Leopoldo Laborde
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Leopoldo Laborde is a Mexican
film director
, screenwriter
, photographer, editor and self-made producer. He entered the movie business in 1984 as a production assistant in Mexico City. In the years between 1988-1995 he shot four feature films on home-video and developed his skills as a storyteller as well as his visual aesthetics. Since 1997 he begins his professional career in 35mm format with Angeluz, a horror film . Immediately afterwards, he wrote and shot Sin Destino (1999) and Un Secreto de Esperanza
(2002). Main actors are, respectively, Roberto Cobo and Katy Jurado
, these two films being the last acting performances they gave. Sin Destino is known as “a key piece in raw realism”, and Un Secreto de Esperanza won 12 awards in film festivals around the world. During 2005 he wrote, edited and directed Enemy, this time with debutant performers, and in 2007, Un Hombre y Su Morada Interior.
Laborde is known for his particular vision and great versatility in movie styles.
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, photographer, editor and self-made producer. He entered the movie business in 1984 as a production assistant in Mexico City. In the years between 1988-1995 he shot four feature films on home-video and developed his skills as a storyteller as well as his visual aesthetics. Since 1997 he begins his professional career in 35mm format with Angeluz, a horror film . Immediately afterwards, he wrote and shot Sin Destino (1999) and Un Secreto de Esperanza
Un secreto de Esperanza
Un Secreto de Esperanza is a 2002 Mexican film written and directed by Leopoldo Laborde and starring Katy Jurado, Imanol, Jamie Aymerich and Ana de la Reguera. It is an example of a cinematic homage for the last screen appearance of Katy Jurado...
(2002). Main actors are, respectively, Roberto Cobo and Katy Jurado
Katy Jurado
Katy Jurado , born María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García in Mexico, D.F., was a Mexican actress who had a successful film career both in Mexico and in Hollywood....
, these two films being the last acting performances they gave. Sin Destino is known as “a key piece in raw realism”, and Un Secreto de Esperanza won 12 awards in film festivals around the world. During 2005 he wrote, edited and directed Enemy, this time with debutant performers, and in 2007, Un Hombre y Su Morada Interior.
Laborde is known for his particular vision and great versatility in movie styles.
Filmography
- Moradas (2007) (in post-production)
- Enemigo (2005) (in post-production)
- Un Secreto de EsperanzaUn secreto de EsperanzaUn Secreto de Esperanza is a 2002 Mexican film written and directed by Leopoldo Laborde and starring Katy Jurado, Imanol, Jamie Aymerich and Ana de la Reguera. It is an example of a cinematic homage for the last screen appearance of Katy Jurado...
aka A Beautiful Secret (International: English title)(2002) - Sin Destino (2002)
- Angeluz (2001)
- Utopia 7 (1995)
- Juego de NiñosJuego de NiñosJuego de Niños is a 1995 Mexican horror film made on video from the then experimental era of Mexican director Leopoldo Laborde.-Plot:...
(1994) - Perseguido (1993)
- Nathael (1993)
External links
- http://sindestino.has.it/
- http://www.cinetecanacional.net/cgi-bin/consulta_directores.cgi?detalle=375