Leopoldo Laborde

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Leopoldo Laborde (born November 6, 1970) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter, photographer, editor and self-made producer.

Laborde entered the movie business in 1984 as a production assistant in Mexico City. From 1988 to 1995, starting with ''El gato'', he shot four feature films on home-video and developed his skills as a storyteller as well as his cinematic visual aesthetics, namely with ''Utopía 7''. In 1997, he began his professional career in 35-millimeter film format with ''Angeluz'', a horror film, released at the 1998 Guadalajara International Film Festival. Despite the criticisms, upon his return to Mexico City, he wrote and shot ''Sin destino'' and ''Un secreto de Esperanza'', throughout 1999 to 2002. The starring actors were, respectively, Roberto Cobo and Katy Jurado, these two films being the last acting performances they gave. ''Sin destino'' is known as “a key piece in raw realism”, and ''Un secreto de Esperanza'' won twelve awards in film festivals around the world. Laborde also alternated with other works in digital video format, such as ''Cuerpo prestado'', ''La repetición'' and ''Los tréboles no pueden soñar'', throughout 2000 to 2004. During 2005, he wrote, edited and directed ''Enemigo'', this time with debutant performers, and in 2007, ''Un hombre y su morada interior''.

Laborde is known for his particular vision and great versatility in movie styles. Provided by Wikipedia