Adán Jodorowsky or Adanowsky (born 29 October 1979) is a French-Mexican musician, director and actor.

Biography

Jodorowsky was born in

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on 29 October 1979. Jodorowsky is the son of the Chilean filmmaker

Alejandro Jodorowsky Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (; born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean-French avant-garde filmmaker. Best known for his 1970s films '' El Topo'' and '' The Holy Mountain'', Jodorowsky has been "venerated by cult cinema enthusiasts" for his wo ...

and French actress Valérie Trumblay, brother to

Brontis Jodorowsky Brontis Jodorowsky (born 27 October 1962) is a Mexican-French actor and theatre director. He is the son of Chilean-French writer, director and actor Alejandro Jodorowsky and French actress Bernadette Landru. Life and career Jodorowsky was born ...

and

Axel Jodorowsky Axel Cristóbal Jodorowsky (24 July 1965 – 15 September 2022), also known as Cristóbal Jodorowsky, was a Mexican-French actor, writer, painter, playwright, trainer, and tarologist. He was the son of the Chilean-French film and theater direct ...

and the uncle of

Alma Jodorowsky Alma Jodorowsky (born 26 September 1991) is a French actress, fashion model and singer. Early life Jodorowsky is the granddaughter of Alejandro Jodorowsky, movie director and author born to Jewish Ukrainian émigrés in Chile. Her father is act ...

. He has appeared in seven films to this day. As an actor, he won the

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in 1989 for his role in ''

Santa Sangre ''Santa Sangre'' ( en, Holy Blood, italic=yes) is a 1989 avant-garde surreal horror film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky and written by Jodorowsky along with Claudio Argento and Roberto Leoni. It stars Axel Jodorowsky, Adán Jodorowsky, Teo ...

'' as young Fénix, one of his father's more renowned films. On 30 October 2006 he released his first solo album, '' Étoile Éternelle'', as "Adanowsky", and his first single, " L'idole" (meaning "the idol") which was also released in Spanish as "El Ídolo"; the song is about a waiter who wants all the attention and dreams of becoming famous and an idol. In 2007 he featured as an actor in the Julie Delpy's movie ''

2 Days In Paris ''2 Days in Paris'' is a 2007 romantic comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Julie Delpy, who also edited the film, composed the soundtrack and played the leading female role. The film also stars Adam Goldberg and Daniel Brühl. I ...

''. In 2008, he released his second album, ''

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'' and had a big success in many countries. In 2011 he released his third solo album '' Amador'' and won the UFI award for "Best International Artist Of The Year" and "Best Live Show". Then he met Devendra Banhart, and together, they recorded the song " You are the one" and "Dime Cuándo". He also helped on

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's new album, writing a song for her called "La Cándida". He has composed works such as ''Echek'' (2000) and ''Teou'' (2001), "

The Dance of Reality ''The Dance of Reality'' ( es, La danza de la realidad) is a 2013 Chilean-French semi- autobiographical musical fantasy drama film written, produced, and directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, starring Brontis Jodorowsky, Pamela Flores, and Jeremias ...

" as well as directing ''Echek'', ''Un Sol Con Corazón'' and ''

'', ''

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'', and the movie ''

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'' starring himself and

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as well as

Asia Argento Asia Argento (; born Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento; 20 September 1975) is an Italian actress and filmmaker. The daughter of filmmaker Dario Argento, she has had roles in several of her father's features and achieved mainstream success with a ...

as the lead actress. In 2012 he produced the first solo (golden) album of

León Larregui Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fr ...

(lead singer of Mexican band " Zoé"). In 2013 Adán appeared in his father's film ''

'' and composed its

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. In 2014 he produced and released the Album ''

Ada Ada may refer to: Places Africa * Ada Foah, a town in Ghana * Ada (Ghana parliament constituency) * Ada, Osun, a town in Nigeria Asia * Ada, Urmia, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Ada, Karaman, a village in Karaman Province, Tu ...

''. He won 5 prizes for his movie ''

'' as Best Director and Best Movie. Also in 2014

Diane Pernet Diane Pernet is a Paris-based American-born international fashion blogger and critic and founder of the international ASVOFF (A Shaded View on Fashion Film) festival. Education and early career Pernet was born in Washington, D.C. on October 8, a ...

selected this movie to compete at the

ASVOFF ASVOFF, or ''A Shaded View on Fashion Film'', is a fashion film festival founded by journalist Diane Pernet. Since its 2008 debut at the Jeu de Paume National Gallery, it is a three-day festival event showcasing feature films, documentaries, co ...

festival, the first annual festival in the world about fashion films. In 2015 Adán Jodorowsky directed a video for his song "Would You Be Mine" with the porn actress Stoya. He is now acting the main character (young Alejandro Jodorowsky) in his father's movie '' Poesía sin fin'', which is the second part of ''La Danza De La Realidad''.

Filmography

Discography

Singles

* '' L'idole'' (Also released as ''El Idolo'' in

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) * '' Estoy Mal'' * ''No'' * ''

Me Siento Solo ''Me Siento Solo'' ( Eng.: ''"I Feel Lonely"'') is the third studio album released by Los Bukis in 1978. Track listing All songs were written and composed by Marco Antonio Solís Marco Antonio Solís Sosa (born 29 December 1959) is a Mexica ...

'' * ''

Dancing to the Radio Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire ...

'' * '' Would you be mine''

References

External links

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Super 45's interview with Adanowsky in Spanish

Adanowsky Fans Club

Vídeo for the song ''Estoy Mal''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jodorowsky, Adan 1979 births Living people French male film actors French people of Mexican descent French people of Chilean descent French people of Russian-Jewish descent