1 TheLatinList announces Top 12 Breakthrough Latin Directors

TheLatinList launched is a global leaderboard for Latin entertainment celebrities. The individuals on this list are the outstanding breakingthrough Directors, who are both astoundingly talented and highly lauded.

TheLatinList is curated by Popular Press Media Group (PPMG) and was complied with the support of industry leaders; we thank them for their time and insight.

Alejandro Monteverde - Mexico
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1920049/
Official Site: http://www.metanoiafilms.com/

Current:
Little Boy (FF)

Best Known For:
Bella (FF)

Awards:
Heartland (Won)
New York International (Won)
Toronto International (Won)

Alfonso Pineda Ulloa - Mexico
Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/PonchoPineda
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1319852/

Current:
Black Wings Has My Angel (FF), The Lost Diary of Don Juan (FF), Playback (FF)

Best Known For:
Love, Pain and Vice Versa (FF), Going Down (FF)

Claudia Llosa - Peru
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/VelaFILMS
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2013191/


Current:
Loxoro (SH)

Best Known For:
The Milk of Sorrow (FF), MadeinUSA (FF)

Awards:
For complete list: http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm2013191/awards
Academy (Nom)

Eduardo Rodriguez - Mexico
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1161979/

Current:
El Gringo (FF)

Best Known For:
Curandero (FF), Stash House (FF)

Awards:
Cannes (Nom)
Crested Butte (Won)

Gabriela Tagliavini - Argentina
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gabbot29
IMDB: http://www.imdb.me/gabrielatagliavini
Official Site: http://www.gabytagliavini.com/2011/home.php

Current:
The Mule (FF); The Anatomist (FF)

Best Known For:
Ladies Night (FF), Without Men (FF), The Perfect Lover (FF)

Awards:
Bogota (Nom)
New York International (Won)
No Dance (Won)
Santa Monica (Won)

Gerardo Naranjo - Mexico
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/missbalafilm
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1319671/

Current:
The Mountain Between Us (FF), A Man Must Die (FF)

Best Known For:
Miss Bala (FF), Voy a explotar (FF)

Awards:
For complete list: http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1319671/awards
Ariel (Nom)
Cannes (Nom)
Goya (Nom)
Venice (Nom)

Gustavo Ron - Spain
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/GustavoRonZ
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1423555/
Official Site: http://elcapitanpictures.com

Current:
The Replacemen (FF)

Best Known For:
Mia Sarah (FF), Ways to Live Forever (FF)

Awards:
Cinema Writers (Won, Nom)
Heartland (Won)
Tallinn Black Nights (Won)

Jonathan Jakubowicz  - Venezuela
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/JoJakubowicz
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1189755/
Official Site:  http://tinyurl.com/3dxk88a

Current:
Hands of Stone (FF)

Best Known For:
Ships of Hope (FF), Secuestro Express (FF)

Michel Franco - Mexico
Twitter: http://twitter.com/michelcine
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1633015/
Official Site: http://popfilms.tv

Current:
After Lucia (FF)

Best Known For:
Daniel and Ana (FF)

Awards:
Cannes (Won)
Chicago (Nom)

Nicolás López - Chile
Twitter: http://twitter.com/NicolasLopez
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1240647/
Official Site: http://nicolaslopezuncut.tumblr.com/

Current:
El Extranjero (FF), Aftershock (FF)

Best Known For:
Que pena tu vida (FF), Que pena tu boda (FF)

Awards:
Tokyo (Nom)
Viña del Mar (Won)

Pablo Trapero - Argentina
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0871086/
Official Site: http://nicolaslopezuncut.tumblr.com/

Current:
7 Days in Havana (FF)

Best Known For:
Lion's Den (FF), Carancho (FF)

Awards:
For complete list: http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0871086/awards
Academy Award (Nom)
Ariel (Won)
Cannes (Nom)
Venice (Nom)

Patricia Riggen - Mexico
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0726638/

Current:
Vivaldi (FF)

Best Known For:
Under the Same Moon (FF), Girl in Progress (FF)

Awards:
For complete list: http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0726638/awards
Ariel (Won)
DGA (Nom)
Sundance (Won)

HONORABLE MENTION:

Marcel Rasquin - Venezuela
Twitter: http://twitter.com/MarcelRasquin
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1423555/
Official Site: http://www.hermano.com.ve

Best Known For:
Hermano (aka Brother) (FF)

Awards:
For complete list: http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm2308899/awards
Havana (Won)
Lima (Won)
Moscow (Won)
Sao Paulo (Nom)

Mateo Gil - Spain
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0317834/

Current:
Blackthorn (FF)

Best Known For:
Nobody Knows Anybody (FF)

Awards:
For complete list: http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0317834/awards
European Film (Nom)
Goya (Won, Nom)
Tokyo (Nom)