 2003. The second feature "Sahuaro Shadow" Mex. 2004 has participated in the Orange County Latin Film Festival and Monterrey International Film Festival, "A Deluge" MEX 2003 his first Feature was award winning of Promocine, and participated in XIX Guadalaja International Film Festival in the Panorama section. Creator of the workshops "The Mexican Film School: Filmmaking at the Mexican Style", and he and his family created "Playing to be a Filmmaker: by a united Family ". At the present time promotes "Arcangel" his new script winner of the Mexican Writers Society awards 2006.

He is the first Mexican writer to win the second runner up place in the Screenwriting Contest in the Beverly Hills Film Festival 2008.

Early life

Eduardo Barraza was born in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, and has lived since 1980 with his family in Agua Prieta, Sonora, a small border town close to the U.S. city of Douglas, Arizona. While his family work there in sales.

Career

He was one of the three Mexicans that participated in the Festival de Cannes in the Producers Network 2008.

In 1996, Barraza moved to Chihuahua to study law, then in 1997 he moved to Monterrey, Nuevo León, to begin a B.A. in communications.

Hes two most recognizable films are "Un Diluvio" and "La Sombra del Sahuaro"

He currently works for Film Chihuahua as a Film instructor.

Awards & Nominations

2008 Beverly Hills Film Festival
*Best Screenplay for "Arcangel"

2007 Chihuahua International Film Festival
*Best Screenplay for "Hijo del Maiz"

2006 Mexican writers Society awards 2006
*Best Screenplay for "Arcangel"

2005 Monterrey International Film Festival
*Special Night for "La Sombra del Sahuaro"

2004 Orange County Latino Film Festival
*Nominated for "La Sombra del Sahuaro"

2003 Founding Art and Culture Counsel of Nuevo Leon Contest
*Winner for "Un Diluvio"

References

External links

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