About

Known credits:
35
Birthday:
1982-01-01
Place of birth:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Lila Avilés

Overview

Lila Avilés Solís (born 1982; Mexico City) is a film director, screenwriter, producer and actress who received widespread acclaim for her first feature film, La camarista (The Chambermaid, 2018), the first movie chosen to represent Mexico at the Academy Awards and the Goyas in 2020.

Lila Avilés studied Performing Arts and Stage Direction, as well as Film Script. Before venturing into film directing, she was an actress in television series such as El Pantera (2006), Fugas del destino (2010) and Desenado profundo (2010). She debuted as a filmmaker with the short film Deja vu in 2016.

Her first feature film, La Camarista, premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. With this film, Avilés won the Ariel Award for first feature, as well as the nomination for Best Director. The film also won the Mexican Feature Film Eye at the 2019 Morelia International Film Festival. In September 2019, the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences chose The Camerista as Mexico's representative for the 34th edition of the Goya Awards and the 92nd edition of the Academy Awards.

Known for

Acting
2016 Land of Nod Actor 58
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2015 She's Ramona Actor Sofía 58
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2015 Limerencia Actor N/A
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2014 Alice in Marialand Actor Woman at the Bar 58
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2014 The Time Remaining Actor N/A
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2012 Suda Actor 58
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2012 Caminando las noches Actor Ema N/A
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Directing
2025 Músicas Directing Director N/A
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2023 Tótem Directing Director 59
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2023 Eye Two Times Mouth Directing Director 59
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2019 The Chambermaid Directing Director 59
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2017 Nena Directing Director 59
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2017 Bonitas Directing Director N/A
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2016 Déjà Vu Directing Director N/A
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2016 La fertilidad de la tierra Directing Director N/A
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2016 Reconstrucción Directing Director N/A
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2015 Limerencia Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2025 Músicas Writing Writer N/A
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2023 Tótem Writing Writer 59
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2023 Eye Two Times Mouth Writing Writer 59
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2019 The Chambermaid Writing Writer 59
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2017 Nena Writing Writer 59
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2016 Déjà Vu Writing Writer N/A
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2016 La fertilidad de la tierra Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2025 Músicas Production Producer N/A
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2023 Tótem Production Casting 59
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2023 Tótem Production Producer 59
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2019 The Chambermaid Production Producer 59
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2016 Déjà Vu Production Producer N/A
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Camera
2017 Nena Camera Director of Photography 59
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2016 La fertilidad de la tierra Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Editing
2025 Músicas Editing Editor N/A
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2017 Nena Editing Editor 59
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2016 Déjà Vu Editing Editor N/A
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2016 La fertilidad de la tierra Editing Editor N/A
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