A Monster with a Thousand Heads is a 2015 Mexican thriller film, directed and produced by Rodrigo Plá and written by Laura Santullo. The film stars Jana Raluy, as a wife desperate to beat the bureaucracy, when her insurance company refuses to approve the care her husband needs to survive.
The Ariel Award for Best Director is an award presented by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas (AMACC) in Mexico. It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working in the Mexican film industry. In 1947, the 1st and 2nd Ariel Awards were held, with Roberto Gavaldón and Emilio "El Indio" Fernández winning for the films La Barraca and Enamorada, respectively. With the exception of the years 1959 to 1971, when the Ariel Awards were suspended, the award has been given annually. Nominees and winners are determined by a committee formed every year consisting of academy members, previous winners and individuals with at least two Ariel nominations; the committee members submit their votes through the official AMACC website.
Arturo Ripstein has received the award twice for Cadena Perpetua (1979) and El Imperio de la Fortuna (1987).
Felipe Cazals won three times, for El Año de la Peste (1980), Bajo la metralla (1984) and Las Vueltas del Citrillo (2006).
Carlos Carrera has won four times, and is tied with Emilio "El Indio" Fernández for the most wins in the category.