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Lucía Puenzo is a Director, Scriptwriter and Producer Argentine born on 28 november 1976 at Buenos Aires (Argentine)

Lucía Puenzo

Lucía Puenzo
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Nationality Argentine
Birth 28 november 1976 (47 years) at Buenos Aires (Argentine)

Lucía Puenzo est une réalisatrice, scénariste et écrivain argentine née le 28 novembre 1976 à Buenos Aires.

Biography

Lucía Puenzo est la fille du cinéaste réalisateur et producteur de cinéma argentin Luis Puenzo.

Elle commence sa carrière en tant que scénariste pour des séries tv argentines, mais aussi en tant qu'écrivaine en publiant El niño pez, qu'elle adaptera une dizaine d'années plus tard au cinéma.
En 2007, elle réalise son premier long métrage : XXY qui est élu "film argentin de l'année". Elle a aussi écrit plusieurs romans, tous édités en français chez Stock.

Usually with

Luis Puenzo
Luis Puenzo
(4 films)
Ailín Salas
Ailín Salas
(2 films)
Inés Efron
Inés Efron
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Lucía Puenzo (5 films)

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Director

The German Doctor, 1h34
Directed by Lucía Puenzo
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical
Actors Natalia Oreiro, Àlex Brendemühl, Elena Roger
Rating66% 3.347313.347313.347313.347313.34731
Set in 1960, the film depicts Mengele during his exile in South America. Having adopted a new identity, he moves into a Patagonian hotel run by German-speaking Eva and her husband Enzo, and becomes particularly interested in their daughter Lilith. Having won the family's trust, Mengele finds a reawakened interest in human genetics research.
The Fish Child, 1h36
Directed by Lucía Puenzo
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Inés Efron, Mariela Vitale, Carlos Bardem, Arnaldo André, Ailín Salas
Rating57% 2.898972.898972.898972.898972.89897
Lala, fille de bonne famille dans la banlieue cossue de Buenos Aires, est follement amoureuse de La Guayi, jeune et jolie paraguayenne au service de ses parents. Ensemble, elles rêvent de partir dans le village d'origine de Guayi, au bord du lac Ypoà. Mais un drame familial va brusquement les séparer...
XXY
XXY (2007)
, 1h30
Directed by Lucía Puenzo
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Ricardo Darín, Inés Efron, Valeria Bertuccelli, Ailín Salas
Rating69% 3.4984953.4984953.4984953.4984953.498495
Alex Kraken is a 15-year-old intersex person, with both male and female genitals, who has been living as a girl and using medicines to suppress masculine features, such as a beard, and to attempt to have more feminine features. However, recently Alex has stopped taking her medication.

Scriptwriter

The German Doctor, 1h34
Directed by Lucía Puenzo
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical
Actors Natalia Oreiro, Àlex Brendemühl, Elena Roger
Roles Writer
Rating66% 3.347313.347313.347313.347313.34731
Set in 1960, the film depicts Mengele during his exile in South America. Having adopted a new identity, he moves into a Patagonian hotel run by German-speaking Eva and her husband Enzo, and becomes particularly interested in their daughter Lilith. Having won the family's trust, Mengele finds a reawakened interest in human genetics research.
The Fish Child, 1h36
Directed by Lucía Puenzo
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Inés Efron, Mariela Vitale, Carlos Bardem, Arnaldo André, Ailín Salas
Roles Novel
Rating57% 2.898972.898972.898972.898972.89897
Lala, fille de bonne famille dans la banlieue cossue de Buenos Aires, est follement amoureuse de La Guayi, jeune et jolie paraguayenne au service de ses parents. Ensemble, elles rêvent de partir dans le village d'origine de Guayi, au bord du lac Ypoà. Mais un drame familial va brusquement les séparer...
XXY
XXY (2007)
, 1h30
Directed by Lucía Puenzo
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Ricardo Darín, Inés Efron, Valeria Bertuccelli, Ailín Salas
Rating69% 3.4984953.4984953.4984953.4984953.498495
Alex Kraken is a 15-year-old intersex person, with both male and female genitals, who has been living as a girl and using medicines to suppress masculine features, such as a beard, and to attempt to have more feminine features. However, recently Alex has stopped taking her medication.

Production

The German Doctor, 1h34
Directed by Lucía Puenzo
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical
Actors Natalia Oreiro, Àlex Brendemühl, Elena Roger
Roles Producer
Rating66% 3.347313.347313.347313.347313.34731
Set in 1960, the film depicts Mengele during his exile in South America. Having adopted a new identity, he moves into a Patagonian hotel run by German-speaking Eva and her husband Enzo, and becomes particularly interested in their daughter Lilith. Having won the family's trust, Mengele finds a reawakened interest in human genetics research.
Clandestine Childhood, 1h52
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Natalia Oreiro, Cristina Banegas
Roles Producer
Rating69% 3.495123.495123.495123.495123.49512
Clandestine Childhood a historical film set in the Cold War time period in Argentina referred to as the Dirty War. The main characters in the film are a married couple of Montoneros living in Cuba, and their two children. With the help of their "Uncle Beto" they forge new identities and return to the country to take part in the counteroffensive. The film is narrated from the point of view of Juan, one of their children.