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César Alfredo "Amigó" Aguilar (born August 23, 1981) is a Mexican
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, and founder of Oscuro Deseo Producciones. He is known as the creator of the
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'' Serial Comic'', and as a screenwriter of the shortfilms ''Sesiones'' and the critically acclaimed ''Un aliado en el tiempo (An ally in time)''. He is also a make-up artist known for his work on ''Sus satánicas majestades''.


Career

Amigó's first job in the movie business was when he was 18 and worked as a '' PA'' for producer Cecilia Sagredo's
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music video ''No dices más''. During his sophomore year at college, he teamed with
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to write a feature
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, the treatment was the basis for ''Sesiones''. Amigó's first produced shortfilm, which starred Omar Zurita and Mónica Galván. He followed that up with ''Mi vida en frenesí'', starring Josefina Gómez Maganda, and ''Reflexiones''. Amigó collaborated with producer Heissel Domínguez on the 2008 film, ''Un aliado en el tiempo''. Next year, he made his first foray into television with ''
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'', which was broadcast on
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, serving as the show's co-cinematographer (with
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and Martín Boege). Under his production company, Oscuro Deseo Producciones, Amigó wrote and directed '' Serial Comic No.1: Fijación'', prelude to film series '' Serial Comic''. He also served as make-up artist of
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's ''Sus satánicas majestades'' and actor in Sergio Tovar Velarde's '' Infinito''. On the other hand, Amigó has photographed various shortfilms for many film directors. Amigó's unknown skill is acting, contribute in the past in many film and TV projects, including
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's ''
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'',
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's '' Resident Evil: Extinction'' and
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's '' Vantage Point'', among others. Amigós worked in the
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's project ''Detrás de la luna (Behind the moon)''. Actually is Working in ''Vidas en Movimiento / Life in Motion''


Filmography

*''Fuera De Señal'' (2015) (creative Director) *''Plastik Lub'' (2014) (assistant director) *''Amor Maternal'' (2014) (assistant director) *''Mexico Barbaro'' (2014) (assistant director) *''The ABC Of Death'' (2013) (Casting) *''Cuatro Lunas'' (2013) (Producer) *''Z: The Definitive Documentary'' (2011) (director, cinematographer) *''Lucha Verde: Super Verde vs La contaminación'' (2010) (director, writer) *''Afuera'' (2010) (assistant director) *'' Infinito'' (2010) (make-up artist) *''Serial Comic No.1: Fijación'' (2010) (director, writer) *''Seguro de vida'' (2010) (assistant director, assistant cinematographer) *'' Los inadaptados'' (2010) (actor) *''Sus satánicas majestades'' (2009) (cinematographer, make-up artist) *''Un pedazo de Guerrero en el D.F.'' (2009) (producer) *''Siempre fiel'' (2009) (cinematographer) *''Un aliado en el tiempo'' (2008) (writer, producer) *'' Vantage Point'' (2008) (actor) *''Reflexiones'' (2008) (editor) *''Un hermano'' (2007) (cinematographer) *'' Resident Evil: Extinction'' (2007) (actor) *''Mi vida con frenesí'' (2007) (cinematographer, editor) *''
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'' (2005) (actor) *''Sesiones'' (2000) (director, writer)


Television

*''Bitácora Insólita'' (2016-2018) (productor) *''
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'' (2009) (cinematographer) *''
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'' (2004) (actor) *''
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'' (2004) (actor)


Music videos

*'' Ursula Kempt's Cobarde'' (2013) (production assistant) *'' Evanoff's Dogma'' (2013) (production assistant) *'' Torre Blanca's Lobo'' (2012) (production assistant) *''
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's No dices más'' (1999) (production assistant) *'' Mario Mordan's Piensa otra vez'' (1999) (director, writer)


Trivia

*Has written many horror tales for local competition.


References


External links

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Oscuro Deseo Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Amigo, Cesar A. 1981 births Living people Mexican film directors Mexican film producers Mexican male screenwriters People from Mexico City Spanish-language film directors