Alejandro Landes Echavarría (born in 1980,

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, Brazil) is a Colombian-

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film director, producer, screenwriter, and journalist. He is mainly known for directing Spanish-language films such as '' Porfirio'', a Colombian drama that was based on a true story, and the documentary ''Cocalero'' about

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's successful presidential campaign in Bolivia.

Biography

Landes was born in

, Brazil to a Colombian mother and Ecuadorian father. Landes received a B.A. in Political Economy from Brown University in 2003. Prior to becoming a filmmaker, Landes worked as an assistant producer for ''Oppenheimer Presenta'', a weekly news broadcast show. He also wrote for the '' Miami Herald''. Alejandro's first film, ''Cocalero'', premiered at the

2007 Sundance Film Festival The 2007 Sundance Film Festival ran from January 18 until January 28, 2007, in Park City, Utah with screenings in Salt Lake City, Utah and Ogden, Utah. It was the 23-rd iteration of the Sundance Film Festival. The opening night film was '' Chic ...

. His second feature, ''Porfirio'', premiered in the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs at the

2011 Cannes Film Festival The 64th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2011. American actor Robert De Niro served as the president of the jury for the main competition and French filmmaker Michel Gondry headed the jury for the short film competition. South ...

. In 2015 the work on his home, which he named "Casa Bahia", in

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, Florida was finished. He contributed his own ideas to the building's architectural design.

Filmography

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'' (2019) * '' Porfirio'' (2011) * ''Cocalero'' (2007)

References

External links

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Cannes 2011 interview with Alejandro Landes
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