Rafael Montero

Director

October 9, 1953 (72 years)

Mexico City, Mexico

Biography

Rafael Montero (born 9 October 1953 in Mexico City) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter associated with the Nuevo Cine Mexicano movement. He studied cinematography at CUEC, part of National Autonomous University of Mexico, and has worked across feature films, television, and documentaries. His films include Cilantro y perejil (1996), El costo de la vida, Corazones rotos, Rumbos paralelos, and Lady Rancho.

Filmography

6.8

Parallel Courses

Gaby, Fer's mother and Silvia, Diego's mother, live their lives happily, until one day, due to Diego's kidney disease they find out that the kids were switched at birth. In order to save Diego’, both mothers end up in a legal battle to see who will have the custody of which kid.

7.0

Lady Rancho

A spoiled girl is sent to her family's ranch to work during summer vacations.

4.9

Fachon Models

Ulises is a friendly, aspiring actor with big dreams, who also has a weight problem and a compulsive eating habit. In a world where image is paramount, Ulises will do whatever it takes to climb out of the infomercial doldrums. His plans are shaken when he runs into Carolina, his childhood sweetheart, who has grown up to become a stunning, successful businesswoman. Determined to win her heart, Ulises decides to lose weight and earn big bucks, with the help of his best friend, El Charal, a carefree, charismatic kid from the wrong side of the tracks, whose big dream is to be on TV. Ulises, El Charal, and Carolina face hilarious situations and some tough lessons in this riotous romantic comedy.

5.7

Ya la hicimos

Virginia and Nacho, is a poor marriage, living precariously on their meager salaries, insufficient to support his child nine years of age. Until fortune smiles and Nacho wins a late model car. But sometimes it's better that luck will smile.

5.0

Dame Tu Cuerpo

German is a successful advertising exec who is about to marry beautiful ex-model, Jacqueline. However, Jacqueline can't stand German's best friend, Alex - a college football coach - on account of his gross behavior and adolescent attitudes towards women. But an atmospheric disturbance switches bodies on Alex and Jacqueline. Now, together with German, Alex and Jacqueline have to find a way to return to their original bodies before time runs out and they're trapped in that switch forever.

6.3

Una buena forma de morir

After his wife is murdered by gang members, a man must take revenge.

4.0

The Bed

La cama is a story that gives a voice to reveal the secrets held by beds. If your bed could speak, what stories would it tell? We spend more than a third of our life in bed; it is the uttermost intimate space. In them lay our secrets; perhaps that is why we never think about them. They are a direct witness of who we are, or who we wish to be. Who would give their bed a voice? Surely nobody in his or her right mind. What secrets are held by motel beds, that of a teenager, a newly divorcée, that of your neighbors?

5.9

Recipes to Stay Together

"Cilantro y perejil" is a comedy about couples from the same family, hit by the economic crisis in Mexico. The plot turns around the eternal question of whether it is worth it to live as a couple. The conclusions are fun, unpredictable and very human. After ending a ten-year marriage, Carlos and Susana try to fall in love with other people without success. As the days go by, Carlos realizes that without Susana he is unable to do many things, including distinguishing cilantro from parsley.

5.0

37 Kms

Mexican feature film

3.0

Princesas de cartón

Regina, a young female singer has a big secret that will turn her life upside down.

5.0

Los amorosos: historias de la hermosa vida

A woman that left her boyfriend because he cheated on her decides to invite him to a travel through the place they have planned before they broke up.

5.8

Tales of the City

"Alguien se acerca", "Viajeros", "Lilí" and "Azul celeste", four stories directed by Ramón Cervantes, Rafael Montero, Gerardo Lara and María Novaro, respectively.

5.7

Hoy no circula

No description available

6.7

Appointment with Death

A horror anthology composed of four episodes from the TV series "La Hora Marcada".

5.0

Un tigre en la cama

Mauricio is a young man of around 30 years and has never had sex but a rumor starts at hs office that he is excellent in bed. On the other side, a girl who believes in fairy tales and search for his true love meets him online.

9.0

Preguntas sin respuesta

No description available

6.0

The Cost of Living

This is a prophetic drama about a young couple, Miguel and Patricia, who desperately need money and are forced to commit robbery -- until the fear they experience during their second hold-up forces them to flee. They run away together, but their relationship is tested when Patricia begins to see new possibilities in her life, while Miguel remains stuck in his old ways.

6.0

Jefe de vigilancia

No description available

6.3

El infierno tan temido

A woman abandons her partner, a journalist, but tortures him by sending him photos of her with her lovers.

6.7

Embrujo de rock

A young woman from the witch dimension gets stuck on Earth and ends up helping a young pop musician advance his career.