My Hero Alexis

Alejandro
Fernandéz Almendras

Screenwriter and Filmmaker. He studied at the School of Journalism of the University of Chile. After graduating, he won a scholarship to study for six months in New York, where he got a job at the EFE agency, which allows him to live in the United States until 2007. Since 2003 he has directed several short films that go around the international circuit, highlighting What the Rain Brings (2007), winner of the Best Latin American Short Film Award from the Ibero-American Short Film Festival and selected for the official competition of nearly 30 competitions. The script for his first feature film, Huacho, won the Sundance / NHK award and the Groupama Gan pour le Cinema, among other recognitions. Huacho, was premiered at the Critics' Week of the Cannes Festival 2009, and has been part of the official selection of various festivals.

Tito hails from a family passionate about football. Despite his father's aspirations to mold him into a professional player, Tito's passion lies elsewhere. He enjoys the game for its camaraderie and admiration for football icons. A chance encounter with his favorite player, Alexis Sanchez, during a police chase sparks an unexpected bond, prompting Tito to contemplate honesty with his father about his true aspirations.