Alfonso Paredes
- Transportation Department
- Location Management
- Producer
Alfonso Murillo grew up at San Juan de Aragon, a small town (now taken
by the city) at north east Mexico City. As a child he worked selling
milk across the town with his father. He got a degree in Enterprises
Administration on UPIICSA, a university part of the Instituto
Politecnico Nacional. After that he studied some courses on Mexican
History and Mexican Geography, which inspires him to become a tourist
guide. Being a guide, he works in the National Antropology Museum and
driving a touristic taxi at Nikko Hotel Mexico. Then he works in the
National Tourist Guiders Syndicate as Chief Manager of Legal Procedures
(which in spanish would be "Gestor"). Its because tourism contacts (Mr.
Mauro Venegas) he gets into the film business, having worked as a
driver alongside his friend Arturo Curiel on films like Conan the
Destroyer, David Lynch's "Dune" and TV titles like "On Wings of Eagle"
or "Cisco Kid". Part of his recent work is Man on Fire, Bandidas and
Mel Gibson's Apocalypto. His work and dedication has inspired his son,
Daniel Paredes, who is actually on film school at Mexico City, studying
to become a filmmaker.