Daniela Cruz

She studied History at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM, in Spanish), focusing on the study of Art History. She also studied and graduated from the University Center for Cinematographic Studies (currently ENAC), where she concluded her studies with a degree of Filmmaker with specialty in Art Direction. As a screenwriter and director, her short film A Common Day (FICG, 2011) stands out. She also designed around 150 sets for the recording of courses on the Crehana platform in Mexico, for a period or a year and a half.

Her filmography as a production designer includes Mente revolver (Alhambra de Oro, Granada Film Festival) and The Black History of Mexican Cinema, in addition to Efímera (FICG, 2022) and Pérdida total, which was released in commercial cinemas in 2024. She is part of the College of Art at the ENAC and is also member of the Production Designers Collective, which allowed her to coordinate the First International Meeting of Production Design, Film and Architecture within the framework of the International Production Design Week, which took place at UNAM’s National School of Cinematographic Arts.

Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara