Jesús del Cerro

History

Jesús del Cerro is a writer, producer and director born in Madrid (Spain). He started working in popular Spanish TV series like "Medico de Familia", "Policias", " Compañeros" and "Un Paso adelante" . This one was a huge success all over the world and was sold to more than 70 countries like Germany, France, Italy or Netherlands. In 2008 Jesús directed "Carlitos and the chance of the lifetime" his first feature film, it was a success in the Spanish box office and won more than 20 international film festivals like Giffony film festival. In 2009 Jesús starts to work in Romania, over there he directed eight features films and the documentary "Pregnant in Romania" In 2011 he won with "Nasa" the Gopo award to the most successful movie of the year in Romania. In November 2017 he will launched his last movie "Hawaii" with Dragos Bucur and Cristina Flutur. In 2018 he will launched his first American movie "Attraction" filmed in Puerto Rico, Los Angeles and Paris with Chris Atkins, Tara Read and Dina de Laurentiis. Actually he is working in the animation movie "First Goal" that will be launched in 2019.

Movies

Ramon
Director
Ramon is a kind person, he tries to do good things, but he is making them much worse. He is looking for that special person and ends up in Bucharest, were troubles are following him.
En Otro Lugar
Director
Pedro, who is having a tough time, receives the news that his grandfather died. He inherits 2 cows and a donkey. He and his uncle go to the village where his grandfather lived. But this journey will end up as they never expected.
Attraction to Paris
Story
A college girl, studying abroad in Europe, stumbles upon a murder in progress, orchestrated by a terror cell, putting her life in danger as the main witness.
Attraction to Paris
Director
A college girl, studying abroad in Europe, stumbles upon a murder in progress, orchestrated by a terror cell, putting her life in danger as the main witness.
Miami Bici
New Romanian #2
Miami Bici is the story of Ion and Ilie, two young people from a small dark city in Romania who go to Miami in the middle of winter, to live both the "American Dream" and the Romanian dream of "getting rich quick". Once there, they find themselves in the middle of the Machiavellian plan of Mișu, a Romanian of the lowest species, established in Florida.
Miami Bici
Director
Miami Bici is the story of Ion and Ilie, two young people from a small dark city in Romania who go to Miami in the middle of winter, to live both the "American Dream" and the Romanian dream of "getting rich quick". Once there, they find themselves in the middle of the Machiavellian plan of Mișu, a Romanian of the lowest species, established in Florida.
Hawaii
Producer
Hawaii is a story on the struggle of inheriting $3 million in communist-era Romania when owning $1 could mean losing your freedom and touches on the theme of how money could buy if not happiness, at least the freedom to choose unhappiness.
Hawaii
Screenplay
Hawaii is a story on the struggle of inheriting $3 million in communist-era Romania when owning $1 could mean losing your freedom and touches on the theme of how money could buy if not happiness, at least the freedom to choose unhappiness.
Hawaii
Director
Hawaii is a story on the struggle of inheriting $3 million in communist-era Romania when owning $1 could mean losing your freedom and touches on the theme of how money could buy if not happiness, at least the freedom to choose unhappiness.
Far from Here
Producer
A young couple struggles to keep their marriage afloat in a foreign country.
Far from Here
Writer
A young couple struggles to keep their marriage afloat in a foreign country.
Mamaia
Director
The movie tells the story of Matilda, an old woman that has to fight against a real-estate mogul in order to save her house. Tanase is a ruthless businessman who built his fortune on scamming people and evicting them from their homes. When he wants to kick Matilda out of her house, his luck comes to an end as the seemingly nice old lady manages to defend her property.
They stole the bride
Director
Nina, a former Miss of a province town currently unemployed, who has enough of her boring life with her husband, Cornel. She decides to kidnap Marinela, the bride of an local mobs wedding, in exchange of a huge ransom that hopefully will provide her a better life. Surprisingly enough the bride refuses to return to her disgusting husband and provokes a series of events very serious for her family, but hilarious for the movie.
The Godmother
Director
Jennifer is an American who lives in Romania. Radu Prodan is married and with it has a very intelligent boy of 10 years. Jennifer is a teacher of literature in Bucharest. Located at a baptism as NASA, the police arrest her husband and so was the fact her husband has a business that consists of money laundering. Due to restrictions of law, not allowed to leave the country. Jennifer, NASA, trying hard to find a solution to solve all problems.
Ho Ho Ho
Director
Horace, a 8 years old boy, who still believes in Santa Clause, received as a Christmas gift a day at the mall. What ought to be a normal Christmas day turns into an adventure when Horace loses his mother. He mets John, a pickpocket disguised as Santa Clause, who was in the middle of an illegal operation. Unlike the Santas on TV, John doesn't seem to like children. Althought, the boy is convinced that this is the real Santa Clause and tail of it, causing all sorts of trouble as dangerous, as funny. Finally John finds the magic of Christmas and Horace discovers that miracles indeed, occur.
Carlitos and the Chance of a Lifetime
Director
Carlitos is a heartfelt story about one young boy's fight for his right to play soccer, while keeping his very essence intact.