Sergio Arau is a multifaceted artist who has made significant contributions to various fields, including cartooning, painting, music, and filmmaking. Born and raised in Mexico, he began his career as a political cartoonist and co-founded the popular Mexico City newspapers Uno Mas Uno and La Jornada.
Arau's musical endeavors started with the formation of Botellita de Jerez, a seminal rock group that was one of the first to be signed to a major record label. The group released three major LPs before Arau went on to found the innovative "Heavy-Mex" group, La Venganza de Moctezuma, and released the record Mi Frida Sufrida in both Mexico and the United States.
As a music video director, Arau gained recognition in 1998 when he won MTV's Best Rock Video Award for directing Cafe Tacuba's "Alarma de Tos," a song he composed. He has also created music videos for a diverse range of groups, including El Gran Silencio, Banda Maguey, Grupo Mojado, and Jose Manuel Figueroa, among others.
Arau's foray into filmmaking began with the animated short film El Muro, which won numerous international awards, including the Coral de Plata at the Havana Film Festival and the Honorable Mention at the Huesca Film Festival in Spain. He has also worked as a visual artist on over 30 films, including Jodorowsky's Santa Sangre.
Currently residing in California, Arau is in post-production for the feature film A Day Without a Mexican (1998),which he co-wrote and directed. The film is based on an award-winning short of the same name, which Arau co-wrote and directed.
