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Home/People/Marcelo Tobar
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Born
Jul 15, 1977
Age 49
Place of Birth
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

3
Movies
0
TV Shows
6
Directed
IMDb Profile

Marcelo Tobar

Writing

Biography
A film graduate of the Vancouver Film School, he has written, directed, and produced seven feature films. Among them, *Oso Polar*—the first Latin American film shot entirely on iPhones—won the prestigious Best Film award at the 2017 Morelia International Film Festival, presented by a jury presided over by Béla Tarr. He has over ten years of experience as a screenwriter and director for Mexican series, directed the TV series *Amarres* (HBO Max, 2021) and two seasons of "ANA" (Prime Video/Pantaya, 2022).
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Polar Bear

as Cura
2017
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Güeros

as Film Director
2014
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Here Be Dragons

as Capitán
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