Sebastian del Amo . Internationally, the film was nominated for the Tiantan Award at the Beijing International Film Festival in China, won the Best director and Best Actor Awards at the International Film Festival of Calanda, Spain, and the ACE Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor, given by the Association of Variety Reporters of New York. "Cantinflas" is his second feature. The movie became the Best Grossing Foreign Language Movie in the US in 2014, being the 3rd Best Release for a Mexican Movie in History, and the 5th Best Grossing Mexican Movie in the US in History. In Mexico, it became the 7th Best Grossing Movie in History, remaining 2 weeks in the Top of the Box Office. It opened in 20 countries in all of Latin America. Raising more $19 mdd around the world. The movie earned the Platino Award for Best Actor, given by EGEDA-FIPCA; the Canacine Award for Best Actor, given by Canacine; the Best Actor, Best Director Award and the Audience Award at the Lleida Iberoamerican Film Festival; the Best Actor and the Audience Award at the Huelva Latin American Film Festival; and the ACE Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor given by the Association of Variety Reporters of New York. It also was nominated to represent Mexico in the Oscars 2015. "The Art of Living" is going to be his third feature, starring Edward J. Olmos, Oscar Jaenada, Barry Ward, Danny Trejo, Rhea Pearlman, Efren Ramirez and Anamarina Marinca.
