Pablo Trapero is an Argentine

Argentina

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 film producer

Film producer

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, editor and director

Film director

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.

His films are known for portraying the lives of ordinary people, and usually involving some form of social criticism to modern society, such as his movie Mundo Grúa

Mundo Grúa

Crane World is an 1999 Argentine film, written and directed by Pablo Trapero. The film was produced by Lita Stantic and Pablo Trapero. It features Luis Margani, Adriana Aizemberg, Daniel Valenzuela, among others....

(which portrayed the life of a migrant contract worker), or the highly-acclaimed El Bonaerense

El Bonaerense

El bonaerense is an Argentine, Chilean, French, and Dutch drama film. It was directed and produced by Pablo Trapero. The screenplay was a joint effort of Nicolas Gueilburt, Ricardo Ragendorfer, Dodi Shoeuer, Pablo Trapero, and actor Daniel Valenzuela, and partly funded by INCAA...

, which focused on the corruption and the lives of Buenos Aires Province

Buenos Aires Province

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 police officers.

He's also known for speaking about taboo

Taboo

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 subjects such incest

Incest

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, as portrayed in his recent film as a producer Géminis (directed by Albertina Carri), which depicts a romantic relationship between brothers.

His 2010 film Carancho

Carancho (film)

Carancho is a 2010 Argentine crime film directed by Pablo Trapero. It was entered into the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival...

was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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 at the 83rd Academy Awards

83rd Academy Awards

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, but it didn't make the final shortlist.

Filmography

Producer and Director

• Mundo Grúa
  Mundo Grúa
  Crane World is an 1999 Argentine film, written and directed by Pablo Trapero. The film was produced by Lita Stantic and Pablo Trapero. It features Luis Margani, Adriana Aizemberg, Daniel Valenzuela, among others....
  
  (1999)
• El Bonaerense
  El Bonaerense
  El bonaerense is an Argentine, Chilean, French, and Dutch drama film. It was directed and produced by Pablo Trapero. The screenplay was a joint effort of Nicolas Gueilburt, Ricardo Ragendorfer, Dodi Shoeuer, Pablo Trapero, and actor Daniel Valenzuela, and partly funded by INCAA...
  
  (2002)
• Familia Rodante
  Familia rodante
  Familia rodante is a 2004 comedy drama film, written and directed by Pablo Trapero, and produced by various countries, including Argentina...
  
  (2004)
• Nacido y Criado (2006)
• Leonera (2008), released in the U.S. as Lion's Den
• Carancho
  Carancho (film)
  Carancho is a 2010 Argentine crime film directed by Pablo Trapero. It was entered into the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival...
  
  (2010)

Director Only

• Mocoso malcriado (1993)
• Negocios (1995)
• Naikor, La Estación de Servicio (2001)

Producer Only

• La Libertad
  La Libertad
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  (2001)
• La Mecha (2003)
• Ciudad de María (2002)
• Mi Mejor Enemigo (2005)
• Dí Buen Día a Papá (2005)
• Géminis (2005)

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