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Luis Puenzo(1946-2026)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Luis Puenzo
Luis Puenzo was born on 19 February 1946 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a director and producer, known for The Official Story (1985), The Plague (1992) and Broken Silence (2000). He died on 21 April 2026 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
BornFebruary 19, 1946
DiedApril 21, 2026(80)
BornFebruary 19, 1946
DiedApril 21, 2026(80)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 9 wins & 8 nominations total

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Norma Aleandro and Analia Castro in The Official Story (1985)
The Official Story
7.7
  • Director
  • 1985
The Plague (1992)
The Plague
5.6
  • Director
  • 1992
Broken Silence (2000)
Broken Silence
7.6
TV Mini Series
  • Director(segment "Some Who Lived")
  • 2000
Gregory Peck, Jane Fonda, and Jimmy Smits in Old Gringo (1989)
Old Gringo
5.7
  • Director
  • 1989

Credits

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Director

  • Señorita 89 (2022)
    Señorita 89
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2022–2024
  • Aitana Sánchez-Gijón and Mercè Llorens in The Whore and the Whale (2004)
    The Whore and the Whale
    6.4
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Broken Silence (2000)
    Broken Silence
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Director (segment "Some Who Lived")
    • 2000
  • The Plague (1992)
    The Plague
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1992
  • With Open Arms
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Gregory Peck, Jane Fonda, and Jimmy Smits in Old Gringo (1989)
    Old Gringo
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Norma Aleandro and Analia Castro in The Official Story (1985)
    The Official Story
    7.7
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Las sorpresas (1975)
    Las sorpresas
    5.9
    • Director (segment "Cinco años de vida")
    • 1975
  • Luces de mis zapatos (1973)
    Luces de mis zapatos
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1973

Producer

  • Germán Palacios, Peter Lanzani, and Juana Burga in The Unseen (2017)
    The Unseen
    5.8
    • producer
    • 2017
  • Planta madre (2014)
    Planta madre
    6.3
    • producer
    • 2014
  • Ernesto Alterio, Cristina Banegas, Luciano Cazaux, Elvira Onetto, Natalia Oreiro, Luis Solanas, Benjamín Ávila, César Troncoso, Darío Valenzuela, Douglas Simon, Pablo Cura, Luciana Dulitzky, Marcelo Mininno, Julia Martínez Rubio, Pedro Onetto, Paula Ransenberg, Mayana Neiva, Luciano Ricio, Teo Gutiérrez Moreno, Violeta Palukas, Luis Alí, Romina Michelizzi, Dylan Ezequiel Rodríguez, Lucas García, Lucas Zenone, Candelaria Irigoyen, Rodrigo Romero Odriozola, Florencia Camila Pagliaroli, Franco Defeliche, Pablo Sznitowski, Joel Sebastián Serrano, Luis Ricardo Asensio, Sebastián Carballido, and Ariel Matías Morosín in Clandestine Childhood (2011)
    Clandestine Childhood
    7.0
    • producer
    • 2011
  • The End of the Potemkin (2011)
    The End of the Potemkin
    5.2
    • producer
    • 2011
  • Paloma Contreras in The Fish Child (2009)
    The Fish Child
    5.8
    • producer
    • 2009
  • Inés Efron in XXY (2007)
    XXY
    7.0
    • producer
    • 2007
  • Aitana Sánchez-Gijón and Mercè Llorens in The Whore and the Whale (2004)
    The Whore and the Whale
    6.4
    • producer
    • 2004

Writer

  • Germán Palacios, Peter Lanzani, and Juana Burga in The Unseen (2017)
    The Unseen
    5.8
    • writer
    • 2017
  • Aitana Sánchez-Gijón and Mercè Llorens in The Whore and the Whale (2004)
    The Whore and the Whale
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 2004
  • The Plague (1992)
    The Plague
    5.6
    • written by
    • 1992
  • Gregory Peck, Jane Fonda, and Jimmy Smits in Old Gringo (1989)
    Old Gringo
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1989
  • Norma Aleandro and Analia Castro in The Official Story (1985)
    The Official Story
    7.7
    • written by
    • 1985
  • Las sorpresas (1975)
    Las sorpresas
    5.9
    • Writer (segment "Cinco años de vida")
    • 1975
  • Luces de mis zapatos (1973)
    Luces de mis zapatos
    4.5
    • writer
    • 1973
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Luis Puenzo's death in local media
  • Born
    • February 19, 1946
    • Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Died
    • April 21, 2026
    • Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Children
      Nicolás Puenzo

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  • Trivia
    Father of Lucía Puenzo.

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