Biography

Gerardo "Gerry" Maravilla is a Mexican-American writer-director based in Los Angeles. Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, he escaped his suburban Catholic upbringing through punk rock and horror movies, and now makes supernatural horror with heart.

His latest short, Enseñame Como Morir (Show Me How To Die), made as a Latino Film Institute Inclusion Fellow, is nominated for Best Short Film at the Imagen Awards and has screened at L.A. Shorts, BOGOSHORTS, and MOTELX, among others. His previous short, Vivir, premiered at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival and played more than 45 festivals worldwide. It is currently streaming on ShortsTV.

He is a Film Independent Project Involve Writing Fellow and a New York Film Festival Artist Academy Fellow. His feature Niño de Vidrio (Child of Glass), developed at Cine Qua Non Storylines Lab and Script Revision Lab, won the BendFilm Basecamp Pitch Competition.
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