Luis Prieto (born 10 July 1970) is a Spanish-born film director and screenwriter.
Early life Prieto was born in Madrid, Spain. He studied economics and photography in Spain and film at the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles where he graduated in 1994 with honors from the School of Film and Video.
Career Early career From 1994 and 1999 Prieto lived in Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles where he worked as an editor on short films, commercials and documentaries—including the 1994 Student Academy Award Nominee The Night Voice.
In 2001, Prieto directed the short film Bamboleho, which won over 45 international awards, including Best Short Film at the first edition of Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Festival
and a Special Jury Mention at the 2001 Venice Film Festival.
Condon Express, Prieto's feature film directorial debut, was filmed in 2004 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Other projects In 1999, Prieto worked as a video artist for musician Peter Gabriel in Real World Studios, Box, England.
Filmography Films Year Title DirectorWriterProducerNotes 2001 Bamboleho Also editor 2003 Mariposas de Fuego 2005 Condon Express 2007 Ho voglia di te 2009 Meno male che ci sei 2012 Pusher 2017 Kidnap 2022 Shattered 2024 Last Stop: Rocafort St.
Television Year Title Notes 2014 Z Nation Director (episodes "Philly Feast", "Home Sweet Zombie") 2016 StartUp Director (episodes "Proof of Concept", "Angel Investor", "Bootstrapped", "Valuation") 2016 Code Black Director (episode 4 season 2) 2018 Snatch Director (episodes "Haymaker", "Good Work for Good Money", "Close Quarters", "Job Done") 2020 White Lines Director (episodes 3, 4 & 5)
References
Interviews p.o.v. Number 17, March 2004 Interview
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