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Marcelo Tobar
Born July 15, 1977 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico7 films
A film graduate of the Vancouver Film School, he has written, directed, and produced seven feature films. Among them, *Oso Polar*—the first Latin American film shot entirely on iPhones—won the prestigious Best Film award at the 2017 Morelia International Film Festival, presented by a jury presided over by Béla Tarr. He has over ten years of experience as a screenwriter and director for Mexican series, directed the TV series *Amarres* (HBO Max, 2021) and two seasons of "ANA" (Prime Video/Pantaya, 2022).
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First watchDon't Blame Karma!20226.9The travails of Sara, a frustrated fashion designer who blames karma for her bad luck. Fate will put her face to face with her sister, Lucy, who enjoys very different luck, and in a series…View filmEssential films
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7 films- 2024StraightScreenplay
- 2023National FamilyWriter
- 2022Don't Blame Karma!Screenplay
- 2020The IdealistsScreenplay
- 2017Polar BearWriter
- 2014AsteroidScreenplay
- 2008Dos mil metros (sobre el nivel del mar)Screenplay