Luis Estrada
Luis Antonio Estrada Rodríguez (born 17 January 1962) is a Mexican film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for his films that openly criticize the Mexican political system and the controversial issues that revolve around it. He has been nominated for 10 Ariel Awards winning four of them, including two Best Director awards for Herod's Law (1999) and El Infierno (2010).
Luis Estrada
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- Name
- Luis Estrada
- Birth Name
- Luis Antonio Estrada Rodríguez
- Born
- 17 January 1962
- Birthplace
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Education
- School of Philosophy and Letters Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos
- Occupation
- * Film director
- Nationality
- Mexico
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Luis Antonio Estrada Rodríguez (born 17 January 1962) is a Mexican film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for his films that openly criticize the Mexican political system and the controversial issues that revolve around it. He has been nominated for 10 Ariel Awards winning four of them, including two Best Director awards for Herod's Law (1999) and El Infierno (2010).
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• Name — Luis Estrada • Birth Name — Luis Antonio Estrada Rodríguez • Born — 17 January 1962 • Birthplace — Mexico City, Mexico • Education — School of Philosophy and Letters Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos • Occupation — * Film director • Film producer • Screenwriter • Years Active — 1981–present • Relatives — * José Estrada (father)
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Notes • 1989 — La hora marcada — Episode "El Motel" • 2025 — Las Muertas (The Dead Girls) — Six episodes
Other roles
Other roles
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1981 — La Pachanga — Second assistant director • 1981 — Ángel del barrio — Assistant director • 1983 — San ciudadano martir — Actor — Short film • Cuarteto para el fin del mundo — Sound • 1984 — Nocaut — Assistant director • 1985 — Historias violentas — Production assistant
Film
Film
• Year — Title — Director — Producer — Writer — Editor • 1988 — Camino largo a Tijuana • 1991 — Bandidos • 1994 — Ámbar • 1999 — Herod's Law • 2006 — Un mundo maravilloso • 2010 — Hell • 2014 — The Perfect Dictatorship • 2023 — ¡Que viva México!
Short film
Short film
• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Editor • 1981 — Recuerdo de Xochimilco • 1982 — Andante spianato • 1983 — Laberinto cotidiano • 1984 — La divina Lola
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