EPIJMENIO IBARRA

Born on September 18, 1952 in Mexico City

Mexican director, producer and journalist

Co-founder of the production company Argos Comunicación

1980-1990 - war correspondent covering armed conflicts in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Colombia, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Since 1992 - co-founder of Argos Comunicación - a production company known for creating content that challenges traditional narratives in Mexican media.

Selected filmography:

• «Ничего личного» (1996, producer) - a groundbreaking telenovela that marked Argos Comunicación's entry into the television production market.

• «Взгляд женщины» (1997, producer) – a television series that received critical acclaim and redefined the role of women in Mexican television.

• «Люсия, Люсия» (2003, producer) - a feature film directed by Ibarra that gained international recognition.

• «Каппадокия» (2008, executive producer) - an HBO Latin America series dedicated to the complexities of a women's prison in Mexico.

• «Неуправляемый» (2017, screenwriter and executive producer) - a Netflix original series starring Kate del Castillo as the First Lady of Mexico.

• «Клуб» (2019, producer) - a Netflix series about the golden youth of Mexico City, young people who find themselves involved in drug trafficking.

• «Янки» (2019, executive producer) -  a Netflix crime drama about an American fugitive who crosses the border into Mexico and becomes involved in drug trafficking.

• «Триада» (2023, general producer) - a Netflix psychological thriller starring Maite Perroni, about the lives of three women connected by a mysterious past.

Ibarra's work is distinguished by an unwavering commitment to revealing social problems and a desire to show unvarnished Mexican stories to both national and international audiences.