Gigi Saul Guerrero

Gigi Saul Guerrero (born February 27, 1990) is a Mexican filmmaker and actress. She gained recognition for creating and directing the 2017 horror web series, La Quinceañera. In 2019, she directed episodes of The Purge and the anthology horror series, Into the Dark. Guerrero has been praised as one of the top emerging directors in the horror genre by Empire, Dread Central, Bloody Disgusting, and Creators.co. Variety described her as part of the new wave of Latino talent. Guerrero was born on February 27, 1990, in Mexico City, Mexico. She immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at the age of 13. She grew up in White Rock, British Columbia, and graduated with Honors with a B.A. in Motion Picture Production from Capilano University. As a child, she stole a VHS of Child's Play from Blockbuster, but was too scared to finish watching it. Guerrero met two of her early collaborators, cinematographer Luke Bramley and producer Gordon Cheng, while studying film at Capilano University.