- Born
- Birth nameRamiro Benjamin Medina Flores
- Height5′ 9¾″ (1.77 m)
- Ramiro Medina Flores is a Chicano director, producer, storyteller, photographer, and speaker. He is the founder of WeAreNotZombies.com (WANZ), a multicultural platform that transforms stories into powerful connections with global social and environmental impact. He studied Communication at Tec de Monterrey and Film Direction in Los Angeles and Maine. In 2003, he directed "La Vulka", his first short film, which premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival (2004). In 2011, he directed the feature film "Contratiempo". His work spans film, radio, photography, and documentary, with projects exhibited and produced in Mexico, New York, Madrid, France, Cuba, Bosnia, Brazil, Vietnam, and Colombia. He is currently directing "Monstruos de la Marimba", a documentary about the story and evolution of the Mexican cumbia punk band Son Rompe Pera.
- IMDb mini biography by: WANZ
- Frequently casts Julio Bracho.
- Ramiro began working in radio at the age of 12 in his hometown of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, developing an early fascination with sound, music, and storytelling.
- Studied "Acting for Directors" with Judith Weston in Los Angeles - a world-renowned acting coach and author who also mentored Alejandro González Iñárritu and David Chase (The Sopranos).
- He was the host of a daily morning radio show from 7 to 10 AM on Genesis 98.1 FM, a commercial station in Monterrey, during the early 2000s.
- Wrote film criticism for local newspapers in Nuevo Laredo during the early 2000s.
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