Lila Avilés

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Lila Avilés Solís (born 1982; Mexico City) is a film director, screenwriter, producer and actress who received widespread acclaim for her first feature film, La camarista (The Chambermaid, 2018), the first movie chosen to represent Mexico at the Academy Awards and the Goyas in 2020. Lila Avilés studied Performing Arts and Stage Direction, as well as Film Script. Before venturing into film directing, she was an actress in television series such as El Pantera (2006), Fugas del destino (2010) and Desenado profundo (2010). She debuted as a filmmaker with the short film Deja vu in 2016. Her first feature film, La Camarista, premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. With this film, Avilés won the Ariel Award for first feature, as well as the nomination for Best Director. The film also won the Mexican Feature Film Eye at the 2019 Morelia International Film Festival. In September 2019, the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences chose The Camerista as Mexico's representative for the 34th edition of the Goya Awards and the 92nd edition of the Academy Awards.

01-01-1982

Birthday

Capricorn

Zodiac Sign

Genres

Total Films

Also known as (female)

Mexico City, Mexico

Place of Birth

01-01-1982

Birthday

Capricorn

Zodiac Sign

Genres

Total Films

Also Known As (female)

Mexico City, Mexico

Place of Birth

Popular works

Media

Creative career

actor

7 Works

producer

4 Works

director

25 Works

writer

6 Works

other

5 Works

Land of Nod

A love triangle between Mateo, Nadia and Tomas. The story of a friendship, the portrait of a paralyzed generation, the tale of how they live, love and find each other in their solitude.

4.0

Year:

2016

She's Ramona

Ramona is fat woman with too much weight and barely any luck. She recalls a childhood filled with moral abuse by her mother, sister and friends, calling her silly offensive names referencing her overweight. When she became an adult, things didn’t really get any better. She’s fired for being fat, she wants a liposuction but the doctor informs her she’s not a candidate due to her overweight, and all her universe seems to be collapsing after a series of unfortunate events. But everything will soon get better thanks to some magical beetles she finds in a Tarot café.

4.7

Year:

2015

Limerencia

short film painting in motion first part of the tetralogy of words

0.0

Year:

2015

Alice in Marialand

Tonatiuh and Maria experience a passionate and turbulent relationship. One night, in the heat of an argument, they suffer a dramatic automobile accident. Tonatiuh is left in a coma, where he sees Alicia, his nurse, including her in his dreams about Maria. Time later, Alicia has an accident and suffers amnesia while Tonatiuh wakes up. One year later, Tonatiuh and Alicia meet and an impossible love arouses from oblivion, haunted by the ghost of Maria's memories.

5.1

Year:

2014

The Time Remaining

Eduardo finds out about the imminent death of Lucia, his pregnant wife, who must give birth immediately to begin treatment, but her baby died soon after birth. Awakening from the operation Lucía asks to see her son. Faced with the dilemma Eduardo decide to keep death in secret and with the help of other parents comply Lucia's desire to feel mother before facing a certain death.

0.0

Year:

2014

Caminando las noches

Julian is a young vampire who tries to live a normal life.

0.0

Year:

2012

Suda

To release sweat from the skin's pores as a result of existing. A production by Carmen Martínez where she explores love, youth, old age, and desire.

1.0

Year:

2012