Chucho E. Quintero was born in Río Blanco, Veracruz, Mexico in 1989. He has studied with teachers such as Paula Markovitch, Ignacio Ortiz, Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, and Jorge Ayala Blanco. In 2011, he wins the IMJUVE Award for Best Director Under 30 for his short film, “Félix et le poisson”. His second feature, “Velociraptor” (2015) wins the Jury Prize for Best Feature at the 17th Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, and it's being distributed by TLA Releasing in North America and Europe. His third feature “These Peculiar Days” (previously known as “Cabin, or these peculiar days”) is currently in post-production. [Updated: September 2018]