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Lex Ortega

Born February 25, 1980 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico (age 46)

Lex Ortega is a Mexican film director, sound designer, and producer known for his work in the horror genre. He directed Atroz (2015), a film noted for its brutal depiction of violence, which has been described as one of the most violent films in Mexican cinema. Ortega's expertise in sound design complements his directorial approach, enhancing the atmospheric tension in his films.

Known For

The Incident

The Incident · 2014

MovieThrillerScience Fiction

Two parallel stories about people trapped in illogical endless spaces: two brothers and a detective locked on an infinite staircase, and a family locked on an infinite road... for over 35 years.

Late Phases

Late Phases · 2014

MovieHorrorThriller

When deadly attacks from a nearby forest beset a secluded retirement community, it is up to a blind army veteran to discover what the residents are hiding.

Bye-Bye

Bye-Bye · 2023

In the eerie silence of a deserted subway station, Karla and her partner Hannah await a train late at night. Unsettling whispers soon emerge, revealing that they are not alone. Inspired by a chilling urban legend from around the world.

Bestia

MovieThrillerHorror

A man wakes up on a desolate lake; unbeknownst to him, a beast lurks within.

Atrocious

Atrocious · 2018

MovieHorrorThriller

After they're arrested, the horrific crimes of two serial killers are revealed via confiscated videotapes. These tapes contain brutal murders displaying pure human wickedness, the background, paraphilias and psyche of these murderers.

Forward

Forward · 2016

MovieHorrorThriller

Two assassins will face their most feared demons when fighting themselves right in the very gates of hell.

Barbarous Mexico

Barbarous Mexico · 2014

Barbarous Mexico

MovieHorrorFantasy

Eight tales based on the most brutally terrifying Mexican traditions and legends, an anthology of haunting stories woven into the fabric of the Mexican culture, some told through the centuries and some new, but all equally frightening. Bogeymen, trolls, ghosts, monsters, all brought to life. Time for Aztec sacrifices. This is the Day of the Dead.

Human Animals

Human Animals · 2020

MovieDramaThriller

The harmony of a seemingly idyllic neighborhood is disrupted when a dog attacks a young girl.

Filmography

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The Incident

The Incident · 2014

MovieThrillerScience Fiction

Two parallel stories about people trapped in illogical endless spaces: two brothers and a detective locked on an infinite staircase, and a family locked on an infinite road... for over 35 years.

Sound Designer

Late Phases

Late Phases · 2014

MovieHorrorThriller

When deadly attacks from a nearby forest beset a secluded retirement community, it is up to a blind army veteran to discover what the residents are hiding.

Associate Producer

Bye-Bye

Bye-Bye · 2023

In the eerie silence of a deserted subway station, Karla and her partner Hannah await a train late at night. Unsettling whispers soon emerge, revealing that they are not alone. Inspired by a chilling urban legend from around the world.

Sound Designer

Bestia

MovieThrillerHorror

A man wakes up on a desolate lake; unbeknownst to him, a beast lurks within.

Sound Editor

Atrocious

Atrocious · 2018

MovieHorrorThriller

After they're arrested, the horrific crimes of two serial killers are revealed via confiscated videotapes. These tapes contain brutal murders displaying pure human wickedness, the background, paraphilias and psyche of these murderers.

Director

Forward

Forward · 2016

MovieHorrorThriller

Two assassins will face their most feared demons when fighting themselves right in the very gates of hell.

Sound Designer

Barbarous Mexico

Barbarous Mexico · 2014

Barbarous Mexico

MovieHorrorFantasy

Eight tales based on the most brutally terrifying Mexican traditions and legends, an anthology of haunting stories woven into the fabric of the Mexican culture, some told through the centuries and some new, but all equally frightening. Bogeymen, trolls, ghosts, monsters, all brought to life. Time for Aztec sacrifices. This is the Day of the Dead.

Director

Human Animals

Human Animals · 2020

MovieDramaThriller

The harmony of a seemingly idyllic neighborhood is disrupted when a dog attacks a young girl.

Director

México Bárbaro II

México Bárbaro II · 2017

México Bárbaro II

In this new horror anthology, nine Mexican directors come together to tell stories about the most brutal, ruthless and bizarre Mexican traditions and legends.

Director

Atrocious

Atrocious · 2012

Original short of the 2015 film.

Director

autopsI.A.

autopsI.A. · 2023

Director

Black Circle

Black Circle · 2019

MovieMysteryHorror

The lives of two sisters change dramatically, since they were hypnotized by a mystical vinyl record from the 1970s.

Sound Designer

Expira

A plot that narrates murders within the world of university theater is only the backdrop to discover a story where pain and revenge are the true protagonists. Winner of the award for best Mexican horror film at Feratum 2021.

Alerta: recuento de cadáveres

Alerta: recuento de cadáveres · 2014

Alerta: recuento de cadáveres

MovieActionHorror

Unites 8 Latin American filmmakers from countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Spain, and Mexico in a single feature to count depict in seven stories some of the most brutal crimes that have happened in these countries.

Director

T Is for Tamales

T Is for Tamales · 2012

T Is for Tamales

A tamal cook and her son are constantly abused by her alcoholic husband. One day, she decides to take revenge the only way she knows of.

Director

Té de Ruda

MovieFantasyHorror

Sound Designer

Smog

Bea lives in a bunker that her father built to save her from the apocalypse that annihilated humanity. Her only company is an AI. Bea's certainties will crumble when she discovers that the bunker is being stalked by something...or someone.

Director