Manolo Caro (born 1985) is a Mexican director, known for films including ''
Tales of an Immoral Couple
''Tales of an Immoral Couple'' ( es, La vida inmoral de la pareja ideal) is a 2016 Mexican romantic comedy written and directed by Manolo Caro. The film stars Cecilia Suárez, Ximena Romo, Manuel García Rulfo, and Sebastián Aguirre.
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Netflix
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Someone Has To Die
''Someone Has to Die'' ( es, Alguien tiene que morir) is a Spanish-Mexican thriller streaming television limited series created by Manolo Caro, creator of the Netflix series '' The House of Flowers.'' The series takes place in 1950s Spain and c ...
''. He also directed the film '' Perfect Strangers''. All of these star Caro's frequent collaborator
Cecilia Suárez
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.
Early life
He was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, in 1985, son of Norma Alicia Serrano and Gil Caro. He studied architecture at the TEC de Monterrey, Mexico City campus, and later studied directing at the International Film School of
San Antonio de los Baños
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History
There are 39 schools in the town, ...
, in Cuba, and at the studio of Juan Carlos Corazza, in Madrid.
Caro first met Cecilia Suárez when he was a teenager and she visited his high school to listen to a reading of ''
Los cuervos están de luto
''Los Cuervos están de luto'' (English: ''The crows are in mourning'') is a 1965 Mexican comedy film directed by Francisco del Villar and starring Silvia Pinal and Lilia Prado. The film is based on the play of the same name by Mexican author Hu ...
''; the pair were introduced after the reading by his teacher, Suárez' cousin.
Career
Caro has his own production company, called Noc Noc Cinema, which is a division of Woo Films. By November 2019, the Woo/Noc Noc body of development was seen as one of the strongest across both TV and film in Mexico.
His first feature film was 2013's '' No sé si cortarme las venas o dejármelas largas'', which he adapted from a play he wrote. He is the only Mexican director to have been in the country's box office top ten for three consecutive years.
In May 2019, Caro signed an exclusive four-year deal with streaming platform
Netflix
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, which had hosted his show ''The House of Flowers'' since 2018, to create more television shows; at the time he was developing ''
Someone Has To Die
''Someone Has to Die'' ( es, Alguien tiene que morir) is a Spanish-Mexican thriller streaming television limited series created by Manolo Caro, creator of the Netflix series '' The House of Flowers.'' The series takes place in 1950s Spain and c ...
'' for the platform; the Netflix Latin America and Spain VP said of Caro at the time that he has a "great talent ..for relevant, unique and personal stories
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makes him one of the most interesting and playful voices of his generation". Suárez has said that Caro's background as an architect allows him to find new and unique angles for filming, adding that he also finds unique spots with characters.
Of Caro's works up to 2019, only ''
Amor de mis amores
''Love of My Loves'' (Spanish: ''Amor de mis amores'') is a 2014 romantic comedy film directed by Manolo Caro. The film was produced by the Zurita's brothers company Addiction House, and Itaca Films, and it premiered on 4 September 2014 in Mexico ...