Luis Prieto (director)
Luis Prieto | |
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 Prieto in 2007 | |
| Born | 10 July 1970 Madrid, Spain |
| Occupation | |
| Education | CalArts |
| Period | 1994–present |
| Genre | |
| Notable works | Ho voglia di te[1] "Bamboleho" |
| Website | |
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Luis Prieto (born 10 July 1970) is a Spanish-born film director and screenwriter.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Prieto was born in Madrid, Spain. He studied economics and photography in Spain and film at the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles where he graduated in 1994 with honors from the School of Film and Video.
Career
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]From 1994 and 1999 Prieto lived in Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles where he worked as an editor on short films, commercials and documentaries—including the 1994 Student Academy Award Nominee The Night Voice.
In 2001, Prieto directed the short film Bamboleho, which won over 45 international awards, including Best Short Film at the first edition of Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Festival[2] [3] and a Special Jury Mention at the 2001 Venice Film Festival.
Condon Express, Prieto's feature film directorial debut, was filmed in 2004 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Other projects
[edit | edit source]In 1999, Prieto worked as a video artist for musician Peter Gabriel in Real World Studios, Box, England.
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Films
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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| 2001 | Bamboleho | Yes | Yes | No | Also editor |
| 2003 | Mariposas de Fuego | Yes | Yes | Executive | |
| 2005 | Condon Express | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2007 | Ho voglia di te | Yes | No | No | |
| 2009 | Meno male che ci sei | Yes | No | No | |
| 2012 | Pusher | Yes | No | No | |
| 2017 | Kidnap | Yes | No | No | |
| 2022 | Shattered | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2024 | Last Stop: Rocafort St. | Yes | [4] |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Z Nation | Director (episodes "Philly Feast", "Home Sweet Zombie") |
| 2016 | StartUp | Director (episodes "Proof of Concept", "Angel Investor", "Bootstrapped", "Valuation") |
| 2016 | Code Black | Director (episode 4 season 2) |
| 2018 | Snatch | Director (episodes "Haymaker", "Good Work for Good Money", "Close Quarters", "Job Done") |
| 2020 | White Lines | Director (episodes 3, 4 & 5) |
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Interviews
[edit | edit source]External links
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