FILM DIRECTOR

Michel Franco

1979 - Today

Michel Franco

Michel Franco (born 28 August 1979) is a Mexican filmmaker. He gained recognition for his film After Lucia that won the Prize Un Certain Regard at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. He has since directed several independent films, including New Order (2020) and Memory (2023). His films typically deal with themes of dysfunctional families. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Franco is the 1,705th most popular film director (up from 1,785th in 2019), the 474th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 519th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Mexican Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Michel Franco ranks 1,705 out of 2,041. Before him are Subhash Ghai, Brenda Chapman, Lowell Thomas, Yeşim Ustaoğlu, Joseph Pevney, and Valentyn Vasyanovych. After him are Stacy Peralta, Byron Howard, Guy Maddin, Jessica Hausner, Bill Plympton, and Sooraj Barjatya.

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Subhash Ghai
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 1,699
Brenda Chapman
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 1,700
Lowell Thomas
1892 - 1981
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 1,701
Yeşim Ustaoğlu
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 1,702
Joseph Pevney
1911 - 2008
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 1,703
Valentyn Vasyanovych
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 1,704
Michel Franco
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 1,705
Stacy Peralta
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 1,706
Byron Howard
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 1,707
Guy Maddin
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 1,708
Jessica Hausner
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 1,709
Bill Plympton
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 1,710
Sooraj Barjatya
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 1,711

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Michel Franco ranks 365. Before him are Nicki Hunter, Park Si-yeon, Marieke Vervoort, Sarah Polley, Glover Teixeira, and Ivan Miljković. After him are Milene Domingues, Darjuš Lavrinovič, Mohammed al-Houthi, Diego Klattenhoff, Ralph Torres, and Kšyštof Lavrinovič.

Others Born in 1979

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Nicki Hunter
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 359
Park Si-yeon
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 360
Marieke Vervoort
ATHLETE
1979 - 2019
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 361
Sarah Polley
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 362
Glover Teixeira
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 363
Ivan Miljković
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 364
Michel Franco
FILM DIRECTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 365
Milene Domingues
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 366
Darjuš Lavrinovič
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 367
Mohammed al-Houthi
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 368
Diego Klattenhoff
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 369
Ralph Torres
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 370
Kšyštof Lavrinovič
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 371