
Luis Ortega
Directing
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Luis Ortega
Filmography
Acting (3)
Production & Directing (36)
2025
Always NightDirector
2025
Always NightProducer
2025
Always NightEditor
2025
Always NightWriter
2024
Kill the JockeyDirector
6.7
2024
Kill the JockeyProducer
6.7
2024
Kill the JockeyWriter
6.7
2020
SaloméDirector
2020
SaloméWriter
2019
AtenasThanks
6.7
2019
Lluvia de jaulasThanks
6.1
2018
El AngelDirector
7.4
2018
El AngelScreenplay
7.4
2016
LulúDirector
7.0
2016
LulúWriter
7.0
2013
DromómanosDirector
7.5
2013
DromómanosScreenplay
7.5
2013
DromómanosDirector of Photography
7.5
2013
DromómanosCamera Operator
7.5
2013
Ludmila en CubaWriter
2013
Ludmila en CubaDirector
2011
Damn SummerDirector
5.2
2011
Damn SummerWriter
5.2
2011
The Dirty SaintsDirector
5.2
2011
The Dirty SaintsWriter
5.2
2005
MonoblocDirector
5.4
2005
MonoblocWriter
5.4
2005
MonoblocPost Producer
5.4
2002
Black BoxDirector
5.6
2002
Black BoxWriter
5.6
2002
Black BoxCamera Operator
5.6
2002
Black BoxDirector of Photography
5.6
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Time Fate LoveProducer
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MagnetizedDirector
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MagnetizedWriter
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MagnetizedCo-Producer







