Francisco Vargas Quevedo (b. 1968, Mexico) studied theatre at the National Institute of the Arts, communications at the Universidad Autonoma Métropolitana and dramatic arts at the Huga Argüellese workshop. He began studying film direction at the University Center of Cinematography Studies in 1995. He worked for the radio for five years where he was involved in the preservation and promotion of traditional Mexican music. As either director or cameraman he has been making commercials, documentaries and short films since 1997, e.g. Dog (Perro, 1997) and Hay momentos (1998). His first short film Conejo (1999) was a hit at international festivals. The documentary Tierra caliente...se mueven los que la mueven (2004) brought him fame both in Mexico and internationally. Vargas' feature film debut The Violin was selected this year for Cannes, where it was screened a year earlier in its short version of the same name.
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