Directing
Jorge V. Cortés
ES, EN cinema · 9 credits
Born
20 February 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace
El Paso, Texas, USA
Jorge V. Cortés is a Mexican-American film director, writer, and visual storyteller born in El Paso, Texas, and raised in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Based in Torreón, Coahuila, he began his filmmaking career in 2021 as a self-taught independent film director. His work explores themes of identity, memory, trauma, and redemption. His short film "Contacto Cero" won second place at the Concurso Interuniversitario Torreón en Corto and was selected for Muestra de Cine Coahuila 2024. His short film "Héroe" was selected for Claqueta Fest. Festival de Cine Internacional de la Laguna 2024. His latest short film, "Vicente", has been selected for six film festivals, including Claqueta Fest. Festival de Cine Internacional de la Laguna, the Broadway International Film Festival, and the AltFF Alternative Film Festival, where Cortés won the Best Actor award in 2025.
Known for
Filmography
The Lone Wolf
as Vicente, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
First Light
as Jordi, Director
Contacto Cero
Director
Raid
Director, Writer
La Mejor Historia De Vaqueros
Assistant Director, Executive Producer, Costume Designer
Vicente
as Vicente, Director
Hero
Director, Producer, Editor
Verónica
Producer, Director, Writer
The Girl Between The Pink Clouds
Director, Writer