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Sergio Tovar Velarde
Sergio Tovar Velarde, (born 31 December 1982) is a Mexican film director. He directed the feature film ''Mi último día'' (aka ''Aurora Boreal'') which was premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and was released commercially in theaters in summer of 2009. He is one of the filmmakers of '' The Misfits'', alongside Javier Colinas, Marco Polo Constandse and Jorge Ramírez Suárez. Early life Tovar was born in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico. He studied communications at Ibero-American University in Mexico City and film theory at Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica. He studied directing with well-known Polish film director Ludwik Margules. In 2009, became FONCA's scholar. In 2009, 2006 and 2002 was FECAN's academic. Career Despite his early efforts for direct amateur short films, his first professional short film was not made until 1999: ''Carolina''. In June, 2002; work besides Roberto Cobo in ''KCL, Doce y Cuarto'' and the film premiere became the last tribut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tepic
Tepic () is the capital and largest city of the western Mexican state of Nayarit, as well as the seat of the Tepic Municipality. Located in the central part of the state, it stands at an altitude of above sea level, on the banks of the Río Mololoa and the Río Tepic, approximately north-west of Guadalajara, Jalisco. Nearby are the extinct Sangangüey volcano and its crater lake. Tepic is the primary urban center of this rich agricultural region; major crops include sugarcane, tobacco and citrus fruits. The city was founded in 1531 as ''Villa del Espíritu Santo de la Mayor España''. Population Indigenous population Tepic has the second-largest indigenous population in the State of Nayarit, 4,375. The most prominent groups among them are the Huichol or Wixárika (3,276), Cora (527) and Purépecha (101). Religion Catholicism is the most prominent religion in Tepic with 94.2% of the population. Its Catedral de la Purísima Concepción, dedicated to the Immaculate Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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