Alejandro Gómez Monteverde | |
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.jpg) Monteverde at the2006 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born | José Alejandro Gómez Monteverde (1977-07-13)13 July 1977 (age 48) Tampico,Tamaulipas,Mexico |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
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| Children | 3 |
José Alejandro Gómez Monteverde (born 13 July 1977) is a Mexican filmmaker. His first film,Bella, took top prize at the 2006Toronto International Film Festival by winning the "People's Choice Award".[1] He also directed the filmsSound of Freedom andCabrini.
In 2007, Monteverde received theUS Citizenship and Immigration Services' "Outstanding American by Choice" Award, which recognizes the achievements ofnaturalized U.S. citizens.[2]
Monteverde wrote and directedBella,[3][4][5] a film that took top prize at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival by winning the "People's Choice Award".[3]Bella was produced by Sean Wolfington,Eduardo Verástegui, Leo Severino, and Denise Pinckley.[6] Monteverde and the filmmakers received honors forBella from the Smithsonian and the White House. The Smithsonian Latino Center also honored Monteverde with their "Legacy Award".[7] After US PresidentGeorge W. Bush and First LadyLaura Bush saw the film, Monteverde was invited to sit with the First Lady in her private box during the annualState of the Union speech in 2007.[8]
Monteverde directed and co-wroteLittle Boy, a film set during World War II, released in 2015.[9]
Monteverde directed and co-wrote Sound of Freedom, starringJim Caviezel,Mira Sorvino andBill Camp. It was shot in 2018 and was set to be released by 2020, but because ofthe acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney and the film's subsequent shelving, it was not released until Angel Studios acquired it.[10] He also directed the 2024 filmCabrini, which is based on the life ofFrances Xavier Cabrini. LikeSound of Freedom, the film is also distributed byAngel Studios.[11][12][13]
In 2022, Monteverde was given a Humanitarian Award by theCoronado Island Film Festival.[14]
Monteverde married American actressAli Landry on 8 April 2006 in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.[15][16] They have three children: a daughter born in July 2007,[17] and sons born in October 2011,[18] and July 2013.[19] Their son Valentin Francesco's middle name was inspired byPope Francis, as Monteverde and Landry met him while she was pregnant and he blessed the baby.[19]
His father, Juan Manuel Gómez Fernández, and brother, Juan Manuel Gómez Monteverde, were found dead with fatal head wounds in Pueblo Viejo, in the Mexican state of Veracruz, on September 19, 2015, approximately two weeks after they were kidnapped from their home in nearby Tamaulipas.[20] On November 9, 2015, six people were arrested for the kidnapping and murder of Gómez Fernández and Gómez Monteverde. The suspects were allegedly holding six Central American migrants hostage at the time of their arrest, according to the Chief of theMexican Federal Police.[21]
| Year | Title | Distributor | Notes |
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| 2006 | Bella | Roadside Attractions | |
| 2015 | Little Boy | Open Road Films (US) /Videocine (Mexico) | |
| 2023 | Sound of Freedom | Angel Studios | |
| 2024 | Cabrini | ||
| TBA | Zero A. D. | Filming[22] |
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