OUR TEAM
Miguel Ángel Vega
Mexican film Director. He studied Filmmaking, Film Production and Scriptwriting at UCLA.
He wrote and directed features films El Robo, Caliz, and Antes que Amanezca, which will be released by the end of 2020. He also had directed TV commercials in México and in the US, and had produced and co produced documentaries for Netflix, Discovery, Vice, Nat-Geo, TF1 and other media outlets around the world.
Homero McDonald
Film Producer
A well-recognized Film Producer known for his support of the independent film industry in Mexico.
He produced Me Late Chocolate, Mariachi Gringo and Todas Mías, among others featured films.
He is one the most notorious and respected producers in Mexico, for patronizing/sponsoring the whole new wave of emerging Mexican directors.
Edgar Luzanilla
Director of Photography
One of the most talented Mexican Cinematographers, not just in Mexico, but also in the United States, and in other parts of the world.
With a solid technic and a sensible approach to subjects as if he’d be painting with lights, he embarks in all projects not just from the director’s point of view, but also from the conception of the project itself and its narrative process.
His background includes Feature Films, TV Series, Documentaries and TV Commercials.
Barbarella Pardo
Film Producer & Casting Director
ilm producer, winner of the National Project Contest of IMCINE 2013. She is also Director of Barbarella Casting Agency in Mexico and Los Angeles.
Settled in Tijuana but with strong relationships in Mexico City and California, Barbarella has worked as casting director and extras coordinator in films such as “The Most Simple is Complicating Everything”, (Corazon Films), “Miss Bala”, (Sony Pictures), “Hands of Stone”, “Babel”, “Fear the Walking Dead” (Seasons 2 & 3), among others. Thanks to her extensive list of actors with whom she maintains close communication, Barbarella is considered one of the most influential casting directors in the Mexican film industry.
Zoar Zamora
Line Producer & Content Supervisor
She studied Communication and Journalism at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
She has worked as a line producer for films such Aguerridos and Tony Driver, the last one a co production between Fulgura Frango (Mexico) and Dugong Films (Italy).
She is currently studying Film and Audiovisual Production at the Film Training Center (CCC), considered in 2018 one of the best film schools in the world.
Alex Zamudio
Camera, Follow Focus & Drone Operator
Young cinematographer, drone and camera operator, with a great deal of sensibility once behind the lens. A true searcher of new angles that will enrich the narrative of the director, whether in fiction or documentary
He is good at communicating with the director and the crew.
He has a solid background in feature films and TV Commercials.
Sergio «Checo» Blancarte
Film and Audiovisual Producer
He has performed as executive producer, online producer, and production manager for various films such as: Antes Que Amanezca, La isla desconocida de las muñecas, Desolada, El Perro Negro, La Ruta de la Reina, among others. The film Desolada, was a winner at The Awareness Film Fest in Los Angeles California in 2018.
He has made several short films, among which are: El canto de la Catrina, Viene por ti, Lesiones, Palabras de Libertad, which have been selected in prestigious festivals such as the Guanajuato International Film Fest, Smart Film Fest, and Mórbido.
Thanks to his experience and tenacity in the area, he is currently managing the production of the Mexican team of the film 2056 BUCLE, a production that is being carried out with 9 more countries and at the same time he is preparing a Reality Show project.
SERVICES
PRODUCTION
Vereda’s team includes Directors, Storytellers, Producers, Cinematographers, Art Designers, Costume Designers, Make-up Artists, Sound Trackers, Gaffers, Location Managers, Direction / Production Assistant, Special Effects, Drone Operators, Storyboard Artists, Still Photography, among others. 80 percent of our team is 90% bilingual (Spanish / English). Each production is unique; still, a confidentiality contract is made for the safety of our customers.
SECURITY
Our security team includes senior military retirees who are not only highly trained in matters of prevention, security and intelligence, but maintain close connections with the federal agencies to obtain detailed safety reports of each area where the team of production enter.
This provides a unique level of security for productions that carry out projects in high-risk areas.
TRANSPORTATION
We move crews all over Mexico, with highly qualified drivers that have a ton of experience in film, documentary and news production.
All our units have full coverage insurance.
FIXERS
Vereda Fixers are the most experienced in Mexico, and are connected throughout the entire country, including cities with a high degree of insecurity such as Culiacan, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico City, San Felipe, Chilpancingo, Tapachula, Cancun, Tijuana, Mexicali, Nogales, etc.
Is good to mention that the Fixers affiliated to Vereda had produced the vast majority of documentaries of high risk filmed in Mexico.
INTERPRETERS
We have certified translators English-Spanish, Spanish English-Spanish, French-Spanish-Spanish French, Spanish-Italian, Italian-Spanish, Russian-Spanish-Spanish-Russian. Translators for any other language will need to be scheduled at least a week in advance.
CASTING
We work with Casting directors in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Tijuana and Monterrey that will fulfill the expectations of the most demanding directors.
EQUIPMENT RENTAL
Thanks to our labor and commercial relations with CTT and Revolution, we can access the best prices and rental options in terms of lights, camera rentals, energy plants, Dollies, Production Trucks, and everything you need for filming at all levels.
CATERING
Our kitchens have the best menus for vegetarians, vegans, pece-vegetarians and celiacs. Our philosophy has as a principle to maintain the best quality, hygiene and speed controls.
SCOUTING & PERMITS
We offer location services and we process all types of permits for national and international productions that wish to film in federal zones, including beach, jungle, sierra, field or desert, as well as permits for aquatic productions. Our scope also includes permits to produce in large cities such as Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, and in some cases in archaeological zones, always respecting the environment, treasures and archaeological and / or colonial remains, as well as the animal kingdom, and wildlife and marine.
Our goal is to improve, transform, suggest, contribute and enrich creative ideas through a narrow process of communication, professionalism and responsibility.
We listen · Dissect & Break Down · Develop ideas · Suggests · Come up with · Execute · Deliver
OUR CLIENTS
VIDEOS
FILMS
Trailer Antes Que Amanezca
El Robo
Trailer Caliz
DOCUMENTALES
Horisont: Narkobaronens fald
ABC News – Children and young people risking everything to join the migrant caravan
Vice News – Mexico’s new president has a plan to fight the drug cartels. It won’t work.
Sunday Night – El Chapo Inc | Inside the drug lord’s cartel
TRT World – Are refugees facing limbo in Mexico?
Netflix – Entre los verdaderos narcos
Netflix – Fightworld
Al Jazeera America – Illegal Immigrants Face Dangerous Mexican/US Border
Fusion – Chasing El Chapo