Biography
Marcel Sisniega Campbell (July 28, 1959 – January 19, 2013) was a Mexican chess Grandmaster and film director. Sisniega was born in Chicago but grew up in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Sisniega earned the International Master title in 1978 and the Grandmaster title in 1992. Sisniega was a nine-time Mexican champion and three-time Carlos Torre Repetto Memorial winner. During his chess career he beat Viswanathan Anand, Artur Yusupov, Miguel Illescas and Jesús Nogueiras amongst others. He largely stopped playing after the early 1990s.
He was also a film writer and director. He is most recognized for his work in creating "Libre de Culpas" in 1997. His brother is modern pentathlete and politician Ivar Sisniega, and his children are Mexican-American actress Sofía Sisniega, Vera, David and Julian Sisniega.
Sisniega died suddenly of a heart attack on January 19, 2013.
Filmography
all 12
Movies 12
Director 11
Writer 1
Through the Silence (2010)
El guapo (2007)
El Guapo (2007)
La cadenita (2007)
La quietud y el fuego (2005)
El baile de la iguana (2005)
En las arenas negras (2003)
Fandango (2003)
Una de dos (2002)
Under a Spell (1999)
Guilt Free (1997)
La cruda de Cornelio (1996)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1959-07-28
Deathday2013-01-19 (53 years old)
Birth PlaceCuernavaca, Mexico
CitizenshipsMexico
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