Premio Cuervo Tradicional

The Premio Cuervo Tradicional (English: Cuervo Traditional Award) 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,{{Cite web|url=https://moreliafilmfest.com/en/marina-de-tavira-premio-jose-cuervo-tradicional-ficm-17/|title=Marina de Tavira received the José Cuervo Tradicional Award at the FICM 17|last=Flores|first=Aranza|date=October 19, 2019|website=FICM|access-date=January 27, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://primeraplananoticias.mx/portal/archivos/481862|title=Reconocen trayectoria de Daniel Giménez Cacho con el premio José Cuervo Tradicional|date=2017-10-28|website=Primera Plana Noticias|language=es-ES|access-date=2020-01-27}}{{Cite web|url=https://moreliafilmfest.com/en/prensa/ganadores-en-el-15-ficm/|title=Ganadores 15o FICM|website=FICM|access-date=January 27, 2020}} and a monetary award of 120,000{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/festivals/oscar-nominated-marina-de-tavira-jose-cuervo-career-recognition-award-1203375054/|title=Oscar-Nominated Marina de Tavira to Receive Jose Cuervo Career Recognition Award|last=de la Fuente|first=Anna Marie|date=October 18, 2019|website=Variety|access-date=January 27, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeoutmexico.mx/ciudad-de-mexico/cine/premio-cuervo-tradicional-en-el-ficm|title=Premio Cuervo Tradicional en el FICM|last=Zárate|first=Nalleli I.|date=October 4, 2017|website=Time Out Mexico|access-date=January 27, 2020}} or 130,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.mimorelia.com/recibe-cecilia-suarez-el-premio-cuervo-tradicional-en-el-ficm/|title=Recibe Cecilia Suárez el premio Cuervo Tradicional en el FICM|date=2018-10-22|website=MiMorelia|language=es|access-date=2020-01-27}}{{Cite web|url=https://konexion.com.mx/ficm-2018-cecilia-suarez-obtiene-el-premio-jose-cuervo-tradicional/|title=Cecilia Suarez obtiene el Premio Jose Cuervo Tradicional|website=Konexión|date=22 October 2018 |access-date=January 27, 2020}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://moreliafilmfest.com/en/carlos-cuaron-recibe-premio-tequila-tradicional/|title=Carlos Cuarón receives Premio Tequila Cuervo|last=Sánchez|first=Clara|date=9 October 2009|website=Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia|accessdate=5 November 2019}}

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:

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!Year

!Recipient

2005

2006

2007

2008