Jorge V. Cortés
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 20, 2001
- Birthplace
- El Paso, Texas, USA
Jorge V. Cortés is a Mexican-American film director, writer, and visual storyteller born in El Paso, Texas, and raised in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Based in Torreón, Coahuila, he began his filmmaking career in 2021 as a self-taught independent film director. His work explores themes of identity, memory, trauma, and redemption. His short film "Contacto Cero" won second place at the Concurso Interuniversitario Torreón en Corto and was selected for Muestra de Cine Coahuila 2024. His short film "Héroe" was selected for Claqueta Fest. Festival de Cine Internacional de la Laguna 2024. His latest short film, "Vicente", has been selected for six film festivals, including Claqueta Fest. Festival de Cine Internacional de la Laguna, the Broadway International Film Festival, and the AltFF Alternative Film Festival, where Cortés won the Best Actor award in 2025.
Filmography
Raid TBA
Director, Writer
Contacto Cero TBA
Director
First Light TBA
as Jordi, Director
The Lone Wolf TBA
as Vicente, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Vicente 2025
as Vicente, Director
Hero 2023
Director, Editor, Producer
Verónica 2023
Director, Writer, Producer
The Girl Between The Pink Clouds 2022
Director, Writer
La Mejor Historia De Vaqueros TBA
Assistant Director, Executive Producer, Costume Designer
Credits from TMDB.