FILM DIRECTOR

Michel Franco

1979 - Today

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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 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Michel Franco is the 1,726th most popular film director (up from 1,786th in 2024), the 479th 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 1,726 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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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Michel Franco ranks 371. Before him are Park Si-yeon, Marieke Vervoort, Sarah Polley, Glover Teixeira, Andrea Osvárt, and Ivan Miljković. After him are Milene Domingues, Darjuš Lavrinovič, Mohammed al-Houthi, Diego Klattenhoff, Ralph Torres, and Kšyštof Lavrinovič.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Michel Franco ranks 479 out of 729. Before him are Karla Álvarez (1972), Eduardo Verástegui (1974), Monica Frassoni (1963), Ninel Conde (1970), Jonathan dos Santos (1990), and Dolores Heredia (1966). After him are Óscar Pérez Rojas (1973), Marcelino Bernal (1962), Alfredo Tena (1956), Félix Cruz (1961), Ximena Navarrete (1988), and Mayrín Villanueva (1970).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Mexico

Among film directors born in Mexico, Michel Franco ranks 11. Before him are Arturo Ripstein (1943), Mario Van Peebles (1957), Guillermo Navarro (1955), Jorge Fons (1939), Rodrigo Prieto (1965), and Carlos Reygadas (1971).

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