Marcelo Lara

Marcelo Lara, the Chilean co-director, was born in Chile in 1979 and grew up under the dictatorship. He studied journalism at the Catholic University of Valparaíso and documentary filmmaking at the Barcelona Film School. Marcelo has directed over one hundred documentaries for two major Chilean television series: Al Sur del Mundo and Fruto del País. With Ojos de Agua, he wanted to reach a more international audience with a subject very close to his heart.