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The late Ninón Sevilla was his great aunt.

Named one of "The Top 100 Latinos on the Move" by Latino Impact Magazine in 2001.

Often shoots entire scenes in one continuous take with no cuts, known as "oners".

His feature Ladrón que roba a ladrón (2007) had, at the time, the highest grossing opening weekend for a Spanish language film in US movie history.

He was a one-time Co-Chair of the DGA Latino Committee.