Leandro Taub is an Argentinian actor, author, and motivational speaker who was born on May 5, 1983, in

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and raised in

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. As an actor, he debuted as the poet

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's film

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. He wrote 5 books, and one of them is Sabiduría Casera.

Early life and education

Taub comes from a Polish-Jewish family. He got his degrees as a Bachelor in Economics and a Master in Finance from the University of CEMA. He also studied numerology, yoga, kabbalah, shamanism, tarot and alchemy.

Career

Taub started his career as a financial analyst. By the age of 23, he had begun working as an investment advisor. He has also worked for a

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and for organizations in several countries, such as the US and the

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. By the age of 24, after a life crisis, he left Argentina and travelled around the globe before finding his purpose in life. In 2011, he worked with the Argentinean musician

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for the music video London Town. In the same year, Taub published his first book, ''Sabiduría Casera'' (Homemade Wisdom), with the Jnana Yogi, Lou Couture, and it became a bestseller that year. Following the publishing of his first book, he became a friend of Chilean-French filmmaker

who wrote the introduction to Taub's third book, ''La Mente Oculta'' (The Hidden Mind), and invited Taub two years later to play the role at

, that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016. During his career, Taub wrote 5 books and 27 audiobooks on the topics of Kabbalah, Buddhism, Yoga, Shamanism, Tarot, and Numerology and gave lectures in Argentina, Mexico, and Chile about his books and work. In 2021, he made his feature film directorial debut with the drama film ''Externo,'' which earned a 100% approval rating on

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based on 5 reviews.

Filmography

Featured

Documentary

Short films

Upcoming

* The Dream of the Guest: with the actors

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and

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, co-produced by the German producer

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Books

Personal life

In 2015 he was the boyfriend of the Argentinean actress

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External links

Official website
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References

1983 births Living people Male actors from Buenos Aires Argentine Jews Argentine male film actors Argentine people of Polish-Jewish descent Jewish Argentine male actors {{Argentina-film-actor-stub