Premio Cuervo Tradicional


The Premio Cuervo Tradicional is a lifetime achievement or career recognition award presented at the Morelia International Film Festival by its sponsors, José Cuervo, to recognize a Mexican cinema personality.

Prize

The prize includes a statuette called El Ojo, by Javier Marín, and a monetary award of 120,000 or 130,000 pesos to be put towards a future project; this is said to affirm support for Mexican filmmaking excellence and allow those in cinema to continue creating. In 2009, recipient Carlos Cuarón put the funds towards creating the short film The Second Bakery Attack.

History and recipients

First awarded in 2005, the Premio Cuervo Tradicional has been given to one individual each year since. Its first female recipient was Cecilia Suárez in 2018. Accepting it, Suárez said that she hoped more actresses and female filmmakers would be recognized in the future of the award. Six of the fifteen recipients are actors, the rest directors.
Recipients are:
YearRecipient
2005Carlos Carrera
2006Juan Carlos Rulfo
2007Carlos Reygadas
2008Fernando Eimbcke
2009Carlos Cuarón
2010Diego Luna
2011Gael García Bernal
2012Michel Franco
2013Amat Escalante
2014Jonás Cuarón
2015Gabriel Ripstein
2016Demián Bichir
2017Daniel Giménez Cacho
2018Cecilia Suárez
2019Marina de Tavira