Félix Enríquez Alcalá (sometimes credited as Felix Alcala) (born March 7, 1951 in
Bakersfield
Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Kern County. The city covers about near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley (California), Central Valley r ...
,
California
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) is an Argentinean-American film and television director.
Career
Alcalá's first major breakthrough came in 1991 when he was hired by
Lynn Marie Latham and
Bernard Lechowick to direct an episode of
ABC's short lived drama series ''
Homefront''. Since then he has guest directed on a vast number of series including ''
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''
ER'', ''
Dollhouse'' and ''
House
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''. In 1997, Alcalá made his theatrical film directing debut with the film ''
Fire Down Below'' starring
Steven Seagal.
In 2007, Alcalá was nominated for
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series at the
59th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 16, 2007, honoring the best in United States, U.S. prime time television programming at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was televised live on Fox Broadca ...
for directing the ''
Battlestar Galactica'' episode
Exodus, Part II
Selected directing credits
* ''
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' – 1 episode, 1994
* ''
NYPD Blue'' – 1 episode, 1994
* ''
ER'' – 12 episodes, 1994–2007
* ''
Seduced and Betrayed'' - TV movie, 1995
* ''
77 Sunset Strip
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'' - TV movie, 1995
* ''
Sliders'' – 1 episode, 1995
* ''
Space: Above and Beyond'' – 2 episodes, 1995
* ''
Deadly Pursuits
Deadly may refer to:
* Deadliness, the ability to cause death
Arts and entertainment
* ''Deadly'', a 2011 novel by Julie Chibbaro
* ''Deadly'', a children's book series by Morris Gleitzman and Paul Jennings
* Deadly (Australian TV series), ''Dead ...
'' - TV movie, 1996
* ''
Fire Down Below'' – theatrical film
* ''
Justice League of America
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'' – TV movie, 1997
* ''
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three'' - TV movie, 1998
* ''
Brimstone'' – 5 episodes, 1998–1999
* ''
Third Watch'' – 17 episodes (consultant), 1999–2004
* ''
M.K.3'' - TV movie, 2000
* ''
Flashpoint'' - TV movie, 2002
* ''
John Doe
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'' – 1 episode, 2002
* ''
Taken'' – 1 episode, 2002
* ''
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide ...
'' – 2 episodes, 2003
* ''
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' – 1 episode, 2003
* ''
CSI: Miami'' – 1 episode, 2004
* ''
The Shield'' – 2 episodes, 2003–2004
* ''
Jonny Zero'' – 2 episodes, 2005
* ''
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' – 1 episode, 2005
* ''
The Unit'' - 1 episode, 2006
* ''
House M.D.'' – 1 episode, 2006
* ''
Battlestar Galactica'' – 2 episodes, 2006
* ''
Battlestar Galactica: Razor'' – TV movie
* ''
Criminal Minds
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'' – 18 episodes, 2005-2016
* ''
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' – 1 episode, 2008
* ''
Dollhouse'' – 2 episodes, 2009
* ''
Breaking Bad
''Breaking Bad'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White ( Bryan Cranston), an underpaid, overqualified, and dispirited ...
'' – 1 episode, 2009
* ''
The Good Wife
''The Good Wife'' is an American legal and political drama television series that aired on CBS from September 22, 2009, to May 8, 2016. It focuses on Alicia Florrick, the wife of the Cook County State's Attorney, who returns to her career in ...
'' – 12 episodes, 2010–2016
* ''
Stargate Universe
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'' – 1 episode, 2010
* ''
Castle
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'' – 1 episode, 2010
* ''
Covert Affairs'' – 11episodes, 2010–2014
* ''
Blue Bloods'' - 4 episodes, 2010-2012
* ''
Southland'' – 4 episodes, 2010–2013
* ''
Sword
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'' - short film, 2011
* ''
Suits'' - 3 episodes 2011-2013
* ''
Grimm'' - 1 episode, 2012
* ''
NYC 22'' – 1 episode, 2012
* ''
Revolution
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'' - 1 episode, 2012
* ''
Person of Interest
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'' - 1 episode, 2012
* ''
The Tomorrow People
''The Tomorrow People'' is a British children's science fiction television series created by Roger Price. Produced by Thames Television for the ITV Network, the series first ran from 30 April 1973 to 19 February 1979.
The theme music was c ...
'' - 1 episode, 2013
* ''
Gang Related'' - 1 episode, 2014
* ''
State of Affairs'' - 1 episode, 2015
* ''
Resurrection
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'' - 1 episode, 2015
* ''
Defiance
Defiance may refer to:
Film, television and theatre
* ''Defiance'' (1952 film), a Swedish drama film directed by Gustaf Molander
* ''Defiance'' (1980 film), an American crime drama starring Jan-Michael Vincent
* ''Defiance'' (2002 film), a ...
'' - 1 episode, 2015
* ''
Satisfaction'' - 1 episode, 2015
* ''
Agent X'' - 1 episode, 2015
* ''
Madam Secretary'' - 13 episodes, 2015-2019
* ''
Second Chance'' - 2 episodes, 2016
* ''
Quantico'' - 1 episode, 2016
* ''
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders'' – 1 episode, 2016
* ''
BrainDead'' - 1 episode, 2016
* ''
Shades of Blue'' - 2 episodes, 2017
* ''
SEAL Team'' - 1 episode, 2017
*''
The Brave'' - 1 episode, 2017
* ''
Mayans MC'' - 1 episode, 2018
* ''
Manifest
Manifest may refer to:
Computing
* Manifest file, a metadata file that enumerates files in a program or package
* Manifest (CLI), a metadata text file for CLI assemblies
Events
* Manifest (convention), a defunct anime festival in Melbourne, Aust ...
'' - 1 episode, 2018
* ''
The Good Fight'' - 1 episode, 2019
* ''
How to Get Away with Murder
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'' - 1 episode, 2019
* ''
Charmed'' - 1 episode, 2020
* ''
The Lost Symbol
''The Lost Symbol'' is a 2009 novel written by American writer Dan Brown. It is a thriller set in Washington, D.C., after the events of ''The Da Vinci Code'', and relies on Freemasonry for both its recurring theme and its major characters.
Rel ...
'' - 2 episodes, 2021
* ''
Promised Land
The Promised Land ( he, הארץ המובטחת, translit.: ''ha'aretz hamuvtakhat''; ar, أرض الميعاد, translit.: ''ard al-mi'ad; also known as "The Land of Milk and Honey"'') is the land which, according to the Tanakh (the Hebrew B ...
'' - 1 episode, 2022
* ''
9-1-1: Lone Star'' - 1 episode, 2023
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alcala, Felix Enriquez
1951 births
Living people
American cinematographers
Hispanic and Latino American film directors
American film directors of Mexican descent
American television directors
Film directors from California
People from Bakersfield, California