Luis Mandoki (born August 17, 1954) is a Mexican

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working in Mexico and

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. Luis Mandoki studied

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in Mexico and at the

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, the London College of Printing, and the

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. While attending this last institution he directed his first short film ''Silent Music'' which won an award at the International Amateur Film Festival of Cannes Film Festival in 1976. Back in Mexico he directed short films and documentaries for the Instituto Nacional Indigenista (the National Institute for the Indigenous), Conacine (National Commission of Film) and the Centro de Produccion de Cortometraje (Center for the Production of Short Films). In 1980 he received an Ariel Award of the

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for his short film ''El secreto''. Four years later, his film ''Motel'' was selected to represent Mexico in film festivals around the globe. At the age of 30 he developed, wrote, produced and directed '' Gaby: A True Story'', a movie about the struggles of disability activist Gaby Brimer. This film was nominated for both the Academy and

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s. For the next 15 years he filmed only in English until the critically acclaimed ''

Voces inocentes ''Voces Inocentes'' (English title: ''Innocent Voices'') is a 2004 war film directed by Luis Mandoki. The plot is set during the Salvadoran Civil War, and is based on writer Óscar Torres's childhood. The film serves as a general commentary on t ...

'' of 2004. This film gave him a ''Best Director'' nomination for the

Ariel Award in 2005 The XLVII Award of the Premio Ariel (2005) of the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas took place on March 29 of 2005 at the Palacio de Bellas Artes. The Premio Ariel for the best movie was awarded to ''Temporada de patos''. List ...

. The film also received three awards and was nominated for ''Best Film''. The film was selected to represent Mexico for the

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and had a box-office output of 49.4 million

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(roughly 4.5 million U.S. dollars) and was seen by 1.5 million people. Luis Mandoki currently resides in Mexico City with his wife, Olivia, and three children Camille, Daniel and Michelle.

Films

* ''Mundo mágico'' (1980) * ''Campeche, un estado de ánimo'' (1980) * ''El secreto'' (1980) * ''Papaloapan'' (1982) * '' Motel'' (1984) * '' Gaby: A True Story'' (1987) * ''The Edge'' (TV, 1989) * '' White Palace'' (1990) * '' Born Yesterday'' (1993) * '' When a Man Loves a Woman'' (1994) * '' Message in a Bottle'' (1999) * '' Angel Eyes'' (2001) * '' Trapped'' (2002) * ''

'' (2004) * ''

¿Quién es el señor López? ''¿Quién es el señor López?'' (Spanish for "Who is Mr. Lopez?") is a 2006 film made by film director Luis Mandoki. It is a political non-fiction film about the 2006 and 2012 Mexican presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador and ...

'' (2006) (TV) * ''Fraude: México 2006'' (2007) * ''

La vida precoz y breve de Sabina Rivas ''La vida precoz y breve de Sabina Rivas'' () is a 2012 Mexican drama film directed by Luis Mandoki. The film received eleven nominations at the 55th Ariel Awards including Best Director for Mandoki. Plot Young Honduran teenagers, Sabina and Jova ...

'' (2012) * ''

Presencias ''Presencias'' () is a 2022 Mexican horror thriller film directed by Luis Mandoki and written by Olivia Bond. Starring Alberto Ammann and Yalitza Aparicio. It premiered in the United States, Mexico, and Spanish-speaking territories on September 7, ...

'' (2021)

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mandoki, Luis 1954 births Living people Mexican expatriates in England Mexican expatriates in the United States Film directors from Mexico City Mexican people of Hungarian descent Alumni of the London Film School