Roberto Sneider is a Mexican writer, director and producer best known for his films ''Dos Crímenes'' and ''

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''.

Early life and education

Sneider is a graduate of Universidad Iberoamericana and of the directing program at The American Film Institute.

Career

Sneider started his career working in many different aspects of production, including being a Location Manager, Production Manager, and Assistant Director. His credits include films such as ''

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'' ( Sidney Pollack), ''Gringo Viejo'' (Luis Puenzo), '' Blood In, Blood Out'' (

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) and ''

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'' (

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). Dos Crímenes is Sneider's first feature film as writer, producer and director. It obtained more than fifteen international awards including the Montgolfier d'Or at the

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, it tells the story of Marcos who after being falsely accused of a murder, runs away to the small and quiet town of Cuevano, where he has relatives. There he finds that family matters are more complicated than he expected, and that the complexities of small-town life are richer (and more dangerous) than his apparently sophisticated life in the big city. Starring

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it became the most successful Mexican film of the year at the box office. In 1999, Sneider created “La Banda Films”, a commercials production company. La Banda Films has produced hundreds of commercials and won a number of prestigious and international awards for its TV commercial work. These honors include a

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for Axe Body Spray and the International TV Advertising Grand Award at the New York Festival, which shortlists the 10 best commercials of the year to be showcased at the

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. As a commercials director, Sneider has won numerous awards, including the Best of Show at the New York Festival and the

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. Sneider produced and directed “ Arráncame la Vida”, a period drama based on the novel of the same name by Ángeles Mastretta. With critically acclaimed performances by

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and

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, it was Mexico's official submission for the 2009

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for Best Foreign Language Film and is one of the highest grossing Mexican films ever. It won three Mexican Academy awards. Sneider was a producer on ''

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'', based on Hayden Herrera's biography of Mexican artist

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, which received six Academy Award nominations, winning two of them. He was a producer on ''Aquí Entre Nos'' (winner of the Bronce Zenith at Montreal International Film Festival), on the feature-length documentary ''Journey of dreams'', and on ''

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'' (winner of the FIPRESCI award in Guadalajara). Sneider is the director, producer and screenwriter of ''

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'' based on the novel

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and starring

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and

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References

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La Banda Films
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