Cristina Gallego is a Colombian producer, writer and director.

Career

Gallego began her career in 2004 producing ''

Wandering Shadows ''Wandering Shadows'' ( es, La sombra del caminante) is a 2004 Colombian drama film directed by Ciro Guerra. The film was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a no ...

'', a film by her then husband

Ciro Guerra Ciro Guerra (born 6 February 1981) is a Colombian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 2015 film ''Embrace of the Serpent'', the film was nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film ...

. In 2009 while producing another Guerra film ''

The Wind Journeys ''The Wind Journeys'' ( es, Los viajes del viento) is a 2009 Colombian-German-Argentine-Dutch drama film written and directed by Ciro Guerra. It was filmed in 80 locations in Northern Colombia and is spoken in Spanish, Palenquero, Wayuunaiki, an ...

'' the pair befriended members of the

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community. They spent the following ten years researching material for their film '' Birds of Passage'' which follows a

family as they abandon traditions and fall into the drug trade. Gallego made her directorial debut with the film which she codirected with Guerra. The film premiered in the

Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festiv ...

section at the

2018 Cannes Film Festival The 71st annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 May 2018. Australian actress Cate Blanchett acted as President of the Jury. The Japanese film ''Shoplifters'', directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, won the Palme d'Or. Asghar Farhadi's psycho ...

. It was selected as the Colombian entry for the

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at the

91st Academy Awards The 91st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2018 and took place on February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, A ...

, making the December shortlist. In 2019 she announced she would team up with Guerra again to co-direct the miniseries ''

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''.

Personal life

Gallego was formerly married to writer-director

. They have two children. The couple divorced during the filming of ''Birds of Passage'' which they co-directed. Her brother is cinematographer David Gallego.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gallego, Cristina Colombian film producers Colombian women film producers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)