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Luis Ortega | |
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 Ortega in 2024 | |
| Born | 12 July 1980 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
| Children | 1[1] |
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Luis Ortega (Buenos Aires; July 12, 1980) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter. He grew up in the province of Tucumán and returned to his hometown at the age of 16. At 19, he filmed his debut feature, Black Box. This was followed by titles such as Lulu, Historia de un Clan, El Ángel, and El Jockey. He is currently developing his next film, Magnetizado. His film El Ángel (2018) was selected for the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section, and El Jockey (2024) competed in the International Competition of the Venice International Film Festival.
Career
After a series of very low-budget independent films, he wrote and directed the impactful series Historia de Un Clan, where he left a mark with strong lyrical and erotic undertones. He also composed the musical theme for the series, Fantasma Ejemplar, performed by Daniel Melingo.
In 2017, he filmed El Ángel, which became one of the highest-grossing films in the history of Argentine cinema, with 1,400,000 tickets sold. It was selected by the Cannes Film Festival for the Un Certain Regard section of its 71st edition. It was also chosen to represent Argentina at the Oscars in the category of Best Foreign Language Film.
In 2020, he directed two episodes of the series Narcos: Mexico for Netflix.
In 2024, he premiered his film El Jockey in the Official Competition at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, and it was also selected to represent Argentina by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars) in the category of Best International Feature Film.
Filmography
- Black Box (2002)
- Monobloc (2005)
- Lulu (2014)
- El ángel (2018)
- Kill the Jockey (2024)
References
- ^ "Luis Ortega fue papá y eligió el nombre de su hijo cuatro días después de haber nacido: ¿cómo se llama?" [Luis Ortega became a father and chose his son's name four days after he was born: what is his name?]. Infobae (in Spanish). 15 April 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
External links
- Luis Ortega at Cinenacional.com (in Spanish) (archive)
- Luis Ortega at IMDb
