Luis Mandoki
Known for
Luis Mandoki earns a living as a Mexican director who belongs to the crew side of the business rather than the cast. The output is more consistent than it is loud. The film 'Message in a Bottle' is the credit that gets cited first. 'Trapped' counts among the more visible projects.
Luis Mandoki
13 Directed
Luis Mandoki earns a living as a Mexican director who belongs to the crew side of the business rather than the cast. The output is more consistent than it is loud. The film 'Message in a Bottle' is the credit that gets cited first. 'Trapped' counts among the more visible projects.
Movies
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Message in a Bottle
1999
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Trapped
2002
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When a Man Loves a Woman
1994
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White Palace
1990
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Angel Eyes
2001
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Innocent Voices
2005
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Born Yesterday
1993
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The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas
2012
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Presencias
2022
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El Secreto
1980
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Gaby: A True Story
1987
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Mundo mágico
1983
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Motel
1984
Full Filmography
Presencias
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2022
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The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas
Director
2012
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Innocent Voices
Director
2005
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Trapped
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2002
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Angel Eyes
Director
2001
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Message in a Bottle
Director
1999
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When a Man Loves a Woman
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1994
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Born Yesterday
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1993
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White Palace
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1990
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Luis Mandoki and where are they from?
Luis Mandoki is 72 years old, born on August 17, 1954 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
What are the most famous roles of Luis Mandoki?
Luis Mandoki is best known for directing Message in a Bottle, Trapped, Innocent Voices.
How many movies has Luis Mandoki directed?
Over a 46-year career (since 1980), Luis Mandoki has directed or written 13 films and worked on 0 TV shows.
What was Luis Mandoki's first movie?
The career of Luis Mandoki began with El Secreto (1980).
What is Luis Mandoki's most recent movie or series?
Luis Mandoki's most recent release is Presencias, which premiered on September 7, 2022.
Luis Mandoki
1954-08-17 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Luis Mandoki (born in 1954 in Mexico City) is a Mexican film director working in Mexico and Hollywood.
Luis Mandoki studied Fine Arts in Mexico and at the San Francisco Art Institute, 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 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 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, a movie about the struggles of handicapped Gaby Brimer. This film was nominated for both the Academy and Golden Globe Awards. For the next 15 years he filmed only in English until the critically acclaimed Voces inocentes of 2004. This film gave him a Best Director nomination for the Ariel Award in 2005. 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 and had a box-office output of 49.4 million pesos (roughly 4.5 million U.S. dollars) and was seen by 1.5 million people.
Luis Mandoki currently resides in Mexico City with his wife, Olivia, and three children Camille, Daniel and Michelle.Luis Mandoki, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia