Adán Jodorowsky or Adanowsky (born 29 October 1979) is a French-Mexican musician, director and actor.
Biography
Jodorowsky is the son of the Chilean-born French filmmaker
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (; born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean and French Experimental film, avant-garde filmmaker. Known for his films ''El Topo'' (1970), ''The Holy Mountain (1973 film), The Holy Mountain'' (1973) and ''Santa Sangre'' ...
and Mexican actress Valérie Trumblay, brother to
Brontis Jodorowsky
Brontis Jodorowsky (born 27 October 1962) is a Mexican-French actor and theatre director.
Personal life
Brontis Jodorowsky was born on October 27, 1962 in Mexico. He is the son of Chilean-French writer, director, and actor Alejandro Jodorowsky ...
and
Axel Jodorowsky and the uncle of
Alma Jodorowsky
Alma Jodorowsky (born 26 September 1991) is a French actress, singer, and fashion model.
Early life
Alma Jodorowsky was born on September 26, 1991 in Paris. Her father Brontis Jodorowsky is the son of Chilean-French filmmaker Alejandro Jodorows ...
.
He has appeared in seven films to date. As an actor, he won the
Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
The Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor is one of the annual awards given by the American professional organization the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The Saturn Awards are the oldest film-specialized awards ...
in 1989 for his role as young Fénix in ''
Santa Sangre
''Santa Sangre'' () is a 1989 surrealist psychological horror film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky and written by Jodorowsky along with Claudio Argento and Roberto Leoni. It stars Axel Jodorowsky, Adán Jodorowsky, Teo Jodorowsky, Blanca G ...
'', one of his father's more renowned films.
On 30 October 2006 he released his first solo album, ''Étoile Éternelle'', as "Adanowsky", and his first single, "L'idole" (meaning "the idol") which was also released in Spanish as "El Ídolo"; the song is about a
waiter
Waiting staff (British English, BrE), waiters () / waitresses (), or servers (AmE) are those who work at a restaurant, a diner, or a Bar (establishment), bar and sometimes in private homes, attending to customers by supplying them with food an ...
who wants all the attention and dreams of becoming famous and an idol.
In 2007 he featured as an actor in the Julie Delpy's movie ''
2 Days In Paris
''2 Days in Paris'' is a 2007 romantic comedy-drama film written, co-produced, edited, scored and directed by Julie Delpy, and stars Delpy, Adam Goldberg and Daniel Brühl. It was followed by the 2012 sequel '' 2 Days in New York''.
Premise
Mar ...
''. In 2008, he released his second album, ''El Ídolo'' and had a big success in many countries.
In 2011 he released his third solo album ''Amador'' and won the UFI award for "Best International Artist Of The Year" and "Best Live Show". Then he met
Devendra Banhart
Devendra Obi Banhart (born May 30, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist. Banhart was born in Texas and raised in Venezuela and California. In 2000, he dropped out of the San Francisco Art Institute to pursue a musical career. ...
, and together, they recorded the song "You are the one" and "Dime Cuándo". He also helped on
Alizée
Alizée Lyonnet ( Jacotey; born 21 August 1984), known professionally as Alizée, is a French pop singer. She is one of the best-selling French female artists of the 21st century, and the singer with the most exports out of France. Her best-k ...
's new album, writing a song for her called "La Cándida".

He has composed works such as ''Echek'' (2000) and ''Teou'' (2001), "
The Dance of Reality
''The Dance of Reality'' () is a 2013 Chilean- French semi-autobiographical musical fantasy drama film written, produced, and directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, starring Brontis Jodorowsky, Pamela Flores, and Jeremias Herskovits. It is Alejandro ...
" as well as directing ''Echek'', ''Un Sol Con Corazón'' and ''El Ídolo'', ''Dancing To The Radio'', and the movie ''The Voice Thief'' starring himself and Cristóbal Jodorowsky as well as
Asia Argento
Asia Argento (; born Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento; 20 September 1975) is an Italian actress and filmmaker. The daughter of filmmaker Dario Argento, she has had roles in several of her father's features and achieved mainstream success with ...
as the lead actress.
In 2012 he produced the first solo (golden) album of León Larregui (lead singer of Mexican band "
Zoé").
In 2013 Adán appeared in his father's film ''
The Dance of Reality
''The Dance of Reality'' () is a 2013 Chilean- French semi-autobiographical musical fantasy drama film written, produced, and directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, starring Brontis Jodorowsky, Pamela Flores, and Jeremias Herskovits. It is Alejandro ...
'' and composed its
soundtrack
A soundtrack is a recorded audio signal accompanying and synchronised to the images of a book, drama, motion picture, radio program, television show, television program, or video game; colloquially, a commercially released soundtrack album of m ...
.
In 2014 he produced and released the Album ''Ada''.
He won five prizes for his movie ''The Voice Thief'' as Best Director and Best Movie. Also in 2014
Diane Pernet
Diane Pernet is a Paris-based American-born international fashion blogger and critic and founder of the international ASVOFF (A Shaded View on Fashion Film) festival.
Education and early career
Pernet was born in Washington, D.C., on October 8, ...
selected this movie to compete at the
ASVOFF festival, the first annual festival in the world about fashion films.
In 2015 Adán Jodorowsky directed a video for his song "Would You Be Mine" with the porn actress Stoya. He is now acting the main character (young Alejandro Jodorowsky) in his father's movie ''
Poesía sin fin
''Endless Poetry'' () is a 2016 French-Chilean surrealist psychological autobiographical drama film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky. It is a sequel and the second part of Jodorowsky's film autobiography, which began with ''The Dance of Reality'' ...
'', which is the second part of ''La Danza De La Realidad''.
Filmography
Discography
Singles
* ''L'idole'' (Also released as ''El Idolo'' in
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
)
* ''Estoy Mal''
* ''No''
* ''Me Siento Solo''
* ''Dancing to the Radio''
* ''Would you be mine''
External links
* (archived)
*
Super 45's interview with Adanowsky in SpanishAdanowsky Fans ClubVídeo for the song ''Estoy Mal''
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1979 births
Living people
French male film actors
French people of Mexican descent
French people of Russian-Jewish descent
Latin Grammy Award winners
Mexican people of French descent
Mexican people of Russian descent
Mexican people of Russian-Jewish descent