Sergio García Michel
Personal information
- Known for
- Directing
- Known credits
- 17
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- July 28, 1945
- Died
- September 19, 2010
- Place of birth
- Ciudad de México, México
- Also known as
- Sergio García
Biography
Sergio García Michel (July 28, 1945 - September 19, 2010). Mexican director, academic, cultural promoter, and rocker at heart. Known in the film industry as "El Super ochero", independent filmmaker and a pioneer of Super 8mm cinema in Mexico during the 1960s and 1970s, as well as a mentor to several generations.
Sergio García's Super 8mm work, produced between 1968 and 2007, includes: 12 fiction short films; one medium-length fiction film; one feature-length fiction film; 25 documentary short films; and 9 children's genre short film. In video: 3 fiction pieces; 28 documentaries; and 11 music videos.
