Luis Llosa

Luis Llosa Urquidi (born 1951) is a Peruvian film director. He is best known for Sniper, The Specialist, and Anaconda.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Llosa and the second or maternal family name is Urquidi.
Luis Llosa
Born1951 (age 68–69)
Lima, Peru
NationalityPeruvian
OccupationFilm director and producer
Known forAnaconda

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 best-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 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 a cousin of Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa,[8] and his niece is film director Claudia Llosa.[9]

Filmography
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References
  1. Kellner, Elena (1993-01-28). "ENTERTAINMENT: Singer Guerra Back in Groove After Surgery". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  2. Middents, Jeffrey (2009). "Roger Corman Dis/covers Peru". In Ruétalo, Victoria; Tierney, Dolores (eds.). Latsploitation, Latin America, and Exploitation Cinema. Routledge. pp. 55–69. ISBN 9781135848774.
  3. "1997 Archive". Razzies.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  4. "Anaconda". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  5. Tobias, Scott (2011-11-10). "Anaconda". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  6. Chauvin, Lucien (2001-03-21). "Llosa fast becoming Peruvian go-to guy". Variety. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  7. Estrada, Javier (2006-03-03). "La dictadura de Trujillo se metía hasta en las alcobas". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  8. "Llosas in town to feast on the 'Goat'". Variety. 2006-02-11. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  9. "Foreign pics play Oscar-nom bingo". Variety. 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2014-02-13.


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