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Marcelo Tobar

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Marcelo Tobar

EN, ES cinema · 9 credits

Born

15 July 1977 (age 49)

Birthplace

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

A film graduate of the Vancouver Film School, he has written, directed, and produced seven feature films. Among them, *Oso Polar*—the first Latin American film shot entirely on iPhones—won the prestigious Best Film award at the 2017 Morelia International Film Festival, presented by a jury presided over by Béla Tarr. He has over ten years of experience as a screenwriter and director for Mexican series, directed the TV series *Amarres* (HBO Max, 2021) and two seasons of "ANA" (Prime Video/Pantaya, 2022).

Known for

Filmography

Here Be Dragons

Here Be Dragons

ENNot rated

as Capitán

Straight poster

Straight

ES · 20247.1

Director, Screenplay

National Family poster

National Family

ES · 20236.7

Writer, Director

Don't Blame Karma! poster

Don't Blame Karma!

ES · 20226.9

Screenplay

The Idealists poster

The Idealists

ES · 20206.9

Director, Screenplay, Story

Polar Bear poster

Polar Bear

ES · 20176.8

as Cura, Writer, Director, Producer

Güeros poster

Güeros

ES · 20147.6

as Film Director

Asteroid poster

Asteroid

ES · 20145.8

Screenplay, Director, Producer, Post Production Supervisor

Dos mil metros (sobre el nivel del mar) poster

Dos mil metros (sobre el nivel del mar)

ES · 20086.7

Director, Screenplay, Editor