2026Nominee
Career Highlight
Pelo Lindo
Daniela Monterroso
Director · Producer
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
November 26, 2000
Biography
Filmmaker and Director of Photography based in Guatemala. Originally from Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. In 2021, directed her first short film, “Un No Lugar,” and in 2023, presented the short film “Un Hogar Habita Dentro,” which uses mixed media techniques combining video and photography; screened at Cine Accidental (Guatemala), Bendita Tú (Spain/Argentina), and MICEA (Puerto Rico) film festivals.
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2026Nominee
Career Highlight
banano, banano
Nominee
Best Director
Sometimes I like to believe that I am the air
Career Highlights
2024Highlight
Best Director
Silence of the Paab’ank
2023Highlight
Career Highlight
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