Luis Estrada (director)

Luis Estrada
Born	Luis Estrada Rodríguez (1962-01-17) 17 January 1962 Mexico City, Mexico
Citizenship	Mexican
Alma mater	School of Philosophy and Letters Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos
Occupations	Film director Film producer Screenwriter
Years active	1981–present
Relatives	José Estrada (father)

Luis Estrada Rodríguez (born January 17, 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).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Editor
1988	Camino largo a Tijuana	Yes	No	Yes	No
1990	El motel de la muerte	Yes	Yes	No	No
1991	Bandidos	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1994	Ámbar	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1999	Herod's Law	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2006	Un mundo maravilloso	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2010	Hell	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2014	The Perfect Dictatorship	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2023	¡Que viva México!	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Short Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Editor
1981	Recuerdo de Xochimilco	Yes	No	Yes
1982	Andante spianato	Yes	Yes	Yes
1983	Laberinto cotidiano	No	No	Yes
1984	La divina Lola	Yes	Yes	Yes

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
1989	La hora marcada	Yes	Yes	Episode "El Motel"
1990	El Motel de La Muerte	Yes	Yes	TV Movie

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

External links

• Luis Estrada at IMDb
• LUIS ESTRADA - SensaCine
• Biografia - UNAM