
Sergio García Michel
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1945-07-28
Day of Death
2010-09-19 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Ciudad de México, México
Sergio García Michel
Biography
Sergio García Michel (July 28, 1945 - September 19, 2010). Mexican director, academic, cultural promoter, and rocker at heart. Known in the film industry as "El Super ochero", independent filmmaker and a pioneer of Super 8mm cinema in Mexico during the 1960s and 1970s, as well as a mentor to several generations.
Sergio García's Super 8mm work, produced between 1968 and 2007, includes: 12 fiction short films; one medium-length fiction film; one feature-length fiction film; 25 documentary short films; and 9 children's genre short film. In video: 3 fiction pieces; 28 documentaries; and 11 music videos.
Known For
Crew
(2017)
Peter Brill's Diary
Producer
(2010)
El cantar de los cantores
Director
(2000)
La toma de la embajada
Cinematography
(1995)
De amores y delitos: Bituima 1780
Cinematography
(1988)
Un toke de roc
Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
(1982)
Una larga experiencia
Director, Director of Photography, Writer, Editor
(1979)
Patria Libre
Director
(1979)
La venida del papa
Director, Editor, Director of Photography
(1974)
Luz Externa
Music, Editor, Camera Operator
(1973)
Ah verda!
Director
(1972)
Santa Fe
Director
(1971)
Avándaro
Music Arranger, Director of Photography
(1970)
El fin
Director
(1970)
Las Calles Negras
Director of Photography, Music Arranger