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Vicente Lenero

Birth Name:
Vicente Lenero Otero
Birth Place:
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Profession
Writer, Actor, Script department

Fast Facts

  • Won four Silver Ariel Awards for Best Screenplay for "Mariana, Mariana" in 1988, "Midaq Alley" in 1995, "Herod's Law" in 2000, and "The Crime of Father Amaro" in 2003
  • Was awarded the Salvador Toscano Medal at the Ariel Awards in 2008
  • Won two Havana Film Festival Awards for Best Screenplay, one for "Midaq Alley" in 1995 and one for "The Crime of Father Amaro" in 2002
  • His screenplay for "Herod's Law" is considered to be one of the best Mexican political satires ever written
  • Graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1959
  • Got his start in the entertainment industry as a writer for the TV series "Las momias de Guanajuato" in 1962
  • Wrote his first novel, "La voz adolorida," in 1961, and completed his famous work "The Bricklayers" two years later
  • Best known as a journalist, novelist, and playwright who wrote "The Crime of Father Amaro" and "Midaq Alley․"
  • Was one of the founders of the influential newsmagazine Proceso in the 1970s

Awards

  • 1981Silver Ariel - Best Screenplay (Mejor Guión Cinematográfico):Winner
  • 1981Silver Ariel - Best Original Story (Mejor Argumento Original):Winner
  • 1982Special MentionWinner
  • 1988Silver Ariel - Best Screenplay (Mejor Guión Cinematográfico):Winner
  • 1995Silver Ariel - Best Screenplay (Mejor Guión Cinematográfico):Winner
  • 1995Best ScreenplayWinner
  • 2000Silver Ariel - Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Mejor Guión Cinematográfico Original):Winner
  • 2002Best ScreenplayWinner
  • 2003Silver Ariel - Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source (Mejor Guión Cinematográfico Adaptado):Winner
  • 2003Silver Ariel - Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source (Mejor Guión Cinematográfico Adaptado):Nominated
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