Biography

Mateo Herrera (Quito,1973) is an Ecuadorian director. His career is divided between his film and musical projects. With his two first fiction features "Alegría de una vez" (2001) and "Jaque" (2003) he toured many film festivals. His documentary "Comité" (2005) won several international awards such as the Prix George Beauregard from the Fid Marseille festival; his third fiction feature "Impulso" (2009) won the Grande Prix Coup de Cœur from the Rencontres Cinémas d'Amérique Latine de Toulouse. From 2013 to 2016 he directed and premiered three films: The feature "Tinta Sangre" (2013), the documentaries "Resonancia (2013) and "El "Panóptico Ciego" (2015), and feature"Chuquiragua" (2016).

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