Josué Méndez
Josué Méndez (born September 18, 1976, in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian film director including Days of Santiago (2004), Gods (2008) and The Monroy Affaire (2022). Days of Santiago is about a cab driver in Lima, Peru. It was Peru's official nomination into the 2006 Academy Awards.
Also recorded as Josue Mendez · Josué Antonio Méndez Bisbal
Josué Méndez
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- Born
- 1976 · Lima.
- Nationality
- Peru
- Occupation
- film director · screenwriter
- Education
- Markham College · Yale University
- Known for
- Days of Santiago
- Languages
- Spanish
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Josué Méndez studied at Markham College and Yale University. The recorded working language is Spanish. Works named in the authority record are Days of Santiago. Work by Josué Méndez is recorded in the collections of Harvard Film Archive.
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Josué Méndez, an artist, director, screenwriter and film producer, was born on 18 November 1976 in Lima. The birth is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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- 1.Josué Méndez - Director.
- 2.La película más vista en Perú disecciona a su clase pudiente.
- 3.Director peruano gana beca de la Fundación Cannes.
- 4.El hombre del subsuelo (o la maldición de la libertad).
- 5."El Túnel": Tondero prepara serie basada en la toma de la casa del embajador de Japón.
- 6.Productora de Almodóvar coproducirá película sobre la toma de la Embajada de Japón en Perú.
- 7.El Festival De Málaga anunció el estreno de la película peruana “El Caso Monroy”, dirigida por Josué Méndez, como parte de su sección oficial.
- 8.Película peruana El caso Monroy se estrenará el 5 de octubre a nivel nacional.
- 9.Josué Méndez dirigirá el documental sobre Susana Baca.
- 10.Josué Méndez: “Mi trabajo es transmitir ideas y emociones”.
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