Ernesto Díaz Espinoza
- Directing
- June 10, 1978 · Santiago, Chile
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Diablo · Director, Story
- Fist of the Condor · Director, Writer
- Fuerzas Especiales 2: Cabos Sueltos · Director
- Santiago Violenta · Matri Guest 7, Editing
- Redeemer · Director, Writer
- The Green Inferno · Editing
- For Sale · Director
- Maknum González · Detective 1, Camera Operator
- The ABCs of Death · Director
- Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman · Director, Screenplay
- Mandrill · John Colt (Voice), Director
- Sin dios, ni late · Self
- Mirageman · Director, Editing
- Kiltro · Director, Writer
- El Tronador · Bob Montero, Director