Nationality Peruvian Role Film director | Name Luis Llosa Uncles Jorge Llosa Ureta | |
Occupation Film director and producer Parents Luis Llosa Ureta, Olga Urquidi Yanez Grandparents Carlos Urquidi, Carmen Yanez Movies Anaconda, The Specialist, Sniper, The Feast of the Goat, Fire on the Amazon Similar People Jon Voight, Rod Steiger, Jonathan Hyde, Eric Stoltz, Jim Cash | ||
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Luis Llosa (born 1951) is a Peruvian film director. He is best known for Sniper, The Specialist, and Anaconda.
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- Intervista a tomas milian e a luis llosa per la fiesta del chivo
- Luis Llosa
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Luis Llosa
Career
Luis Llosa was originally a film critic. He is known for his early Peruvian work, English-language exploitation films made for producer Roger Corman, and bigger-budget American films. 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, but it grossed $136 million worldwide and became a cult film.
He founded Iguana Productions, which produces Peruvian films and telenovelas such as Escándalo, Torbellino and Latin Lover.
Personal life
Llosa was born in 1951 in Lima, Peru. He is the cousin of the Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa, and his niece is film director Claudia Llosa.
Filmography
