Luis Puenzo Movies and Career Information

Luis Adalberto Puenzo (born February 19, 1946 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a film director, producer and screenplay writer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina, but has worked in the United States. Puenzo has had a long and successful career in producing commercials in Argentina. In 1968 he founded his own production company with Sergio Tamburri (film editor and trombone player of the famous Porteña Jazz Band), Luis Puenzo Cinema, and in 1974 the firm's name was changed to Cinemanía S.A. During Argentina's Dirty War in the mid 1970s and early 1980s many filmmakers became victims of repression and some went into exile; some disappeared. During this difficult time, Puenzo decided to work in advertising. In the United States he is known for his film Old Gringo (1989), starring Gregory Peck, Jane Fonda and Jimmy Smits. His The Official Story (1985) won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film and many other accolades. The Official Story, arguably Puenzo's best work, has been lauded by film critics and scholars for bringing to the screen a story that "[is] an excellent point of departure to explore some of Argentina and Latin America’s most salient problems today. As the film