Juan Manuel Fernandez

Movies

Ernesto, Gracias
Director of Photography
Motherly love and the unbreakable bond of family fuse the lives of director Laura Ángel Córdoba, her mother Liliana and autistic brother Ernesto as they struggle to overcome their economic and medical challenges in Costa Rican society. In this intimate and deeply poetic family portrait, Córdoba's sensitive lens unmasks the stereotypes and misconceptions that have surrounded her family as they fight to create a safe and joyful space for Ernesto in an unforgiving atmosphere. As Liliana fights through a medical system full of misinformation around treatments for autism, she faces a looming eviction that threatens to destabilize her family and Ernesto's safety. Amid Liliana's strife, Córdoba discovers she is pregnant and questions her own ability to be as strong as her mother. In this powerful story of love, perseverance and hope, we discover through a mother's strength a new and beautiful light shining on the horizon.
Ernesto, Gracias
Editor
Motherly love and the unbreakable bond of family fuse the lives of director Laura Ángel Córdoba, her mother Liliana and autistic brother Ernesto as they struggle to overcome their economic and medical challenges in Costa Rican society. In this intimate and deeply poetic family portrait, Córdoba's sensitive lens unmasks the stereotypes and misconceptions that have surrounded her family as they fight to create a safe and joyful space for Ernesto in an unforgiving atmosphere. As Liliana fights through a medical system full of misinformation around treatments for autism, she faces a looming eviction that threatens to destabilize her family and Ernesto's safety. Amid Liliana's strife, Córdoba discovers she is pregnant and questions her own ability to be as strong as her mother. In this powerful story of love, perseverance and hope, we discover through a mother's strength a new and beautiful light shining on the horizon.
Ernesto, Gracias
Producer
Motherly love and the unbreakable bond of family fuse the lives of director Laura Ángel Córdoba, her mother Liliana and autistic brother Ernesto as they struggle to overcome their economic and medical challenges in Costa Rican society. In this intimate and deeply poetic family portrait, Córdoba's sensitive lens unmasks the stereotypes and misconceptions that have surrounded her family as they fight to create a safe and joyful space for Ernesto in an unforgiving atmosphere. As Liliana fights through a medical system full of misinformation around treatments for autism, she faces a looming eviction that threatens to destabilize her family and Ernesto's safety. Amid Liliana's strife, Córdoba discovers she is pregnant and questions her own ability to be as strong as her mother. In this powerful story of love, perseverance and hope, we discover through a mother's strength a new and beautiful light shining on the horizon.
El camino de la negrita
Director
Los maes de la esquina
Director
To the east of San José, in the midst of marginality, poverty and social and institutional indifference, a community of over 35,000 struggles, every minute of the day, to survive. Amidst this scenario of drowning and despair, a corner of the town has become a meeting place for Larry, Héctor, Douglas "The Transformer", José and group of young men. For them, the corner is their last chance, the last resort, not to escape, but to meet, and why not, for salvation.
Los Vargas Brothers
Director
The Vargas Brothers are the cornerstone of rock and roll music in Costa Rica and Central America. Not only is their music genuine and creative, but it is the only rock band that has survived over the years, with close to five decades on the scene. Along with the great variety of groups that have stepped on the stages and dance halls of Costa Rica, The Vargas Brothers have left an indelible mark, not only across several generations, but also on the popular music of Costa Rica.