Premio Cuervo Tradicional
The Premio Cuervo Tradicional (English: Cuervo Traditional Award) is a lifetime achievement or career recognition award presented at the Morelia International Film Festival by its sponsors, José Cuervo, to recognize a Mexican cinema personality.
Prize
[edit]The prize includes a statuette called El Ojo, by Javier Marín,[1][2][3] and a monetary award of 120,000[4][5] or 130,000[6][7] pesos to be put towards a future project; this is said to affirm support for Mexican filmmaking excellence and allow those in cinema to continue creating.[6][7] In 2009, recipient Carlos Cuarón put the funds towards creating the short film The Second Bakery Attack.[8]
History and recipients
[edit]First awarded in 2005, the Premio Cuervo Tradicional has been given to one individual each year since. Its first female recipient was Cecilia Suárez in 2018. Accepting it, Suárez said that she hoped more actresses and female filmmakers would be recognized in the future of the award.[6] Six of the fifteen recipients are actors, the rest directors.
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Carlos Carrera |
| 2006 | Juan Carlos Rulfo |
| 2007 | Carlos Reygadas |
| 2008 | Fernando Eimbcke |
| 2009 | Carlos Cuarón |
| 2010 | Diego Luna |
| 2011 | Gael García Bernal |
| 2012 | Michel Franco |
| 2013 | Amat Escalante |
| 2014 | Jonás Cuarón |
| 2015 | Gabriel Ripstein |
| 2016 | Demián Bichir |
| 2017 | Daniel Giménez Cacho |
| 2018 | Cecilia Suárez |
| 2019 | Marina de Tavira |
References
[edit]- ^ Flores, Aranza (October 19, 2019). "Marina de Tavira received the José Cuervo Tradicional Award at the FICM 17". FICM. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ "Reconocen trayectoria de Daniel Giménez Cacho con el premio José Cuervo Tradicional". Primera Plana Noticias (in European Spanish). 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ "Ganadores 15o FICM". FICM. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ de la Fuente, Anna Marie (October 18, 2019). "Oscar-Nominated Marina de Tavira to Receive Jose Cuervo Career Recognition Award". Variety. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ Zárate, Nalleli I. (October 4, 2017). "Premio Cuervo Tradicional en el FICM". Time Out Mexico. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Recibe Cecilia Suárez el premio Cuervo Tradicional en el FICM". MiMorelia (in Spanish). 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ a b c "Cecilia Suarez obtiene el Premio Jose Cuervo Tradicional". Konexión. 22 October 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ Sánchez, Clara (9 October 2009). "Carlos Cuarón receives Premio Tequila Cuervo". Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia. Retrieved 5 November 2019.