Gerardo recently directed his first feature film, "MALACHANCE," which completed production in the winter of 2002 and was produced by "Black Dog Productions." Currently in post-production, the film was shot on location in New Orleans, Los Angeles and Coney Island, NY. Shot on 35mm., "MALACHANCE" is scheduled for completion in August 2003.

Gerardo is originally from Mexico, and as a result of an agitated childhood spent moving from school to school, he found solace in movie theaters at a young age. During college, he formed a film club in order to project classic films, and quickly became familiar with the films and auteurs that would inspire him to become a film director. After some time in the film club, Gerardo began writing film criticism for magazines and newspapers.

In 1997, he directed his first short, "PERRO NEGRO" ("Black Dog," 20 mins., 35mm, B&W) which led, in 1999, to an invitiation from the American Film Insitute (AFI) for Gerardo to pursue a Masters degree in Directing. He was soon awarded "The Edwin and Sheila Allen Scholarship" for "Excellent Performance."

At AFI, Gerardo's script for his thesis film, "THE LAST ATTACK OF THE BEAST," won the Larson Bridges Award ($10,000) for "Best Screenplay." He also wrote the screenplay for what would become his first feature, "MALACHANCE."

"THE LAST ATTACK OF THE BEAST" was officially selected by more than 37 festivals across the world, including London, Edinburgh, Sao Paulo, Sitges (Spain), Bilbao, Fantastik (Sweden), Denver, Austin, Hawaii, Mill Valley, Fort Lauderdale (winner), the Chrysler MDFF and Puchon Korea.

Gerardo is currently working on his second feature, "NEVER GIVE YOUR HAND TO A LEFT HANDED SHOOTER," which is a violent, western action film loosely based on the classic novel "The Count of Montecristo."