Gigi Saul Guerrero
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Gigi Saul Guerrero | |
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Born | Mexico City, Mexico | February 27, 1990
Education | Earl Marriott Secondary School |
Alma mater | Capilano University |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2011–present |
Website | Luchagore Productions |
Gigi Saul Guerrero (born February 27, 1990) is a Mexican filmmaker and actress.[1][2] She gained recognition for creating and directing the 2017 horror web series, La Quinceañera.[3] In 2019, she directed episodes of The Purge and the anthology horror series, Into the Dark.[4]
Guerrero has been praised as one of the top emerging directors in the
Early life
Guerrero was born on February 27, 1990, in
Career
2011–2018: Career beginnings
Guerrero met two of her early collaborators, cinematographer Luke Bramley and producer Gordon Cheng, while studying film at Capilano University in 2009.[13] Guerrero and Bramley were in the same class and bonded over a shared love of horror, while Cheng was in the year below them.[14] In 2011, they collaborated on her directorial debut, the short film Dead Crossing, about zombie border guards eating Mexicans crossing into the United States.[15] Guerrero stated she loved the overall experience of film school because it taught her how to be a professional.[14][2] She co-founded the production company Luchagore Productions along with Bramley, Cheng, and producer Raynor Shima in 2013.[13]
In 2014, she participated in the anthology series México Bárbaro.[16] It was the first short production made under Luchagore Productions, and Guerrero's final film school project.[14] Her segment Dia de los Muertos premiered at the 2014 Etheria Film Night.[17] After viewing Dia de los Muertos, author Shane McKenzie approached Luchagore with adapting his novel, Muerte Con Carne.[2] Later that year, Guerrero directed the adaptation of McKenzie's work, El Gigante, and distributed it in partnership with Raven Banner Entertainment.[18][19][20] The success of El Gigante led to it being adapted into a graphic comic in English and Japanese.[21]
A development executive at Warner Bros, contacted Guerrero upon viewing El Gigante, which led to Luchagore pitching several ideas, one of which became La Quinceañera.[22] Two of her shorts, Slam and Testament, created as entries in film competitions Dead on Film and Phrike Film Fest respectively, picked up awards for Best Death (Testament) and Best Picture (Slam).[11]
Her music video, Paloma, was the opening video for 2015 Morbido Fest.[23] El Gigante featured at Melbourne's 2015 Monster Fest and Sydney's 2015 A Night of Horror International Film Festival, and won the Jury Award at the 2016 Macabre Faire Film Festival.[24] Her next short, Madre de Dios, starring Tristan Risk, received praise for its design and screened at the 2015 Fantasia International Film Festival.[25][26]
In 2016, she won the Artistic Innovation Award from
Guerrero's next production was announced as "Project Lucha".
Guerrero wrote a video game for Capcom, which was to be announced in 2018.[30] In January 2018, she hosted the Vancouver Short Film Festival, which closed with a screening of Bestia.[36] She teaches directing at Vancouver Film School.[37]
2019–present: Breakthrough
In 2019,
La Quinceañera screened as part of the 2019 Vancouver Women in Film Festival.
In October 2019,
Guerrero stars and voices Mischa Jackson/Lebron in the animated Peacock series, Supernatural Academy, based on the Young-Adult fantasy books by Jaymin Eve.[52]
Personal life
Guerrero is inspired by horror that is new and unique, believing that story is the most important element to a movie. She uses humour to ease tension. Her self-described style is, "gritty, gory" with a "Tex-Mex" feel.
Guerrero is known as "La Muñeca Del Terror" in Latin America, which translates to "The Doll of Terror".[54]
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Notes |
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2014 | México Bárbaro | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Segment: "Día de los Muertos" |
2016 | ABC's of Death 2½ | Yes | No | No | Yes | Segment: "M is for Matador" |
2018 | Bloody Bits: Shorts Compilation Vol. 2 | No | Yes | No | No | Segment: "Madre De Dios" |
2021 | Bingo Hell | Yes | Yes | No | No | Feature film |
2023 | V/H/S/85 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Segment: "God of Death" |
Acting roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Shooting: The Musical | Mia | |
2018 | The Perfect Pickup | Biker Girl | |
2019 | Puppet Killer | Brooke | |
2019 | Funhouse | Ximena Torres | |
2023 | God of Death | Gabriela Maldonaldo | Segment from V/H/S/85 |
Television
Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Choose Your Victim | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Boom Op | 8 episodes |
2017 | La Quinceañera | Yes | Yes | No | No | Stripper #1 | 7 episodes |
2019 | Into the Dark | Yes | Yes | No | No | Paola | Episode: "Culture Shock" |
2019 | The Purge | Yes | No | No | No | — | Episode: "Hail Mary" |
Acting roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Untold Stories of the E.R. | Bree | Episode: "Cop Shocker" |
2015 | Average Dicks | Party Girl | Episode: "Rap Culture" |
2015 | Diagnose Me | Young Mother | Episode: "Covered in Bugs" |
2015–2018 | Nina's World | Rosita / Senorita Arana / Rosie (voices) | 8 episodes |
2016 | The Switch | Isabelle | 2 episodes |
2016 | The Wilding | Spanish Teacher | Television film |
2017 | Inconceivable | Britney | 3 episodes |
2019 | Siren | Petty Officer Nina Lopez | 2 episodes |
2018 | Take Two | Carlina Del Rio | Episode: "Smoking Gun" |
2018–2019 | Marvel Super Hero Adventures | Spider-Girl (voice) | 2 episodes |
2018–2019 | Super Monsters | Vida (voice) | 7 episodes |
2022 | Supernatural Academy | Mischa Jackson/Lebron (voice) | 16 episodes |
2022 | Angry Birds: Summer Madness | Stella (voice) | 36 episodes |
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External links
- Gigi Saul Guerrero at IMDb