Portrait of David Alvarado

Directing

David Alvarado

Career

Active from 1974 to 2026, with a break from 1975 to 2013, busiest in 2020 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for NOVA
NOVA
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Alvarado Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.3, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.0, average 3.6
  • Adrenaline
    2.7, average 4.8
  • Tension
    4.3, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

12
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

9 titles
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez (2026)

Director, Writer

Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s
Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s (2025)

Producer, Cinematography

Secrets in Your Data
Secrets in Your Data (2024)

Director

Matter of Mind: My Parkinson's
Matter of Mind: My Parkinson's (2024)

Producer, Cinematography

Matter of Mind: My ALS
Matter of Mind: My ALS (2023)

Cinematography, Producer

We Are As Gods
We Are As Gods (2022)

Director, Producer

The Gust
The Gust (2020)

Director of Photography, Editor

Red Heaven
Red Heaven (2020)

Director of Photography

Blood Sugar Rising
Blood Sugar Rising (2020)

Director, Writer

2010s

3 titles · average score 65
Bill Nye: Science Guy
Bill Nye: Science Guy (2017)
GoodWatch score 77

Producer, Director of Photography

True Conviction
True Conviction (2017)

Producer, Director of Photography

The Immortalists
The Immortalists (2014)
GoodWatch score 54

Director