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Fernando Sariñana

Fernando Sariñana

Director, producer and writer · Born December 15, 1958 (67) · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Fernando Sariñana is a Mexican film and television writer, producer and director.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 15, 1958 (67)
From
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 64% in 30 days

What are Fernando Sariñana's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Self
18%
Power
17%
Morality
13%
Survival
13%
Society
8%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 6

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
9
Warm
5
Hopeful
5
Absurd
5
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Fernando Sariñana's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Fernando Sariñana's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

30 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Against the Ropes(2023)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Manny(2023)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • The War Next-Door(2021)

    Show Creator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Daughter from Another Mother(2021)

    Show 27 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Diary of a Future President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Mom Went On Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Rookie(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Atypical(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Loco Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Jane the Virgin(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Yerbamala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • Los Fabulosos 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Tlatelolco, Verano de 68(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Enemigos íntimos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Erotica: Moonlight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Spam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Screenstory

  • Bad Girls(2007)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Amor Xtremo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Co-Producer

  • Sex, Love And Other Perversions II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Producer

  • Cero y van 4(2004)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Amar te duele(2002)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Ciudades oscuras(2002)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Never Too Young to Dream(2001)

    Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • A Second Chance(2001)

    Director · Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Todo el poder(2000)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Recipes to Stay Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Producer

  • Deep Crimson(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • 'Til Death(1994)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Married Life(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Vintage Model(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 1992 to 2021.

Biggest box office

Bad Girls (2007)

$7.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Amar te duele (2002)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Daughter from Another Mother (2021)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 26: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting18 of 26: 10 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thWriting5 of 26: 1 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing12 of 26: 5 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thOther crew2 of 26: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

26 titles, 9 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s12 · 1 acting · 12 crew2010s7 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Fernando Sariñana's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

Vintage Model (1992)

76th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Atypical (2017)

Midcredits 95th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 61/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Fernando Sariñana work with?

People who share at least 2 of Fernando Sariñana's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carolina Rivera shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers