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Gerardo Naranjo

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  • Producer
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Gerardo Naranjo in Miss Bala (2011)
Roman and Maru, two troubled teenagers, attempt an impossible rebellion against the adult world. Maru, a 15-year-old loner, meets Roman, the reckless son of a corrupt right wing politician. United by their desire to fight the inertia that they feel surrounding them, the two embark on a revolt against everything and everyone when they decide to run away to a place where they are free of other peoples expectations. This leads them to an accidental new intimacy and the discovery of their sexuality, a bond that both unites and confuses them. Despite the risk of getting caught by the police and their parents, the young fugitives jeopardize the security of their hiding place and seek to expand the limits of their paradise. But this will mean a return to reality, where wounds are genuine and actions have consequences.
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I'm Gonna Explode (2008)
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Gerardo Naranjo was born on 6 April 1971 in Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico. He is a director and producer, known for Miss Bala (2011), I'm Gonna Explode (2008) and Kokoloko (2020).
BornApril 6, 1971
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BornApril 6, 1971
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    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Known for

    Noé Hernández and Stephanie Sigman in Miss Bala (2011)
    Miss Bala
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2011
    I'm Gonna Explode (2008)
    I'm Gonna Explode
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2008
    Kokoloko (2020)
    Kokoloko
    5.2
    • Director
    • 2020
    The Last Attack of the Beast (2002)
    The Last Attack of the Beast
    7.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 2002

    Credits

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    Director

    • Say Her Name
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Prison Cell 211 (2025)
      Prison Cell 211
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • A Kidnapping Scandal: The Florence Cassez Affair (2022)
      A Kidnapping Scandal: The Florence Cassez Affair
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Dakota Fanning in Viena and the Fantomes (2020)
      Viena and the Fantomes
      4.3
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Kokoloko (2020)
      Kokoloko
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Ebon Moss-Bachrach in Interpol: The Rover (2018)
      Interpol: The Rover
      7.4
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Kim Dickens and Lennie James in Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
      Fear the Walking Dead
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2016
    • Wagner Moura in Narcos (2015)
      Narcos
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Demián Bichir and Diane Kruger in The Bridge (2013)
      The Bridge
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Noé Hernández and Stephanie Sigman in Miss Bala (2011)
      Miss Bala
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Ana Claudia Talancón in Soy tu fan (2010)
      Soy tu fan
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Revolución (2010)
      Revolución
      6.0
      • Director (segment "R-100")
      • 2010
    • I'm Gonna Explode (2008)
      I'm Gonna Explode
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Diana García in Drama/Mex (2006)
      Drama/Mex
      5.9
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Malachance (2004)
      Malachance
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2004
    • The Last Attack of the Beast (2002)
      The Last Attack of the Beast
      7.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2002

    Producer

    • A Kidnapping Scandal: The Florence Cassez Affair (2022)
      A Kidnapping Scandal: The Florence Cassez Affair
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Kokoloko (2020)
      Kokoloko
      5.2
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Miss Bala (2019)
      Miss Bala
      5.8
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Plan sexenal (2014)
      Plan sexenal
      5.3
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Machete Language (2011)
      Machete Language
      5.9
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • Verdaderamente Durazo (2011)
      Verdaderamente Durazo
      7.5
      • producer
      • 2011
    • I'm Gonna Explode (2008)
      I'm Gonna Explode
      6.5
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Malachance (2004)
      Malachance
      7.1
      • producer
      • 2004
    • Perro negro
      3.7
      Short
      • producer
      • 2001

    Writer

    • Dakota Fanning in Viena and the Fantomes (2020)
      Viena and the Fantomes
      4.3
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Kokoloko (2020)
      Kokoloko
      5.2
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Noé Hernández and Stephanie Sigman in Miss Bala (2011)
      Miss Bala
      6.5
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • I'm Gonna Explode (2008)
      I'm Gonna Explode
      6.5
      • writer
      • 2008
    • Diana García in Drama/Mex (2006)
      Drama/Mex
      5.9
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • The GoodTimesKid (2005)
      The GoodTimesKid
      6.2
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Malachance (2004)
      Malachance
      7.1
      • Writer
      • 2004
    • The Last Attack of the Beast (2002)
      The Last Attack of the Beast
      7.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2002
    • Perro negro
      3.7
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2001
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    Voy a explotar (I'm Gonna Explode): UK Trailer
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      • April 6, 1971
      • Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico

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