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Antonio Serrano Playwright, scriptwriter, director and actor Antonio
Serrano was born in Mexico in 1955 and studied communications at the Ibero-American
University (Universidad Iberoamericana) and theater in Mexico, England,
Denmark, France and Italy. He has written and directed many of his own
works, notably Doble cara (Double Face) and Café americano (American
Coffee). ‘Sex, Shame and Tears’ ran for almost two years in Mexico City,
with more than 500 performances. He has directed several hit series on
Mexico’s Argos Television, including the telenovelas Nada Personal (Nothing
Personal) in 1996, Mirada de mujer (Look of a Woman) in 1997 and La Vida en
el espejo (Life in a Looking Glass) in 1999.
Serrano’s debut as film director and writer came with the screen adaptation
of Sex, Shame and Tears, which became the biggest-grossing Mexican film in
2000, seen by millions. It won Serrano an Ariel award for best adaption from
the Mexican Academy of Arts and Sciences Cinematographers. He subsequently
directed La Hija del Caníbal (Daughter of a Cannibal), Life Express and
Hidalgo: La historia jamás contada (Hidalgo: The Never-told Story). Serrano
has received many awards and accolades for his work as a director, dramatist
and playwright. |
