Luis Ortega (born 12 July 1980) is an Argentine screenwriter, film director and television director.

Biography

Ortega attended film school at the Universidad del Cine in Buenos Aires.

Career

He wrote the screenplay for his feature film ''

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'' when he was 19 years old. His cinema work has been well received by film critics. Diana Sanchez said, "With only two feature films... Luis Ortega is already considered one of Argentina's more impressive and original directorial voices. His first feature, ''Black Box'', stood apart from the social critiques that characterized the films of his Argentine contemporaries."Sanchez, Diana. Ibid. In 2015, he directed the successful television series ''

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'' related the history of Clan Puccio. In 2016, he directed the successful television series '' El marginal'', that was released in October 2016 by

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and in January 2018 by

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. In 2018, he directed the movie '' El ángel''.

Filmography

Director and writer * ''

'' (2002) * '' Monobloc'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2014) * '' El ángel'' (2018)

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