Of French and Spanish origin, Anais Huerta completed two Masters Degrees in Political Science in France and Canada. In 2006 she created Amaina Films in Mexico City with producer and cinematographer Raul Cuesta. Amaina Films produces short and long documentaries, as independent projects or for NGOs and media companies, and teaches at the Institute of Cinema Studies (CUEC) of the University of Mexico (UNAM) and gives documentary workshops in Mexico and abroad. Anais works in Spain, Mexico, France, Bolivia, Canada, India and Haiti. In 2009 she directed Rehje (Mexican Film Institute), an award winning long documentary about the life of an indigenous woman in Mexico. Rehje has won six international awards and has been selected in more than 70 film festivals from across de world.