Ernesto Díaz Espinoza

Birthday: 1978-06-10
Birthplace: Santiago, Chile
Gender: Male

From Insolito Film Festival.

The term "Latin American action cinema" may sound contradictory to many, even almost utopian; or at least that is how it seemed until the arrival of Ernesto Díaz Espinoza, who since his first film, "Kiltro", and throughout an extensive filmography, has given a fair place to genre cinema in our region. His cinema draws from many sources: martial arts, superheroes in "Mirageman", or exploitation flicks in "Mandrill" or "Bring me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman". But these films go beyond mere tribute; They are also due to the characteristics and idiosyncrasies of his country. A reinterpretation of certain elements closer to the Latin American feeling. This is how Díaz Espinoza's universe - one of cool criminals, fierce fighters, and women at arms - becomes one that operates under his own rules, a genre on its own. A talent worth discovering under a flurry of kicks and punches or a hail of bullets.

Credits

Year Title
Diablo
2023-04-04 Fist of the Condor
2015-12-10 Fuerzas Especiales 2: Cabos Sueltos
2014-10-10 Santiago Violenta
2014-09-18 Redeemer
2013-10-22 For Sale
2013-03-08 The ABCs of Death
2012-09-23 Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman
2012-09-15 C is for Cycle
2009-09-04 Mandrill
2007-03-03 Mirageman
2006-04-20 Kiltro