Alejandra Márquez Abella
Alejandra Márquez Abella
Biography
Born in San Luis Potosí, Mexico in 1982, she studied filmmaking at the Centre d’Estudis Cinematogràfics de Catalunya in Barcelona. Her debut feature film, Semana Santa, and her second film, The Good Girls, both premiered at Toronto, the latter going on to screen at several festivals around the world and being nominated for 14 Mexican Academy of Film Awards. She has been working for television for more than a decade, including directing two episodes of the Narcos: Mexico series. El norte sobre el vacío is her third feature-length film.
Known For
Director
2024
Sierra Madre: No Trespassing
as Director
2023
A Million Miles Away
as Director
2022
Northern Skies Over Empty Space
as Director
2019
The Good Girls
as Director
2018
Narcos: Mexico
as Director
2015
Semana Santa
as Director
2011
Mal de tierra
as Director
Writer
2023
A Million Miles Away
as Screenplay
2022
Northern Skies Over Empty Space
as Writer
2019
The Good Girls
as Writer
2015
Semana Santa
as Screenplay
Producer
2025
The LIberation
as Executive Producer
Creator
2025
The LIberation
as Creator
Actor
2005
Made in Hollywood
as Self