made his American directorial debut with the
critically acclaimed film "A Little Princess," which won him the L.A. Film Critics New
Generation Award.
Born and reared in Mexico City, Cuarón studied filmmaking and philosophy at the
National University of Mexico. He worked as an assistant director on many American
films shot in Mexico and directed Mexican television before helming his first feature,
"Solo Con Tu Pareja" ("Love in the Time of Hysteria"). The unusual comedy about
AIDS was made on a budget of only half a million dollars and became the highest grossing
film in Mexico in 1992. Cuarón shared an Ariel (Mexican Academy Award) for
screenwriting. The film garnered a great deal of attention for Cuarón in Hollywood.
Cuarón's direction of "Murder Obliquely," an episode of the Showtime series
"Fallen Angels" starring Laura Dern and Alan Rickman, earned him a Cable ACE Award
for Best Direction in 1993. He also produced the feature film "A Long Way to Tijuana"
with Emmanuel Lubezki.
