Lucía Puenzo

Lucía Puenzo

Director · Producer · Writer

Buenos Aires, Argentina
November 28, 1976

Biography

Lucía Puenzo (born 28 November 1973) in Buenos Aires) is an Argentinian author and film director. She is the daughter of Luis Puenzo. She studied literature at the University of Buenos Aires followed by the National Film Institute (INCAA). In 2007 Puenzo directed her first film XXY. The film won several awards including three awards at the 2008 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards and the 2008 Goya award for best for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film.

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Lucía Puenzo 1
Lucía Puenzo 2

Representative Works

The German Doctor
The German Doctor
6.5
/ Spanish
XXY
XXY
6.8
/ Spanish
The Unseen
The Unseen
6.5
/ Spanish
A través de tus ojos
A través de tus ojos
10.0
/ Spanish
DIVE
DIVE
7.4
/ Spanish
Electrophilia
Electrophilia
7.0
/ Spanish
Pepita the Gunslinger
Pepita the Gunslinger
No Rating Yet
/ Spanish
Clandestine Childhood
Clandestine Childhood
6.8
/ Spanish
Tell It Like a Woman
Tell It Like a Woman
4.2
/ English
The Lighthouse of the Orcas
The Lighthouse of the Orcas
7.0
/ Spanish
The Silence of the Sky
The Silence of the Sky
6.4
/ Portuguese
The Fish Child
The Fish Child
5.7
/ Spanish

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The German Doctor
2013Nominee

Best Writing

The German Doctor

XXY
2007Nominee

Best Director

XXY

The Unseen
2017Nominee

Best Writing

The Unseen

Career Highlights

A través de tus ojos
2006Highlight

Best Writing

A través de tus ojos

DIVE
2022Highlight

Best Director

DIVE

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