Luis Llosa
| Luis Llosa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Lima, Peru |
| Nationality | Peruvian |
| Occupation | Film director and producer |
| Known for | Anaconda |
Luis Llosa (born 1951) is a Peruvian film director. He is best known for Sniper, The Specialist, and Anaconda.
Career
Luis Llosa was originally a film critic.[1] He is known for his early Peruvian work, English-language exploitation films made for producer Roger Corman, and bigger-budget American films.[2] His most well-known film, Anaconda, stars Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, and Eric Stoltz. Anaconda was nominated for multiple Razzie Awards, including worst director,[3] but it grossed $136 million worldwide[4] and became a cult film.[5]
He founded Iguana Productions, which produces Peruvian films and telenovelas such as Escándalo, Torbellino and Latin Lover.[6]
Personal life
Llosa was born in 1951 in Lima, Peru.[7] He is the cousin of the Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa,[8] and his niece is film director Claudia Llosa.[9]
Filmography
- Hour of the Assassin (1987)
- Crime Zone (1989)
- Sniper (1993)
- Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon (1993)
- Fire on the Amazon (1993)
- The Specialist (1994)
- Anaconda (1997)
- The Feast of the Goat (2005)
References
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External links
- Luis Llosa at the Internet Movie Database
- Iguana Producciones (Spanish)
- Iguana Producciones (Peru) at the Internet Movie Database
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