Biography

Carlos Adrián Contreras Juárez. Born in Madero city, Mexico. Studied at the "Luis Buñuel" Film School in Xalapa, Veracruz. Debuted his short film "Leticia y La Moneda" (which was selected at the International Film Festival Cumbre Tajin, and Shorts Mexico). Made 3 seasons of a serie about wrestlers called "Crónicas del Ring" in Tampico, Tamaulipas. Wrote the story "The Moon of Cassandra" that was published in the magazine - Office, during the International Book Fair in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon in 2013. Made the short film "La Píldora de los Sueños" who won Best Post-production at the International Film Festival of Tampico. He made his first feature film "El Silencio De Augusto" with actress Regina Orozco, Barbara Torres ("Exelsa" La Familia Peluche), Eduardo Azuri Miranda, Gustavo Sánchez Parra, Luisa Aguilar, Diana Lein. El Silencio de Augusto, was selected in the Oklahoma Cine Latino Film Festival in the United States, also at the International Film Festival Tampico and received an honorary mention for best feature of the year in the Guadalajara Mexican Fiesta Film Festival. Actress Regina Orozco was nominated for Best Actress for her work in "El Silencio de Augusto" at the 2021 Platinum Awards. Adrián Contreras made his short film "El Mensajero" who won to Best Short Film at Oklahoma Cine Latino Film Festival in 2015. The same year it was selected at the Guadalajara International Film Festival MULTIFEST and at The Short Film Creative Festival, in Tijuana Baja California. He made his short film El Poeta which was selected at the International Film Festival: Children and Teenagers in Bogotá Colombia and at the Cinedemente Festival at Celaya, Guanajuato in 2015. Made his first short film "Carol" in Oklahoma, United States.With North American actors: Ben Richardson and Cate Jones. "Carol" was selected at The Oklahoma Cine Latino Film Festival in 2017, which won "Better Audience" Award. In 2016, his short Film "La Cama" was accepted in The Short Film Corner in Cannes, France. And in 2017 he made the short film "The Fisherman" with American actor Ben Richardson and Eduardo Azuri Miranda. Adrian Contreras wrote his first book "El Monstruo del Pantano". Adrián Contreras wrote, directed and produced the short film "KISS ME" in Los Angeles, California. It was nominated for Best Drama Short Film and Best Drama Actress at Simply Indie Film Fest 2022 in Edmon, Oklahoma.
- IMDb mini biography by: Adrian Contreras