Bernardo Ruiz (filmmaker)

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Bernardo Ruiz
Nationality Mexican and American
Occupation(s) Film director and television producer
Years active2003–present
Known for Documentaries
Notable workThe Infinite Race (2020)
Kingdom of Shadows (2015)
The Graduates/Los Graduados (2013)
Reportero (2012)
American Experience: Roberto Clemente (2008)
The Sixth Sense (2003)

Bernardo Ruiz is a Mexican and American documentary filmmaker. He directed and produced the documentary Reportero about attacks on the press in Mexico. [1] He is the founder of Quiet Pictures. [2]

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