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Luis Estrada(I)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Luis Estrada
Luis Estrada was born on January 17, 1962 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is a writer and director, known for his films that openly criticize the Mexican political system and the controversial issues that revolve around it, like El Infierno (2010), La Ley de Herodes (1999) and La Dictadura Perfecta (2014).
BornJanuary 17
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BornJanuary 17
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    • Awards
      • 33 wins & 22 nominations total

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    Known for

    Damián Alcázar in Herod's Law (1999)
    Herod's Law
    7.7
    • Writer
    • 1999
    Damián Alcázar and Jorge Zárate in Hell (2010)
    Hell
    7.7
    • Writer
    • 2010
    Damián Alcázar in Un mundo maravilloso (2006)
    Un mundo maravilloso
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 2006
    The Perfect Dictatorship (2014)
    The Perfect Dictatorship
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Writer

    • El Enemigo del Pueblo
      • Writer
      • Completed
    • The Dead Girls (2025)
      The Dead Girls
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2025
    • Damián Alcázar, Ana de la Reguera, Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, Ana Martín, Angelina Peláez, Luis Fernando Peña, Álex Perea, Alfonso Herrera, Joaquín Cosio, Mayte Fernández, Raphael Camarena, Sonia Couoh, and Cuauhtli Jiménez in ¡Que viva México! (2023)
      ¡Que viva México!
      5.6
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2023
    • The Perfect Dictatorship (2014)
      The Perfect Dictatorship
      7.2
      • Writer
      • original writer
      • screenplay
      • 2014
    • Damián Alcázar and Jorge Zárate in Hell (2010)
      Hell
      7.7
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2010
    • Damián Alcázar in Un mundo maravilloso (2006)
      Un mundo maravilloso
      6.8
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Damián Alcázar in Herod's Law (1999)
      Herod's Law
      7.7
      • original story
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 1999
    • Ámbar (1994)
      Ámbar
      6.3
      • screenplay
      • 1994
    • Bandidos (1991)
      Bandidos
      6.7
      • Writer
      • 1991
    • El motel de la muerte (1990)
      El motel de la muerte
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1990
    • Margot Buzali in Hora marcada (1988)
      Hora marcada
      7.8
      TV Series
      • screenplay
      • 1989
    • Alfonso Arau, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Alfonso Cuarón, Luis Estrada, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Jaime Keller, Emmanuel Lubezki, Ofelia Medina, Patricia Pereyra, and Carmen Salinas in Camino largo a Tijuana (1988)
      Camino largo a Tijuana
      7.2
      • screenplay
      • 1988
    • Ramón Barragán, Luis Estrada, and Carmelita González in La divina Lola (1984)
      La divina Lola
      9.2
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1984
    • Mauricio Davison and Luis Estrada in Vengeance Is Mine (1983)
      Vengeance Is Mine
      7.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1983
    • Elsa Cárdenas, Luis Estrada, and Germán Robles in Andante spianato (1982)
      Andante spianato
      7.5
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1982
    • Elsa Cárdenas, Luis Estrada, and Germán Robles in Recuerdo de Xochimilco (1981)
      Recuerdo de Xochimilco
      8.5
      Short
      • written by
      • 1981

    Director

    • El Enemigo del Pueblo
      • Director
      • Completed
    • The Dead Girls (2025)
      The Dead Girls
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Damián Alcázar, Ana de la Reguera, Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, Ana Martín, Angelina Peláez, Luis Fernando Peña, Álex Perea, Alfonso Herrera, Joaquín Cosio, Mayte Fernández, Raphael Camarena, Sonia Couoh, and Cuauhtli Jiménez in ¡Que viva México! (2023)
      ¡Que viva México!
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2023
    • The Perfect Dictatorship (2014)
      The Perfect Dictatorship
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Damián Alcázar and Jorge Zárate in Hell (2010)
      Hell
      7.7
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Damián Alcázar in Un mundo maravilloso (2006)
      Un mundo maravilloso
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Damián Alcázar in Herod's Law (1999)
      Herod's Law
      7.7
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Ámbar (1994)
      Ámbar
      6.3
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Bandidos (1991)
      Bandidos
      6.7
      • Director
      • 1991
    • El motel de la muerte (1990)
      El motel de la muerte
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1990
    • Margot Buzali in Hora marcada (1988)
      Hora marcada
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1989
    • Alfonso Arau, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Alfonso Cuarón, Luis Estrada, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Jaime Keller, Emmanuel Lubezki, Ofelia Medina, Patricia Pereyra, and Carmen Salinas in Camino largo a Tijuana (1988)
      Camino largo a Tijuana
      7.2
      • Director
      • 1988
    • Ramón Barragán, Luis Estrada, and Carmelita González in La divina Lola (1984)
      La divina Lola
      9.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 1984
    • San ciudadano martir
      Short
      • Director
      • 1983
    • Mauricio Davison and Luis Estrada in Vengeance Is Mine (1983)
      Vengeance Is Mine
      7.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 1983
    • Elsa Cárdenas, Luis Estrada, and Germán Robles in Andante spianato (1982)
      Andante spianato
      7.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 1982

    Producer

    • El Enemigo del Pueblo
      • producer
      • Completed
    • The Dead Girls (2025)
      The Dead Girls
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Damián Alcázar, Ana de la Reguera, Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, Ana Martín, Angelina Peláez, Luis Fernando Peña, Álex Perea, Alfonso Herrera, Joaquín Cosio, Mayte Fernández, Raphael Camarena, Sonia Couoh, and Cuauhtli Jiménez in ¡Que viva México! (2023)
      ¡Que viva México!
      5.6
      • producer
      • 2023
    • The Perfect Dictatorship (2014)
      The Perfect Dictatorship
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Damián Alcázar and Jorge Zárate in Hell (2010)
      Hell
      7.7
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Damián Alcázar in Un mundo maravilloso (2006)
      Un mundo maravilloso
      6.8
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Damián Alcázar in Herod's Law (1999)
      Herod's Law
      7.7
      • producer
      • 1999
    • Luces de la noche (1998)
      Luces de la noche
      4.9
      • producer
      • 1998
    • Ámbar (1994)
      Ámbar
      6.3
      • producer
      • 1994
    • Bandidos (1991)
      Bandidos
      6.7
      • producer
      • 1991
    • Alfonso Arau, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Alfonso Cuarón, Luis Estrada, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Jaime Keller, Emmanuel Lubezki, Ofelia Medina, Patricia Pereyra, and Carmen Salinas in Camino largo a Tijuana (1988)
      Camino largo a Tijuana
      7.2
      • producer
      • 1988
    • Ramón Barragán, Luis Estrada, and Carmelita González in La divina Lola (1984)
      La divina Lola
      9.2
      Short
      • producer
      • 1984
    • Mauricio Davison and Luis Estrada in Vengeance Is Mine (1983)
      Vengeance Is Mine
      7.0
      Short
      • producer
      • 1983
    • Elsa Cárdenas, Luis Estrada, and Germán Robles in Andante spianato (1982)
      Andante spianato
      7.5
      Short
      • producer
      • 1982

    Personal details

    • Born
      • January 17
      • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
    • Parents
      • José Estrada

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    • Trivia
      Son of Mexican film director Jose Estrada.

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