Alejandro Montoya Marín joins us for the Mentor Series

Director, Writer, Filmmaker Alejandro Montoya Marín (Flamin’ Hot, The Unexpecteds) joins us for a talk on Tuesday September 23 at 9:30AM in the Mesa del Sol Theatre, room 100 as part of our Mentor Series.

DATE: Tuesday 9/23
TIME: 9:30AM
LOCATION: Mesa del Sol Theatre, Room 100

Born in Laredo, Texas and raised in Mexico, Alejandro began his career in film by studying at the prestigious Vancouver Film School. In 2018, he was hand selected by director Robert Rodriguez to be a participant in his documentary series REBEL WITHOUT A CREW. The film he produced on the show, MONDAY, was screened at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival.

Alejandro’s follow-up feature film, Millennium Bugs, was crowdfunded and ultimately distributed by Indican Pictures. In 2022, he was inducted into the New Mexico Film Hall Of fame. The following year, 2023, he co-starred in Eva Longoria’s film Flamin’ Hot and joined the Directors Guild of America. His third feature film, The Unexpecteds, was selected by Los Angeles Times as “one of 8 films to watch at the 2024 Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival,” by renowned film reviewer Carlos Aguilar.

He’s currently at work on his fourth feature film “90 days in the 90’s”, based on the novel of the same name.