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Aurora Guerrero is an award-winning independent writer/director whose work spans film and television. Her narrative work explores the intersections of working-class life, queer identity, culture, family, and community, with a particular commitment to stories centered on underrepresented voices.

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Guerrero's recent directing work includes Apple TV+'s Murderbot and Amazon's hit series, Sterling Point. She has been invited back to Murderbot for Season 2, where she will direct two episodes. Guerrero is the writer and director of How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water, a feature adaptation of Angie Cruz's acclaimed novel, written by Guerrero and Cruz. The project was selected for the 2026 Sundance Producer's Lab and the 2026 Gotham Week Project Market and is currently in development.

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Guerrero made her narrative feature debut with Mosquita y Mari, which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The film went on to screen at more than 100 festivals internationally, including San Francisco International, Melbourne, Guadalajara, and São Paulo. It received multiple awards, including Best First Feature at Outfest and Best U.S. Latino Film from Cinema Tropical, as well as Independent Spirit Award and GLAAD Award nominations.  Mosquita y Mari was theatrically released in New York, where The New York Times called it “an unassuming indie jewel.” 

 

Before making her feature debut, Guerrero directed the narrative shorts Pura Lengua and Viernes Girl as a member of the film collective Womyn Image Makers. Both films attracted the attention of major film institutions, including Sundance, Tribeca, and Film Independent, and Guerrero's participation in their artist programs helped establish the foundation for Mosquita y Mari.

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Guerrero has gone on to direct television across a range of acclaimed series, including Ava DuVernay's Queen Sugar, as well as Gentefied, The Wilds, Little America, 13 Reasons Why, BelAit, Blindspotting, and Mr. Corman.

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Guerrero continues to develop original film and television projects while directing across film and television.