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ALDONZA CONTRERAS

Bachelor’s Degree in Audiovisual Arts from the Universidad de Guadalajara and Master’s Degree in Visual Anthropology from the Freie Universität Berlin

Aldonza is a Mexican artist and visual anthropologist who merges cinema and digital art in her work, exploring human interactions, history, and anthropology. Since 2010, she has been involved in over 40 film projects, leaving her mark as a sound designer, editor, foley artist, and sound mixer. Her contributions have enriched a wide range of productions, from fiction and documentaries to animations and performing arts. Among these, collaborations on films such as “Dos Estaciones” and “Igualada” stand out, both premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

In 2016, she embarked on a journey of visual anthropology, research, and creation to complement her artistic odyssey, focusing on the intersection between social science and art. Since then, she has participated in collective and individual exhibitions, including the display of her audiovisual piece “Suficiente” at the Brot Und Kunst Museum in Ulm, Germany, and “Memorias Sonoras de 1068”, an immersive sound installation in Mexico City offering a historical journey in Tlatelolco exploring the emblematic site and the 1968 Student and Social Movement. This installation is permanent.

Currently, she is immersed in creating her second solo exhibition, exploring ecoacoustics, the theme of water, cities, climate change, and capitalism, inviting the audience to reflect on the complexities of the modern world and our active role in it.

RODRIGO FLORES ESQUINCA

Bachelor of Communication in Universidad Iberoamericana, as well graduate from the Sound Design for Visual Media program at the Vancouver Film School.

Since 2007 I’ve been working

CÉSAR ZAYAS

Born in Hermosillo, Sonora, César Zayas Nieblas is a Mexican sound engineer specialized in fiction and documentary, with extensive experience in the field of advertising.

César graduated from Audiovisual Arts at the University of Guadalajara, where he acquired a solid background in the audiovisual field. Throughout his career, he has worked on various fiction feature films, but he has focused on socially-oriented documentaries, collaborating with the most prominent figures in the genre in Mexico.

His interest in always generating a conversation about the scope of sound work in audiovisual projects stands out, aiming to enhance the quality of the final product by valuing and emphasizing the importance of sound as a fundamental element in audiovisual storytelling.

In addition to his work in fiction and documentary, César has shown interest in exploring other mediums such as podcasts and dubbing.