Rafael Martínez Sánchez

Directing·Apr 23, 1990·Mexico City, Mexico

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Rafael Martínez Sánchez is a director, actor, producer, and screenwriter born in Mexico City. His short films have been selected for festivals like Guadalajara International Film Festival, GLAFF, Shorts Mexico, San Diego Latino Film Festival, Macabro, and others. He has played the lead in three feature films, such as “Padre Pablo”, selected for the Vancouver International Film Festival and starred in more than 20 short films, such as “El Cortometraje”, winner of the jury prize in the Morelia International Film Festival, and part of Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes. His first feature film, "Un Lago", premiered in mexican cinemas in 2025.

Film	Credit
A Lake2025 · Rich, Director, Writer, Producer	Rich, Director, Writer, Producer
I Saw Juan Gabriel2024 · Padre Pablo	Padre Pablo
Silvestre2024 · Producer, Writer, Director	Producer, Writer, Director
Una mano bajo la nieve y otras historias2023 · Actor, Director, Screenplay, Producer	Actor, Director, Screenplay, Producer
Una canción sobre lo que sea2023 · Producer	Producer
The View From Up Above2023 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Short Film2022 · Actor	Actor
Cousins2022 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Father Pablo2021 · Padre Pablo	Padre Pablo
Wolves Aren't Meant For The Circus2021 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer
Victorias2020 · Óscar	Óscar
Leave The Light On2018 · Producer, Writer, Director	Producer, Writer, Director
A Girl's Name2017 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer	Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
Little Boy / Little Man2017 · Producer, Writer, Director	Producer, Writer, Director
Camila2016 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Cocktails for twoGustavo, Producer	Gustavo, Producer