Rafael Montero

He has also participated as a judge and speaker at various festivals, competitions, conferences and seminars.

Rafael Montero was born and spent his infancy in Colonia San Rafael in Mexico City. He was the son of Alicia García Betancourt and railroad engineer Rafael Montero Márquez.

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, Guillermo del Toro and Emmanuel Lubezki. 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.

• Year — Film — Credited as • director — screenWriter — Producer — Film 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 • | 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 • | 2015 — Villa, itinerario de una pasión