Luis Puenzo

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Luis Puenzo

Born February 19, 1946 · Buenos Aires, Argentina (age 80)

Luis Puenzo (1946-2026) was an Argentine director who won his country's first Oscar Academy Award with "La historia oficial".

Known For

XXYXXY · 2007
XXY
6.82007
MovieDrama
Alex, an intersexed 15-year-old, is living as a girl, but she and her family begin to wonder whether she's emotionally a boy when another teenager's sexual advances bring the issue to a head. As Alex faces a final decision regarding her gender, she meets both hostility and compassion.
The Official StoryThe Official Story · 1985
The Official Story
7.51985
MovieDramaHistory
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1983. In the last and turbulent days of the military dictatorship, Alicia, a high school history teacher, begins to ask uncomfortable questions about the dark origins of Gaby, her adopted daughter.
The UnseenThe Unseen · 2017
The Unseen
6.52017
MovieDramaScience Fiction
The film "Los Últimos" takes us into post-apocalyptic not-so-distant future in which there is war over water. This war reaches Latin America and the story follows a young couple trying to escape refugee camp in Bolivia and find better life in the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Old GringoOld Gringo · 1989
Old Gringo
5.71989
MovieActionDrama
A writer forms a triangle with a schoolmarm and a Mexican general on the run.
The PlagueThe Plague · 1992
The Plague
5.81992
MovieActionDrama
In a city in South America an outbreak of bubonic plague occurs. While people try to flee and the military close the city, an idealistic doctor decides to stay and help the sick. In the ever-changing circumstances, he puts up a brave fight, being helped by others but also involving them without being able to control the situation.
Clandestine ChildhoodClandestine Childhood · 2012
Clandestine Childhood
6.82012
MovieDrama
Juan lives in clandestinity. Just like his mum, his dad and his adored uncle Beto, outside his home he has another name. At school, Juan is known as Ernesto. And he meets María, who only has one name. Based on true events, set in the Argentina of 1979, this film is one about love.
The Fish ChildThe Fish Child · 2009
The Fish Child
5.72009
MovieDramaThriller
A desperate love story between two young girls of extremely different social backgrounds who, unable to find a place for their love in the world they live in, are pushed to commit a crime.
Wild TangoWild Tango · 1993
Wild Tango
6.31993
MovieDramaMusic
A biopic based on the life of one of the pioneer argentine rock stars 'Tanguito'. The movie tells the story of his rise and fall from grace, encompassed in violent times of a military regime.

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