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.
Directed 14
2020s
- 2025
Always Night
Director
- 2024
- 2020
Salomé
Director
2010s
- 2018
- 2016
Lulú
Director
- 2015
- 2013
Dromómanos
Director
Ludmila en Cuba
Director
- 2011
Damn Summer
Director
The Dirty Saints
Director
2000s
- 2005
Monobloc
Director
- 2002
Black Box
Director
No release date
Magnetized
Director
Wrote 13
2020s
- 2025
Always Night
Writer
- 2024
- 2020
Salomé
Writer
2010s
- 2018
- 2016
Lulú
Writer
- 2015
- 2013
Dromómanos
Screenplay
Ludmila en Cuba
Writer
- 2011
Damn Summer
Writer
The Dirty Saints
Writer
2000s
- 2005
Monobloc
Writer
- 2002
Black Box
Writer
No release date
Magnetized
Writer
Produced 4
2020s
- 2025
Always Night
Producer
- 2024
2000s
- 2005
Monobloc
Post Producer
No release date
Magnetized
Co-Producer
Acted in 2
2010s
- 2011
Nocturnos
Movie
The Dirty Saints
Cielo
Camera 2
2010s
- 2013
Dromómanos
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
2000s
- 2002
Black Box
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
Edited 1
2020s
- 2025
Always Night
Editor
Created 1
2010s
- 2015
Thanked in the credits2
2010s
- 2019
Atenas
Thanks
Lluvia de jaulas
Thanks