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Jonás Cuarón Elizondo (born 1981) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter, producer, editor and cinematographer. [1] He is the son of the Academy Award -winner Alfonso Cuarón and his first wife, Mariana Elizondo. Cuarón studied film at Vassar College. His first feature film, Year of the Nail ( Año uña) which he directed, wrote and ...
Writer: Gravity. Jonás Cuarón was born on 21 May 1983 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is a director and writer, known for Gravity (2013), Desierto (2015) and Año uña (2007). He has been married to Eireann Harper since 2007. They have one child.
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Apr 11, 2023 · Apr 11, 2023. At home during the pandemic with no place to go, Jonás Cuarón suddenly found himself with time to give his kids the film education that his own father — four-time Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón — had given him when he was a boy. He showed them E.T. and The Goonies, Gremlins and Jurassic Park.
Oct 18, 2016 · Writer/director Jonás Cuarón explains how his script for Desierto birthed his father's Oscar-winning film Gravity, social relevancy, & the Zorro reboot.
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The chupacabra, which translates to goat-sucker in English, was reportedly first spotted in the early '90s in Puerto Rico. As the story goes, sightings then spread across Latin America with people believing the creature attacked and drank the blood of livestock, including goats. "There was a frightening element about it but there's also so much cur...
As oral historians, grandparents use their gift of storytelling to keep traditions alive, bestow unforgettable life lessons, and retell the folklore of their times. "Growing up surrounded by two big Mexican families, I know that grandparents are truly the carriers of the family narrative," Cuarón says. "Everything you need to know about life is ri...
Cuarón flips the previously horrific chupacabra folklore on its back and creates what Bichir calls a "loving little creature." Production went through many iterations of the Chupa and based the design on real animals while also "playing with something that is fantastical, which is a creature that's kind of like a mammal but has wings and feathers ...
Cuarón says it was "impossible not to think about 'E.T.'" when working on "Chupa." "As a filmmaker, you really look at the works that you admired to try to learn from them, and in this genre, there are so many references for me to grab on," Cuarón says. Throughout filming, the director rewatched the sci-fi/adventure classicover 10 times. Cuarón ...
As fathers, Cuarón and Bichir are excited to create a film their children can enjoy. "For the last five years, I've been watching so many kids' movies and trying to see the world of cinema through their eyes," the director father of two says, adding it led him to reconnect with movies from his own childhood including "E.T.", "Gremlins" and "The Go...
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Lowest Rated: 63% Desierto - Border Sniper (2015) Birthday: Not Available. Birthplace: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. Writer-director Jonás Cuarón followed in the footsteps of his...
Apr 6, 2023 · ‘Chupa’ Review: Jonás Cuarón Applies the Amblin Formula to a Fluffy Mexican Creature Feature Reviewed at Roma screening room, Los Angeles, April 4, 2023. MPA Rating: PG. Running time: 95 MIN.
