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Luis Llosa
Luis Llosa Urquidi (born 1951) is a Peruvian film director. He is best known for his feature films ''Sniper'' (1993), ''The Specialist'' (1994), and ''Anaconda'' (1997). Career Luis Llosa was originally a film critic. He is known for his early Peruvian work, English-language exploitation films made for producer Roger Corman, and bigger-budget American films. His best-known film, ''Anaconda'', stars Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, and Eric Stoltz. ''Anaconda'' was nominated for multiple Razzie Awards, including worst director, but grossed $136 million worldwide and became a cult film. He founded Iguana Productions, which produces Peruvian films and telenovelas such as ''Escándalo'', ''Torbellino'' and ''Latin Lover''. Personal life Llosa was born in 1951 in Lima, Peru. He is a cousin of Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa, and his niece is film director Claudia Llosa Claudia Llosa Bueno (born 15 November 1976) is a Peruvian film director, writer, producer, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The city is considered the political, cultural, financial and commercial center of Peru. Due to its geostrategic importance, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network has categorized it as a "beta" tier city. Jurisdictionally, the metropolis extends mainly within the province of Lima and in a smaller portion, to the west, within the Constitutional Province of Callao, where the seaport and the Jorge Chávez Airport are located. Both provinces have regional autonomy since 2002. The 2023 census projection indicates that the city of Lima has an estimated population of 10,092,000 inhabitants, making it the List of cities in the Americas b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The A
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun '' the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peruvian Film Directors
Peruvians (''/peruanas'') are the citizens of Peru. What is now Peru has been inhabited for several millennia by cultures such as the Caral before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. Peruvian population decreased from an estimated 5–9 million in the 1520s to around 600,000 in 1620 mainly because of infectious diseases carried by the Spanish. Spaniards and Africans arrived in large numbers in 1532 under colonial rule, mixing widely with each other and with Native Peruvians. During the Republic, there has been a gradual immigration of European people (especially from Spain and Italy, and to a lesser extent from Germany, France, Croatia, and the British Isles). Chinese and Japanese arrived in large numbers at the end of the 19th century. With 31.2 million inhabitants according to the 2017 Census. Peru is the fourth most populous country in South America. Its demographic growth rate declined from 2.6% to 1.6% between 1950 and 2000, and its population is expected to reach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Tattoos In Memory
''Tattoos in Memory'' (Spanish: ''Tatuajes en la memoria'') is a 2024 Peruvian drama film directed by Luis Llosa from a screenplay written by Mario Vargas Llosa, based on the autobiographical book ''Memorias de un soldado desconocido'' by Lurgio Gavilán Sánchez. It is about a former terrorist and soldier seeking redemption by becoming a Franciscan priest. It premiered on August 29, 2024, in Peruvian theaters. Synopsis A boy from Ayacucho is orphaned and, following his older brother, joins the Shining Path, where he trains in violence. Captured by the army, he finds a second chance as a soldier. Tormented by blood, he seeks one last hope by becoming a Franciscan priest and then a prominent anthropologist. Cast * Gianfranco Bustios * Reynaldo Arenas * Milene Vazquez * Renata Flores * Christian Esquivel as Lieutenant Shogun * Kenyi Nizama * Josué Cohello Production Principal photography began on October 24, 2022, and ended on November 25, 2022, in Huanta, Ayacucho in Peru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Feast Of The Goat (film)
''The Feast of the Goat'' () is a 2005 Dominican-Spanish-British drama film directed by Luis Llosa and starring Tomas Milian, Isabella Rossellini, Paul Freeman, Juan Diego Botto and Stephanie Leonidas. It is based on Mario Vargas Llosa's 2000 novel of the same name. Cast * Tomas Milian as Rafael Leonidas Trujillo * Isabella Rossellini as Urania * Paul Freeman as Agustín Cabral * Juan Diego Botto as Amadito García Guerrero * Stephanie Leonidas as Uranita * Shawn Elliott as Johnny Abbes García * Murphy Guyer as Turk * Richard Bekins as Manuel Alfonso * Jordan Lage as Gral. Pupo Román * Carlos Miranda as Antonio Imbert Barrera * Steven Bauer as Juan José Viñas * David Zayas as Antonio de la Maza * Eileen Atkins as Aunt Adelina * Gary Piquer as Galindez Production notes Shooting began in Santo Domingo in the first weeks of October 2004. After several weeks of productions continue in Spain. Several locations using for shooting are located in La Romana and Jarabacoa (North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire On The Amazon
''Fire on the Amazon'' is a 1993 American-Peruvian adventure drama film directed by Luis Llosa and starring Craig Sheffer and Sandra Bullock. Plot In Bolivia's Amazon basin, corporate cattle ranches are replacing the rain forest. When Santos, the charismatic leader of the union of rubber tappers, forges an alliance with natives to protest deforestation, he is assassinated. R.J. O'Brien, a US photojournalist who has no skills as an investigator, thinks the police have framed and murdered an innocent native as the assassin. In his search for the truth, he involves Alyssa Rothman, who worked for Santos, and they fall in love. As he gets deeper into trouble with the police and the real assassin, he needs not only Alyssa's help, but also that of the natives' leader. Cast * Craig Sheffer as R.J. O'Brien *Sandra Bullock as Alyssa Rothman * Juan Fernández as Ataninde * Judith Chapman as Sandra *Ramsay Ross as Pistoleiro *David Elkin as Lucavida *Jorge García Bustamante as Valdez * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eight Hundred Leagues Down The Amazon (film)
''Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon'' is a 1993 American film based on the Jules Verne novel of the same name. It was directed by Luis Llosa. The film was one of ten that Roger Corman made in Peru with Luis Llosa. Cast *Daphne Zuniga *Barry Bostwick *Tom Verica *Adam Baldwin Adam Baldwin (born February 27, 1962) is an American actor. He made his film debut in '' My Bodyguard'' (1980). He later appeared in ''Full Metal Jacket'' (1987) as Animal Mother, and in the television series ''Firefly'' and its continuation f ... Reception ''Variety'' said "A bad case of sleeping sickness floors" the film, "a lethargic version of the Jules Verne adventure that’s strictly moppet fare. Fans of Luis Llosa’s “Sniper” won’t recognize the director here." ''The Schlock Pit'' argued the film "doesn’t really succeed. It appears to be stuck in no man’s land between being a faithful spin on Verne’s tome, awash with cut-price spectacle and majesty, and an R-rated journey of sav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Zone
''Crime Zone'' (also known as ''Calles Peligrossas'' in Peru) is a 1988 American-Peruvian science fiction action film directed by Luis Llosa, written by Daryl Haney and starring David Carradine, Peter Nelson, Sherilyn Fenn, and Michael Shaner. Carradine plays a mysterious stranger who recruits young lovers in an illicit romance (Nelson and Fenn) to commit a crime spree in a futuristic police state, while promising them an avenue for escape. The film was executive produced by Roger Corman, who came up with the original concept. Due to a perceived lack of Peruvian qualities, it was better received by American than Peruvian critics. Corman's New Concorde co-produced and distributed it. After its Los Angeles premiere, it was released on VHS by MGM/UA. Plot In the futuristic police state of Soleil, the government sets up a criminal, Hector, who walks into a police trap. Hector is captured alive at the behest of the police chief and is executed live on television after a brief ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hour Of The Assassin
''Hour of the Assassin'' (also known as ) is a 1987 action–drama film starring Erik Estrada, Robert Vaughn, Alfredo Álvarez Calderón, Orlando Sacha, Reynaldo Arenas, and Lourdes Berninzon. The film was directed by Luis Llosa Urquidi and written by Matt Leipzig. ''Hour of the Assassin'' was executive produced by Roger Corman. Plot Employed by a group of generals, Martin Fiero (Estrada), a former Green Beret, is hired to assassinate the newly elected President of San Pedro de Tacna, Peru. They feel threatened by the liberal sympathies of the new president-elect. The generals, having killed Fiero's father years ago, trick Fiero into thinking he is working for the leftist People's Party. Meanwhile, a CIA agent, Sam Merrick (Vaughn), is sent to stop to the assassination. It is a race against time as the agent must stop Fiero before it is too late. Cast * Erik Estrada as Martin Fierro * Robert Vaughn as Sam Merrick * Alfredo Álvarez Calderón as Ortiz * Orlando Sacha as F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Llosa
Claudia Llosa Bueno (born 15 November 1976) is a Peruvian film director, writer, producer, and author. She is recognized for her Academy-Award-nominated film, '' The Milk of Sorrow''. Early life Claudia Llosa was born on November 15, 1976, in Lima, Peru Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive .... Her mother, Patricia Bueno Risso, is an artist from Italy and her father, Alejandro Llosa Garcia worked in the engineering field. Her siblings are Patricia Llosa and Andrea Llosa. She is the niece of the Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa and the film director Luis Llosa. She studied at Newton College (Peru), Newton College in Lima. Her post-secondary studies were spent majoring in Film Direction at the University of Lima. Llosa moved from Peru to Madrid in the late 1990s. Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Vargas Llosa
Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquess of Vargas Llosa (28 March 1936 – 13 April 2025) was a Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist and politician. Vargas Llosa was one of the most significant Latin American novelists and essayists and one of the leading writers of his generation. Some critics consider him to have had a more substantial international impact and worldwide audience than any other writer of the Latin American Boom. In 2010, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature for "his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat". Vargas Llosa rose to international fame in the 1960s with novels such as '' The Time of the Hero'' (, 1963/1966), '' The Green House'' (, 1965/1968), and the monumental '' Conversation in The Cathedral'' (, 1969/1975). He wrote prolifically across various literary genres, including literary criticism and journalism. His novels include comedies, murder mysteries, historical no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
