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Gerardo Naranjo was born on 6 April 1971 in Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico. He is a director and producer, known for Miss Bala (2011), I'm Gonna Explode (2008) and Kokoloko (2020).
- January 1, 1
- 4 min
- Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico
Jan 19, 2012 · Gerardo Naranjo’s “Miss Bala,” an art-house thriller, is based on the real story of a Mexican beauty queen who became entangled with a drug cartel.
- Gerardo Naranjo
Jan 21, 2012 · In the haunting new thriller Miss Bala, writer-director Gerardo Naranjo gives Mexico’s criminal underbelly a refreshingly intimate slant.
Apr 22, 2020 · Nine years ago, the gifted Mexican filmmaker Gerardo Naranjo seemed poised for a bold career on the international stage.
Sep 9, 2011 · Miss Bala: Directed by Gerardo Naranjo. With Stephanie Sigman, Juan Carlos Galván, Noé Hernández, Irene Azuela. After entering a beauty contest in Tijuana, a young woman witnesses drug-related murders and is forced to do the gang's bidding.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Gerardo Naranjo
- 2011-09-09
Nov 29, 2020 · Gerardo Naranjo’s “Kokoloko” took home the Premio Mezcal for best Mexican film at the hybrid 35th Guadalajara Film Festival ( FICG ), which wrapped Friday, Nov. 27.
A fascinating about-face for Mexican director Gerardo Naranjo, Miss Bala —co-written by Naranjo and Mauricio Katz and loosely based on actual events—surveys the current state of play in the drug war and offers commentary through a procession of absurdities, ironies, and largely uncontextualized mayhem.
