Born on 7 March 1951, Félix Alcalá is a popular television director. His first major break came in 1991 when he guest directed on an episode of ABC's short lived but popular drama Homefront. Since then he has guest directed on a vast number of series including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, ER and House M.D.. In 2006 he directed the much anticipated two hour third season premiere of Battlestar Galactica entitled Exodus.
Félix also co-produced the 2006 made for television movie Walkout, based upon the true story of Paula Crisostomo, a Mexican-American Student Activist who fights the anti-mexican bias in the american educational system. This feature was , coincidentally, directed by Battlestar's leading man Edward James Olmos