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Biography
Erik Mariñelarena Herrera (born January 10, 1977) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer. He is the founder of E Corp Studio, a production company he established in 2001.
Personal life
Mariñelarena was born in Mexico City. His mother was a kindergarten teacher and his father worked as a managing director at electronic component company. He is the oldest of seven children. While living in Mexico as a child, he also work in Canal Once as TV host, and during his middle school years, he appeared in various plays. Mariñelarena was educated at National Polytechnic Institute, one of the largest public universities in Mexico, and later studied filmmaking at University of Hartford, known for its performing arts and science curriculum. Afterward, Mariñelarena earned two majors from Film University in Screenwriting and Cinematography. Mariñelarena still lives in Mexico.
Professional career
Erik Mariñelarena was one of the Apple employees originally responsible for marketing the Macintosh second-wave in Mexico (1995 - 2004), developing imagery/video solutions and keynotes for COMDEX, MacWorld and ExpoMac. And is referred to as one of the prime Mexican Apple evangelists.
Mariñelarena established E Corp Studio in 2001, as an advertising agency and multimedia production company, developing television commercials and websites for such clients as the telecommunications companies Iusacell, Telcel and Telmex. Other commercial work has been for clients including Maybelline, Fujifilm, Magnicharters, Coppel, Edebé, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts and Pemex.
In 2005, Mariñelarena was co-founder and chief operating officer of Eru Digital, a Mexican international provider of solutions for the creation, management, post-production, delivery and access of film and video, for the Communication, Media and Entertainment industries. In 2009, he resigned from Eru.
Mariñelarena made his feature film debut with Benjamin William's J-ok'el (2007) and scored a film festival hit with Hiro Masuda's Hotel Chelsea (2009), receiving international positive job reviews.
He has announced that he will be directing the upcoming thriller Spring-Hell Jim.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Credited as | Studio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | Editor | Other | |||
| 2002 | Astral | Yes | Dreamland | ||||
| 2002 | Amongst the Shoes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sacrosanto Caramelo | ||
| 2003 | Story of a Mother | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cinematographer | E Corp Studio |
| 2004 | Faith | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cinematographer | |
| 2007 | J-ok'el | Post | VFX | Out of Light Entertainment | |||
| 2008 | Una copa de vino | Post | Tres Centavos Films Let Us Be | ||||
| 2008 | Mateo's Night | Post | Yes | VFX | Eru Digital | ||
| 2008 | An Ally in Time | Executive | Yes | Claroscuro Producciones E Corp Studio | |||
| 2009 | Quiero saber la verdad | Post | Laura Sevilla Producciones | ||||
| 2009 | Hotel Chelsea | Post | Ichigo Ichie Films | ||||
| 2010 | Life Insurance | Executive | Yes | Eon Films E Corp Studio | |||
| 2010 | Serial Comic No.1 : Fixation | Executive | Yes | VFX | Oscuro Deseo Producciones E Corp Studio | ||
| 2010 | ¿Quién anda ahí? | Executive | Yes | VFX | |||
| 2010 | Doble sangre | VFX | Kaliyuri Films | ||||
| 2011 | 12th Warrior | Executive | Yes | E Corp Studio | |||
| 2011 | Hasta cuando? | Executive | Yes | Oscuro Deseo Producciones E Corp Studio | |||
| 2012 | Ismael | Post | VFX | Inspira Producción Audiovisual CONACULTA | |||
| 2012 | Sin Límites... | Post | Yes | VFX | Elemento Producciones Becar Comercial | ||
| 2013 | The Frame | Yes | Executive | Yes | Yes | E Corp Studio | |
| 2013 | Apricot | Yes | Árbol Lagarto Cine | ||||
| 2013 | The Cosmonaut | Yes | Riot Cinema Collective | ||||
| 2013 | Z: The Definitive Documentary | Executive | Yes | Yes | Oscuro Deseo Producciones E Corp Studio | ||
| 2013 | Octavio | Executive | Yes | Cinematographer | Inukshuk Films E Corp Studio | ||
| 2013 | Necaxa, People in Resistance | Post | Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica E Corp Studio | ||||
| 2014 | Anything Else Than Air | Yes | Imcine Media-Mac E Corp Studio | ||||
| 2014 | La isla perdida | Executive | |||||
| 2014 | Desde dentro | Executive | 5.1 Comunicación | ||||
| 2014 | Beyond the Summit: Learning to Fly | Post | Yes | Yes | Márquez Films | ||
| 2014 | Criósfera | Post | Elemento Producciones Mil Nubes Cine | ||||
Music Videos
| Year | Track | Credited as | Studio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | Editor | Other | |||
| 2008 | Solo performed by Ángel Xan | Post | Artmy | ||||
| 2008 | Lo que fuí ayer performed by Los Daniels | Post | Inkubo Producciones | ||||
| 2008 | I Never Wanted to Dance performed by Nikki Clan | Post | Chivo Films | ||||
| 2008 | Shortcut to Heaven performed by Chenoa | Post | Chivo Films | ||||
| 2008 | En otra dimensión performed by Los Daniels | Yes | Yes | VFX | Inkubo Producciones | ||
Awards and recognition
This films were met with very positive reviews from critics and received many nominations and awards.
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