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'{{short description|Venezuelan film director and screenwriter}} {{Infobox person | name = Sebastian Gutiérrez | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1969|09|10}} | birth_place = [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]] | other_names = | occupation = [[Film director]], [[screenwriter]], [[film producer]] | years_active = 1998–present | spouse = | domestic_partner = [[Carla Gugino]] (1996–present) | website = | awards = }} '''Sebastian Gutiérrez''' (born September 10, 1974) is a Venezuelan [[film director]], [[screenwriter]] and [[film producer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/196188/Sebastian-Gutierrez|work=The New York Times|title=The New York Times}}</ref> He wrote the screenplays to the films ''[[Gothika]]'', ''[[Snakes on a Plane]]'', ''[[The Eye (2008 film)|The Eye]]'' and ''[[The Big Bounce (2004 film)|The Big Bounce]]'', and wrote and directed two independent ensemble comedies, ''[[Women in Trouble]]'' and ''[[Elektra Luxx]]''. In addition, he created the Cinemax series ''[[Jett (TV series)|Jett]]'' and wrote, directed as well as executive produced all of its episodes. Gutiérrez has also won the Critics' Award at the ''[[Festival du Film Policier de Cognac]]'' for his directorial debut ''[[Judas Kiss (1998 film)|Judas Kiss]]''. ==Career== Gutiérrez wrote and directed one of the first motion pictures made expressly for internet distribution, the ensemble crime comedy ''[[Girl Walks into a Bar]]'', starring [[Carla Gugino]], [[Rosario Dawson]], [[Robert Forster]], [[Danny DeVito]], [[Josh Hartnett]] and [[Alexis Bledel]], among others. Gutiérrez cowrote a song for the film, "Only Bad Can Come", with composer [[Grant Lee Phillips]]. As a screenwriter, he has written ''[[Gothika]]'', ''[[Snakes on a Plane]]'', ''[[The Eye (2008 film)|The Eye]]'', ''[[The Big Bounce (2004 film)|The Big Bounce]]'' and ''[[Hotel Noir]]''. He has written and directed two independent female-driven ensemble comedies, ''[[Women in Trouble]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117939977.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&nid=2562|author=Joe Leydon|title=Women in Trouble|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2009-03-30|accessdate=2009-05-20}}</ref> and ''[[Elektra Luxx]]'', revolving around a group of Los Angeles women. The two movies are part of a trilogy with the third movie already announced, ''Women In Ecstasy''. Carla Gugino stars as the namesake character Elektra Luxx, a recently retired porn star trying to figure out how to lead a "normal" life, along with [[Connie Britton]], [[Julianne Moore]], [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]], [[Josh Brolin]], [[Simon Baker]], [[Emmanuelle Chriqui]] and [[Adrianne Palicki]]. He is also the creator of the [[Cinemax]] [[crime drama]] TV series ''[[Jett (TV series)|Jett]]'', as well as the writer, director and executive producer of all of its episodes, which debuted in 2019 and stars [[Carla Gugino]] as the title character, a skilled ex-professional thief named Daisy "Jett" Kowalski. ==Recurring actors== Gutiérrez usually works with a revolving company of actors which include: * [[Carla Gugino]], who plays the lead in many of Gutierrez's films (''[[Judas Kiss (1998 film)|Judas Kiss]]'', ''[[She Creature]]'', ''[[Women in Trouble]]'', ''[[Elektra Luxx]]'', ''[[Girl Walks into a Bar]]'', ''[[Hotel Noir]]'') * [[Robert Forster]] plays roles in ''[[Rise: Blood Hunter]]'', ''Girl Walks into a Bar'', ''Hotel Noir'' * [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]] has roles in ''Women in Trouble'', ''Elektra Luxx'' * [[Simon Baker]] stars in ''Judas Kiss'', ''Women in Trouble'' * [[Danny DeVito]] stars in ''Girl Walks into a Bar'', ''Hotel Noir'' * [[Gil Bellows]] plays roles in ''Judas Kiss'', ''She Creature'', ''[[Girl Walks into a Bar]]'' * [[Emmanuelle Chriqui]] stars in ''Women in Trouble'', ''Elektra Luxx'', ''Girl Walks into a Bar'' * [[Rosario Dawson]] stars in ''Girl Walks into a Bar'', ''Hotel Noir'' * [[Rufus Sewell]] stars in ''She Creature'', ''[[Hotel Noir]]'' ==Personal life== As of 1996, Gutiérrez has been dating his collaborator, actress [[Carla Gugino]].<ref name=People>Bartolomeo, Joey (February 11, 2009). [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20258501,00.html "Carla Gugino: The Most Beautiful People Laugh, Love and Have Great Sex"]. ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''.</ref><ref>Salto, Stephen (March 10, 2011). [http://www.ifc.com/fix/2011/03/carla-gugino-and-sebastian-gut "Carla Gugino and Sebastian Gutierrez’s Life of 'Luxx'-ury"]. [[IFC (U.S. TV network)|IFC]].</ref><ref>Kirby, Brandon (September 28, 2012). [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/carla-gugino-kevin-connolly-hotel-noir-375018 "Carla Gugino, Kevin Connolly Attend Private Screening for 'Hotel Noir'"]. ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''.</ref> Gugino stated in 2009 that they had no plans to marry, commenting, "[[Marriage]] isn't important for us. We like being boyfriend and girlfriend; there's something sexy and fun about that. We're very much about, 'There’s nothing holding us here other than our desire to be together.'"<ref name=People/> ==Filmography== ===As a director=== * ''[[Elizabeth Harvest]]'' (2018) * ''[[Hotel Noir]]'' (2012) * ''[[Girl Walks into a Bar]]'' (2011) * ''[[Elektra Luxx]]'' (2010) * ''Master of None'' (2009) * ''[[Women in Trouble]]'' (2009) * ''[[Rise: Blood Hunter]]'' (2007) * ''[[She Creature]]'' (2001) * ''[[Judas Kiss (1998 film)|Judas Kiss]]'' (1998) ===As a screenwriter=== * ''[[Elizabeth Harvest]]'' (2018) * ''[[Hotel Noir]]'' (2012) * ''[[Girl Walks into a Bar]]'' (2011) * ''Tell-Tale'' (2010) * ''[[Elektra Luxx]]'' (2010) * ''Master of None'' (2009) * ''[[Women in Trouble]]'' (2009) * ''[[The Eye (2008 film)|The Eye]]'' (2008) * ''[[Rise: Blood Hunter]]'' (2007) * ''[[Snakes on a Plane]]'' (2006) * ''[[Karen Sisco]]'' (2004&nbsp;– 1 episode) * ''[[The Big Bounce (2004 film)|The Big Bounce]]'' (2004) * ''[[Gothika]]'' (2003) * ''[[She Creature]]'' (2001) * ''[[Judas Kiss (1998 film)|Judas Kiss]]'' (1998) ===As a producer=== * ''[[3 Days in Havana]]'' (2013) * ''[[Hotel Noir]]'' (2012) * ''[[Girl Walks into a Bar]]'' (2010) * ''[[Elektra Luxx]]'' (2010) * ''Master of None'' (2009) * ''[[Women in Trouble]]'' (2009) ===As an actor=== * ''[[Wedding Bell Blues (film)|Wedding Bell Blues]]'' (1996) as Gustavo * ''Toughguy'' (1995) as Eric Espinoza * ''The Upstairs Neighbor'' (1994) as Eric ==Awards and nominations== * Won – 1999 Critics Award for ''[[Judas Kiss (1998 film)|Judas Kiss]]'' // [[Cognac Festival du Film Policier]], France * Nominated – 1999 Grand Prix for ''[[Judas Kiss (1998 film)|Judas Kiss]]'' // Paris Film Festival, France ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|0349406}} *{{amg name|196188}} {{Sebastian Gutierrez}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gutierrez, Sebastian}} [[Category:1974 births]] [[Category:People from Caracas]] [[Category:Venezuelan expatriates in the United States]] [[Category:Venezuelan film directors]] [[Category:Venezuelan screenwriters]] [[Category:Living people]]'