“Soy una escritora, crítica de cine, guionista y profesora que sigue enamorada de su profesión tras más de veinte años ejerciéndola pese a los embates de la tecnología. También estuve en la NASA y probé el coche espacial que irá a la misión de Marte”
ABOUT
A natural cinephile, Alejandra studied communications at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City and completed her training with doctoral studies in communications and sociology sciences from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Additional course work completed include: an intensive screenwriting course at the New York Film Academy, a course in Literature and a workshop in Creative Writing at NYU.
In New York, she worked for fifteen years as a cultural correspondent and film critic for several media outlets, including Vogue, Glamour, El Universal, Vanity Fair and Telefórmula USA, among others. She also teachThe Entertainment Beat y Reportando las noticias courses at the Communication and Media Faculty of Montclair State University in New Jersey, USA.
Now she works as Europe correspondent for El Universal and Kinotico.es among other medias..
Alejandra is an Official Voting Member of the Critics Choice Association (CCA), which runs the prestigious Critics Choice Awards in Hollywood.
Film Festivals
A regular presence at international film festivals, Alejandra has covered the Cannes Film Festival for more than two decades, as well as those in Venice, Rome, New York, Tribeca, San Sebastián, and the Berlinale.
She also has been a member of the Jury of prestigious cinema festivals such as Zurich International Film Festival, Morelia International Film Festival, to name a few.
Screenwriter
As a screenwriter she has written five screenplays; a fiction feature (Love Behind Scenes); and, with the Spanish production company Malvalanda, four documentary shorts, entitled Hielo, Luces del Polo, Luchadoras, and Femei. These last two films were nominated and pre-selected for Spain’s Goya Awards in 2008 and 2009, respectively, and won prizes at numerous film festivals around the world.
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