Lex Ortega
Lex Ortega (born February 25, 1980 in Mexico City , Mexico ) is a Mexican film director , sound engineer and screenwriter .
Life
Lex Ortega studied sound engineering at the Trebas Institute in Montreal , Canada and film studies at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
After a few short films, he participated in 2014 as one of eight directors in the episodic horror film México Bárbaro . He was also involved with an episode in the second part .
In 2015 his feature film debut Atroz was released . In 2012 he had already shot the short film Atroz in the style of a snuff film , which was included in the actual film. Ortega combined motifs from the snuff film with those from the Found Footages film.
In addition to his work as a film director, he is primarily active as a sound engineer and has participated in both Mexican productions and international productions such as 21 Gramm (2003) and Frankenstein's Army (2013).
Lex Ortega founded his own grindcore band The Massacre Must Begin in 2007 , he is also the singer of the band Belibette.
Filmography (selection)
Director
- 2010: Devourment (short film)
- 2011: T Is for Tamalas (short film)
- 2012: Frio (short film)
- 2012: Atroz (short film)
- 2013: Contra Natura (short film)
- 2014: México Bárbaro (one episode)
- 2015: Atroz
- 2015: The Dreamcatcher
- 2016: World of Death (web series, one episode)
- 2016: La Peste (short film)
- 2017: Viral SDT: Torture Porn (short film)
- 2017: México Bárbaro II (one episode)
Sound engineering
- 2002: City of God (Cidade de Deus)
- 2003: 21 grams (21 grams )
- 2012: Here Comes the Devil (Ahí va el diablo)
- 2013: Frankenstein's Army
- 2016: You Never Had It: An Evening With Bukowski
Discography
- 2008: The Massacre Must Begin: Sentimientos Inminentes de Muerte (in-house production)
- 2010: The Massacre Must Begin: Same (Album, American Line Productions)
- 2018: Belibette: 72 huries (album, in-house production)
Web links
- Lex Ortega in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography. Internet Movie Database , accessed July 17, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d Roberto D'Onofrio: Exclusive Interview and Photos: Lex Ortega Talks Brutal New Mexican Horror Flick ATROZ. Comingsoon.net, June 7, 2016, accessed July 16, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ortega, Lex |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican film director, sound engineer and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico City , Mexico |