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Juan Villegas
Born December 28, 1971 · Buenos Aires City, Buenos Aires, Argentina (age 54)
Juan Villegas was born in Argentina in 1971, he is a director, screenwriter, producer and has also worked as an assistant director and editor in both short films and feature films. He studied film direction at the Universidad del Cine, where he currently works as a teacher. During his first period as a director, he made the short films “Rutas y veredas” (1995), “2 en 1 auto” (1998), “A happy afte…
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Modelo 73 · 2001Modelo 73
★ 7.02001
Movie
On Christmas Eve, three friends buy a '73 Chevy, that ends up ruined that same night. They try (without success) to fix it. Throughout the summer, they live tangled situations of all kinds, until the carnival arrives and, mysteriously, the Chevy starts.
Las Vegas · 2018Las Vegas
★ 5.92018
MovieComedyRomance
By chance, Martin and Laura travel to Villa Gesell at the same time. They are not together anymore but 18 years ago they conceived their son, Pablo, there. Soon, situations as absurd as they are touching will arise from their encounter. Juan Villegas ventures into comedy and is back at Bafici with a nostalgic, intimate film.
The Freshly Cut Grass · 2024The Freshly Cut Grass
★ 5.72024
MovieDrama
Pablo, professor at the University of Buenos Aires, has an affair with Luciana, one of his students. Natalia, another professor at the University of Buenos Aires starts an affair with her student Gonzalo. Two stories, as two sides of the same coin.
Not to Kill · 2026Not to Kill
2026
MovieDocumentary
A critical memoir about revolutionary violence in Argentina in the 1970s.
Jota Urondo, An Impertinent Chef · 2025Jota Urondo, An Impertinent Chef
2025
MovieDocumentary
A portrait of Javier Urondo and his discomforting, sharp and provocative take on the act of serving food. Paco Urondo, his father, was a distinguished poet and political activist, murdered by the military dictatorship in 1976. This is the story of Javier, of how he maintains the Urondo Bar, a restaurant in a Buenos Aires suburb, from where he lends new meaning to a legacy and a belonging and turns them into an act of resistance. A film about food as a source of culture and family.
Normal School · 2012Normal School
★ 5.52012
MovieDocumentary
Student council elections are about to be held at a school in Parana, Argentina and the two main parties are putting the finishing touches to their campaigns. As they present their positions to the student body, all the elements of political grandstanding are present and correct: quibbling over slogans, circular rhetoric, the benefits of an attractive candidate and the inevitable final mudslinging.
Ocio · 2010Ocio
★ 2.02010
Movie
Los visionadores · 2021Los visionadores
★ 6.72021
MovieDocumentaryComedy
The venerable VHS may have surprises. A strange spell captures the protagonists, who are friends, and submerges them straight into the world of the most implausible Argentine cop films. An amazing flow of images lost, forgotten and recovered whose consumption threatens to become addictive.
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Ocio · 2010Ocio
★ 2.02010
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Islandia · 2025Islandia
2025
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