Luis Ortega

Luis Ortega

Directing
1980-07-12
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Biography

Luis Ortega was born in Buenos Aires in 1980. In 1999, at the age of nineteen, he directed his first feature film, Caja Negra, which received multiple international awards and launched him as one of the most promising and innovative filmmakers in Argentina. Since then, he developed a filmography with a strong signature, becoming one of the most daring and attractive voices in the independent Latin American scene, including Monobloc, Dromómanos and Lulú. In 2015, he wrote and directed Historia De Un Clan, a widely popular and critically acclaimed eleven-episode series. In 2016, he also directed the first two episodes of the successful series El Marginal.

Known For & Full Filmography2 Titles

#1The Dirty Saints

Movie - 2011, 2h 15m as Cielo

5.2 / 10

Luis Ortega's apocalyptic third feature follows a group of five survivors as they embark on a journey that will force them to face their fears, dreams and longings in their quest for salvation across the Fijman River.

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#2Nocturnos

Movie - 2011, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
Drama

Follows a man as he silently goes through the desperation of a break-up. He aimlessly wanders the streets, meeting the night people of Buenos Aires; loners, thieves, fugitives, homeless, suicides, lovers and the ghost of the lost lover.

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