Alejandro Gomez Monteverde Director/Screenwriter Los Angeles, California

Mexican-born director Alejandro Gomez Monteverde moved to the United States at the age of 17, to Austin, Texas to pursue his film career. Mr. Monteverde graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with an undergraduate degree in film. His first short film, Bocho, was followed by Waiting for Trains, which screened at many festivals, and The Alchemy of Thieves.

He has also directed several commercials and documentaries. Bella marks the feature directorial debut for Alejandro Monteverde, who also co-wrote its original screenplay. His first film, Bella took top prize at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival by winning the highly-coveted “Peoples Choice Award”, a distinction which puts it in the company of such Oscar-winning films as Chariots of Fire, American Beauty, Life is Beautiful, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Hotel Rwanda. Mr. Monteverde is married to actress and former miss USA, Ali Landry.