Laura Amelia Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas
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Laura Amelia Guzmán (born May 7, 1980) and Israel Cárdenas (born February 15, 1980) are a husband and wife directorial team.
Early life
Guzmán was born in the Dominican Republic to parents who worked as art directors.[1] She initially worked as a cinematographer before turning to directing.
Cárdenas was born and raised in Mexico.
Filmmaking collaborations
Guzmán and Cárdenas began directing together in 2007 with their movie Cochochi.
In 2010 they co-directed the movie Jean Gentil which caught the attention of actress Geraldine Chaplin. After hearing Chaplin's warm praise of their film they decided to offer her a role in their next film Sand Dollars. After Chaplin agreed to appearing in a small role the couple decided to rewrite the male main characters to be women in order to give Chaplin a larger role.[2] The film was chosen as the Dominican Republic's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2015 but did not make the short list.[3]
In 2016 Guzmán announced she was directing a sequel to Sand Dollars called Noeli Overseas.[4]
Filmography
- Cochochi (2007)
- Jean Gentil (2010)
- Sand Dollars (2014)
- Noeli Overseas (2016) (Guzmán only)
- Golden Boys (2016)
References
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