He is a musician, painter, producer, director, screenwriter, photographer and documentary filmmaker. In 1972 he began to study filmmaking at the Millennium Film Workshop in New York and animation at the School of Visual Arts. He then specialized in documentary, focusing on the indigenous world—a theme that encompasses the greater part of his filmography. He obtained the Guggenheim fellowship in 1986 and has since received a number of international awards for his work.
Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia
