Alejandro Springall studied filmmaking at the London Film School (1987-1991). He returned to Mexico City in 1991, and started working with Mexican producer Bertha Navarro. In 1997 he founded Springall Pictures, his production company. Since 1996 he has been working closely with John Sayes, Maggie Renzi and Lemore Syvan. Results of this collaboration have been several films: Sayles, Renzi and Syvan are executive producers of "Santitos" and "My Mexican Shivah", both directed by Springall; Springall and Syvan produced "Casa de los Babys", directed by Sayles; Springall produced "Go For Sisters", directed by Sayles. In 2010, Springall co-wrote and directed "No Eres Tú, Soy Yo", starring Eugenio Derbez, Alejandra Barros and Martina García, produced by Matthias Ehrenberg. Released by Warner Bros. it became the 4th highest grossing Mexican film. In 2011, Springall directed the TV program "Reflexiones sobre la Batalla de Puebla", written and narrated by Carlos Fuentes. Aside from producing and directing films, Springall produced and directed the grand concert of Chavela Vargas at Carnegie Hall, NY, on September 15, 2003, introduced by Salma Hayek and Elliot Goldenthal; and the grand concert of Vargas at Luna Park Stadium, Buenos Aires in April 2004. He also co-wrote and directed "Lo que el rancho se llevó", starring Raquel Pankowsky.
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Biography from IMDb.
- January 12, 1966 (60)
- Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Producer, director and writer
- 8 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Alejandro Springall's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 2
Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 2
Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet3
- 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 Alejandro Springall's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Alejandro Springall'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
15 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
The Dreams We Share (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Oaxacalifornia: The Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Sonora: The Devil’s Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Thin Yellow Line(2015)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Go for Sisters(2013)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
It's Not You, It's Me(2010)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
My Mexican Shivah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Casa de los babys(2003)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Little Saints(1999)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Men with Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Dollar Mambo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Cronos(1992)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all filmsI Passed This Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles, 14 of them dated from 1993 to 2025.
Biggest box office
It's Not You, It's Me (2010)
Highest rated
The Thin Yellow Line (2015)
Most popular right now
Cronos (1992)
Film career
- 1998Screen debut· Men with Guns
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 Alejandro Springall's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 75/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 5 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 Alejandro Springall work with?
People who share at least 2 of Alejandro Springall's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bertha Navarro shares the most, 4.
Directors
- John SaylesShared titles: Go for Sisters (2013), Casa de los babys (2003), Little Saints (1999)See all 3 shared titles with John Sayles
Actors
- Alberto EstrellaShared titles: It's Not You, It's Me (2010), Little Saints (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Alberto Estrella
Composers and editors
- Jorge GarcíaShared titles: Sin muertos no hay carnaval (2016), The Thin Yellow Line (2015), It's Not You, It's Me (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Jorge García
- Andrés SánchezShared titles: Ayotzinapa, El paso de la Tortuga (2018), Sin muertos no hay carnaval (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Andrés Sánchez
- Mason DaringShared titles: Go for Sisters (2013), Casa de los babys (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Mason Daring
Producers
- Bertha NavarroShared titles: Ayotzinapa, El paso de la Tortuga (2018), Sin muertos no hay carnaval (2016), The Thin Yellow Line (2015), Cronos (1992)See all 4 shared titles with Bertha Navarro
- Guillermo del ToroShared titles: Ayotzinapa, El paso de la Tortuga (2018), The Thin Yellow Line (2015), Cronos (1992)See all 3 shared titles with Guillermo del Toro
- Ruiz de Velasco GonzaloShared titles: The Thin Yellow Line (2015), It's Not You, It's Me (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Ruiz de Velasco Gonzalo
- Lemore SyvanShared titles: Casa de los babys (2003), Little Saints (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Lemore Syvan