Luis Llosa

• Born — 1951 • Birthplace — Lima, Peru • Occupation — Film director and producer • Notable Works — Sniper The Specialist Anaconda

Luis Llosa was originally a film critic. He is known for his early Peruvian work, English-language exploitation films made for producer Roger Corman, and bigger-budget American films. His best-known film, Anaconda, stars Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, and Eric Stoltz. Anaconda was nominated for multiple Razzie Awards, including worst director, but grossed $136 million worldwide and became a cult film. He founded Iguana Productions, which produces Peruvian films and telenovelas such as Escándalo, Torbellino and Latin Lover.

Llosa was born in 1951 in Lima, Peru. He is a cousin of Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa, and his niece is film director Claudia Llosa.

• Year — Title — Director — Producer — Writer • 1987 — Hour of the Assassin • 1989 — Crime Zone • 1993 — Sniper • Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon • Fire on the Amazon • 1994 — The Specialist • 1997 — Anaconda • 2005 — The Feast of the Goat • 2020 — Dueños del Tiempo • 2024 — Tattoos in Memory