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Director

Sergio García Michel

Directing

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Directed credits

12

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Directed movies: 12Directed series: 0All crew credits: 17

TMDB ID: 1281253

IMDb ID: nm1193349

Known for: Directing

Born: July 28, 1945

Died: September 19, 2010

Age: 65

Place of birth: Ciudad de México, México

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1970 - 2017

Years active: 48

Wikidata: Q6125450

Also known as

Sergio García

Frequent jobs

Director (11)Director of Photography (1)Cinematography (2)Music (1)Music Arranger (1)Producer (1)

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.