César A. Amigó
Encyclopedia
César Alfredo "Amigó" Aguilar (born August 23, 1981) is a Mexican film producer
, screenwriter
, director
, cinematographer
, actor
, and founder of Oscuro Deseo Producciones
. He is known as the creator of the film series
Serial Comic, and as a screenwriter of the shortfilms Sesiones and the critically acclaimed Un aliado en el tiempo
(An ally in time). He is also a make-up artist known for his work on Sus satánicas majestades.
for producer Cecilia Sagredo's Mœnia music video No dices más. During his sophomore year at college, he teamed with Miguel A. Reina
to write a feature film treatment
, the treatment was the basis for Sesiones. Amigó's first produced shortfilm, which starred Omar Zurita and Mónica Galván. He followed that up with Mi vida en frenesí, starring Josefina Gómez Maganda, and Reflexiones
.
Amigó collaborated with producer Heissel Domínguez on the 2008 film, Un aliado en el tiempo
. Next year, he made his first foray into television with Capadocia, which was broadcast on HBO, serving as the show's co-cinematographer (with Alberto Anaya
and Martín Boege). Under his production company, Oscuro Deseo Producciones
, Amigó wrote and directed Serial Comic No.1: Fijación, prelude to film series Serial Comic. He also served as make-up artist of Sergio García Michel
's Sus satánicas majestades and actor in Sergio Tovar Velarde
's Infinito
. On the other hand, Amigó has photographed various shortfilms for many film directors.
Amigó's unknow skill is acting, contribute in the past in many film and TV projects, including Richard Shepard
's The Matador
, Russell Mulcahy
's Resident Evil: Extinction
and Pete Travis
's Vantage Point
, among others.
Amigós worked in the Gustavo Alatriste
's project Detrás de la luna (Behind the moon).
Actually is developing Serial Comic No.2: Mental, second prequel to Serial Comic film, to premiere in 2011.
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, and founder of Oscuro Deseo Producciones
Oscuro Deseo Producciones
Oscuro Deseo Producciones is a Mexico City based company that produces and distributes films. It is directed by César A. Amigó and owned by a board of directors.Some of its films are the Serial Comic horror film series.-Filmography:...
. He is known as the creator of the film series
Film series
A film series is a collection of related films in succession. Their relationship is not fixed, but generally share a common diegetic world. Sometimes the work is conceived as a multiple-film work, for example the Three Colours series, but in most cases the success of the original film inspires...
Serial Comic, and as a screenwriter of the shortfilms Sesiones and the critically acclaimed Un aliado en el tiempo
Un aliado en el tiempo
Un aliado en el tiempo is a short film written and directed by Miguel A. Reina. Released in 2008, it stars Juan Luis Orendain as a death-defying escapologist, It interweaves nine separate yet connected storylines, about the interactions among nineteen people during one day in Mexico...
(An ally in time). He is also a make-up artist known for his work on Sus satánicas majestades.
Career
Amigó's first job in the movie business was when he was 18 and worked as a PAProduction assistant
A production assistant, also known as a PA, is a job title used in filmmaking and television for a person responsible for various aspects of a production...
for producer Cecilia Sagredo's Mœnia music video No dices más. During his sophomore year at college, he teamed with Miguel A. Reina
Miguel A. Reina
Miguel Alejandro Reina Gómez Maganda is an award-nominated Mexican filmmaker, screenwriter and film producer. Some of his works include Un aliado en el tiempo, Mi vida en frenesí, Trazos mágicos de Oaxaca and El hombre que detuvo el tiempo....
to write a feature film treatment
Film treatment
A film treatment is a piece of prose, typically the step between scene cards and the first draft of a screenplay for a motion picture, television program, or radio play. It is generally longer and more detailed than an outline , and it may include details of directorial style that an outline omits...
, the treatment was the basis for Sesiones. Amigó's first produced shortfilm, which starred Omar Zurita and Mónica Galván. He followed that up with Mi vida en frenesí, starring Josefina Gómez Maganda, and Reflexiones
Reflexiones
Reflexiones is the 9th Studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge. It was released in 1976.-Track listing:# "Paginas del alma"# "Es la lluvia que cayendo va"# "Guardame"# "Yo creo que es mejor decir adios"...
.
Amigó collaborated with producer Heissel Domínguez on the 2008 film, Un aliado en el tiempo
Un aliado en el tiempo
Un aliado en el tiempo is a short film written and directed by Miguel A. Reina. Released in 2008, it stars Juan Luis Orendain as a death-defying escapologist, It interweaves nine separate yet connected storylines, about the interactions among nineteen people during one day in Mexico...
. Next year, he made his first foray into television with Capadocia, which was broadcast on HBO, serving as the show's co-cinematographer (with Alberto Anaya
Alberto Anaya
Alberto Anaya Gutiérrez is a Mexican politician and senator. He is the founder of the Labor Party that supports the Alliance for the Good of All....
and Martín Boege). Under his production company, Oscuro Deseo Producciones
Oscuro Deseo Producciones
Oscuro Deseo Producciones is a Mexico City based company that produces and distributes films. It is directed by César A. Amigó and owned by a board of directors.Some of its films are the Serial Comic horror film series.-Filmography:...
, Amigó wrote and directed Serial Comic No.1: Fijación, prelude to film series Serial Comic. He also served as make-up artist of Sergio García Michel
Sergio García
Sergio García Fernández is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on both the United States PGA Tour and the European Tour. He has spent much of his career in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings...
's Sus satánicas majestades and actor in Sergio Tovar Velarde
Sergio Tovar Velarde
Sergio Tovar Velarde, is a Mexican film director. He is recognized as one of the filmmakers of The Misfits, alongside Javier Colinas, Marco Polo Constandse and Jorge Ramírez Suárez.-Early life:...
's Infinito
Infinito
Infinito is the eighth studio album from Italian rock band Litfiba and the last one to feature historical vocalist Piero Pelù. It remains the band's best selling album up to date and the only one to reach 1.000.000 copies sold, though it was criticized by fans for its softer and more commercial...
. On the other hand, Amigó has photographed various shortfilms for many film directors.
Amigó's unknow skill is acting, contribute in the past in many film and TV projects, including Richard Shepard
Richard Shepard
Richard Shepard is an American film and television director and screenwriter. In 2007 Shepard received a Directors Guild of America Award and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for the television pilot Ugly Betty....
's The Matador
The Matador
The Matador is a 2005 American dark comedy film written and directed by Richard Shepard and starring Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear.As of February 12, 2006, the film grossed a total of $10.5 million in the American box office...
, Russell Mulcahy
Russell Mulcahy
Russell Mulcahy is an Australian film director. His work is easily recognized by his use of fast cuts, tracking shots and use of glowing lights.- Music videos :...
's Resident Evil: Extinction
Resident Evil: Extinction
Resident Evil: Extinction is a Canadian-British 2007 science fiction action horror film also categorized as a doomsday and zombie film, and is the third installment in the Resident Evil film series, which is based on the Capcom survival horror series Resident Evil...
and Pete Travis
Pete Travis
Pete Travis is an English television and film director. His work includes Cold Feet , The Jury and Omagh for television, and Vantage Point and Endgame for cinema...
's Vantage Point
Vantage Point (film)
Vantage Point is a 2008 American political action thriller film directed by Pete Travis. It was adapted from a screenplay written by Barry L. Levy. The story focuses on an assassination attempt on the President of the United States as seen from a different set of vantage points through the eyes of...
, among others.
Amigós worked in the Gustavo Alatriste
Gustavo Alatriste
Gustavo Alatriste was a Mexican actor, director, and producer of films. He was married from 1961 through 1967 to the actress Silvia Pinal...
's project Detrás de la luna (Behind the moon).
Actually is developing Serial Comic No.2: Mental, second prequel to Serial Comic film, to premiere in 2011.
Filmography
- Serial Comic (2012) (director, writer)
- Serial Comic No.2: Mental (2011) (director, writer)
- Z: The Definitive Documentary (2011) (director, cinematographer)
- Lucha Verde: Super Verde vs La contaminación (2010) (director, writer)
- Afuera (2010) (assistant director)
- InfinitoInfinitoInfinito is the eighth studio album from Italian rock band Litfiba and the last one to feature historical vocalist Piero Pelù. It remains the band's best selling album up to date and the only one to reach 1.000.000 copies sold, though it was criticized by fans for its softer and more commercial...
(2010) (make-up artist) - Serial Comic No.1: Fijación (2010) (director, writer)
- Seguro de vida (2010) (assistant director, assistant cinematographer)
- Los inadaptados (2010) (actor)
- Sus satánicas majestades (2009) (cinematographer, make-up artist)
- Un pedazo de Guerrero en el D.F. (2009) (producer)
- Siempre fiel (2009) (cinematographer)
- Un aliado en el tiempoUn aliado en el tiempoUn aliado en el tiempo is a short film written and directed by Miguel A. Reina. Released in 2008, it stars Juan Luis Orendain as a death-defying escapologist, It interweaves nine separate yet connected storylines, about the interactions among nineteen people during one day in Mexico...
(2008) (writer, producer) - Vantage PointVantage Point (film)Vantage Point is a 2008 American political action thriller film directed by Pete Travis. It was adapted from a screenplay written by Barry L. Levy. The story focuses on an assassination attempt on the President of the United States as seen from a different set of vantage points through the eyes of...
(2008) (actor) - ReflexionesReflexionesReflexiones is the 9th Studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge. It was released in 1976.-Track listing:# "Paginas del alma"# "Es la lluvia que cayendo va"# "Guardame"# "Yo creo que es mejor decir adios"...
(2008) (editor) - Un hermano (2007) (cinematographer)
- Resident Evil: ExtinctionResident Evil: ExtinctionResident Evil: Extinction is a Canadian-British 2007 science fiction action horror film also categorized as a doomsday and zombie film, and is the third installment in the Resident Evil film series, which is based on the Capcom survival horror series Resident Evil...
(2007) (actor) - Mi vida con frenesí (2007) (cinematographer, editor)
- The MatadorThe MatadorThe Matador is a 2005 American dark comedy film written and directed by Richard Shepard and starring Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear.As of February 12, 2006, the film grossed a total of $10.5 million in the American box office...
(2005) (actor) - Sesiones (2000) (director, writer)
Television
- Capadocia (2009) (cinematographer)
- La vida es una canción (2004) (actor)
- La HerederaLa HerederaLa Heredera is a Mexican telenovela produced by TV Azteca. It marked the third reunion for Silvia Navarro and Sergio Basañez as protagonists. The series was then developed into an American telenovela by the title of American Heiress.-Plot:...
(2004) (actor)
Music videos
- Mœnia's No dices más (1999) (production assistant)
- Mario Mordan's Piensa otra vez (1999) (director, writer)