Gregory James Nava (born April 10, 1949) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter.

Later, he came to the attention of Hollywood producers due to the success of El Norte, which garnered Nava and his wife Anna Thomas an Academy Award nomination for the screenplay.

According to Roger Ebert, "El Norte tells the story with astonishing visual beauty, with unashamed melodrama, with anger leavened by hope.

"[1] Collaborations with his wife Thomas include The Confessions of Amans, A Time of Destiny, My Family, and Frida (screenplay).

The film, based on true events, is a political thriller about a series of unsolved murders in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.