Luis Mandoki is a Mexican 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:...

 working in Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 and Hollywood.

Luis Mandoki studied Fine Arts in Mexico and at the San Francisco Art Institute

San Francisco Art Institute

San Francisco Art Institute is a school of higher education in contemporary art with the main campus in the Russian Hill district of San Francisco, California. Its graduate center is in the Dogpatch neighborhood. The private, non-profit institution is accredited by WASC and is a member of the...

, the London College of Printing, and the London International Film School. While attending this last institution he directed his first short film Silent Music which won an award at the International Amateur Film Festival of Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...

 in 1976.

Back in Mexico he directed short films and documentaries for the Instituto Nacional Indigenista (the National Institute for the Indigenous), Conacine (National Commission of Film) and the Centro de Produccion de Cortometraje (Center for the Production of Short Films). In 1980 he received an Ariel Award

Ariel Award

The Ariel is the Mexican Academy of Film Award. It has been awarded annually since 1947. The award recognizes excellence in motion picture making, such as acting, directing and screenwriting in Mexican cinema. It is considered the most prestigious award in the Mexican movie industry.- History :The...

 of the Mexican Academy of Film for his short film El secreto. Four years later, his film Motel was selected to represent Mexico in film festivals around the globe.

At the age of 30 he developed, wrote, produced and directed Gaby: A True Story

Gaby: A True Story

Gaby: A True Story is a 1987 American-Mexican drama film directed by Luis Mandoki and written by Michael Love and Martín Salinas. It chronicles the life of Gabriela Brimmer, Mexican writer and disability rights activist.- Plot :...

, a movie about the struggles of handicapped Gaby Brimer

Gabriela Brimmer

Gabriela "Gaby" Brimmer , a writer and activist for persons with disabilities, was born in Mexico as a daughter of Austrian Jewish immigrants. Gaby was born with cerebral palsy and since childhood learned to act in a world that has difficulty accepting diversity...

. This film was nominated for both the Academy

Academy Awards

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 and Golden Globe Award

Golden Globe Award

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s. For the next 15 years he filmed only in English until the critically acclaimed Voces inocentes

Voces inocentes

Voces inocentes is a 2004 Mexican film directed by Luis Mandoki. The plot is set during the Salvadoran Civil War in 1980, and is based on writer Óscar Torres's childhood. The film serves as a general commentary on the military use of children. The movie also shows injustice against innocent...

 of 2004. This film gave him a Best Director nomination for the Ariel Award in 2005

Ariel Award in 2005

The XLVII Award of the Premio Ariel of the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas took place on March 29 of 2005 at the Palacio de Bellas Artes...

. The film also received three awards and was nominated for Best Film. The film was selected to represent Mexico for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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 and had a box-office output of 49.4 million pesos

Mexican peso

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 (roughly 4.5 million U.S. dollars) and was seen by 1.5 million people.

Luis Mandoki currently resides in Mexico City

Mexico City

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 with his wife, Olivia, and three children Camille, Daniel and Michelle.

Films

• The Translator (2009)
• FRAUDE: México 2006 (2007)
• ¿Quién es el señor López?
  ¿Quién es el señor López?
  ¿Quién es el señor López? is a 2006 film made by film director Luis Mandoki. It is a political non-fiction film about Mexican presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador and the Mexican general election, 2006....
  
   (2006) (TV)
• The Winged Boy (2006)
• One More Day for Hiroshima (2005)
• Amapola (2005)
• Voces inocentes
  Voces inocentes
  Voces inocentes is a 2004 Mexican film directed by Luis Mandoki. The plot is set during the Salvadoran Civil War in 1980, and is based on writer Óscar Torres's childhood. The film serves as a general commentary on the military use of children. The movie also shows injustice against innocent...
  
   (2004)
• The Edge (2003)
• Trapped (2002)
• Angel Eyes
  Angel Eyes (film)
  Angel Eyes is a 2001 romantic drama film directed by Luis Mandoki. The original music score was composed by Marco Beltrami and features Jennifer Lopez, James Caviezel, Jeremy Sisto, and Terrence Howard. Lopez's performance in the film earned her a Razzie Award nomination for Worst Actress.-Plot:The...
  
   (2001)
• Amazing Grace (2000)
• Message in a Bottle
  Message in a Bottle (film)
  Message in a Bottle is a 1999 American romantic drama film directed by Luis Mandoki. Based on a novel with the same name by Nicholas Sparks, the film stars Kevin Costner, Robin Wright Penn, and Paul Newman...
  
   (1999)
• When a Man Loves a Woman
  When a Man Loves a Woman (film)
  When a Man Loves a Woman is a 1994 American romantic drama film written by Al Franken and Ronald Bass, starring Andy García, Meg Ryan, Tina Majorino, Mae Whitman, Ellen Burstyn, Lauren Tom and Philip Seymour Hoffman....
  
   (1994)
• Born Yesterday
  Born Yesterday (1993 film)
  Born Yesterday is a 1993 film based on Born Yesterday, a play by Garson Kanin. The film stars Melanie Griffith, John Goodman and Don Johnson. It was adapted by Douglas McGrath and directed by Luis Mandoki...
  
   (1993)
• White Palace (1990)
• The Edge (TV, 1989)
• Gaby: A True Story
  Gaby: A True Story
  Gaby: A True Story is a 1987 American-Mexican drama film directed by Luis Mandoki and written by Michael Love and Martín Salinas. It chronicles the life of Gabriela Brimmer, Mexican writer and disability rights activist.- Plot :...
  
   (1987)
• Motel (1984)
• Papaloapan (1982)
• El secreto (1980)
• Campeche, un estado de ánimo (1980)
• Mundo mágico (1980)

External links

• Luis Mandoki at the San Diego Latino Film Festival
• Luis Mandoki at Filmbug
• Videostream of Who is Mr. Lopez