Luis Puenzo

Luis Puenzo

Born February 19, 1946· Buenos Aires, Argentina

† Died April 21, 2026

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Born in Buenos Aires, Puenzo entered the audiovisual field in 1965 by producing television advertising spots and later co-founded a production house that became Cinemanía S.A. He built a reputation in Argentine cinema while also directing in the United States, notably the 1989 adaptation Old Gringo with Gregory Peck, Jane Fonda and Jimmy Smits. His most celebrated work, The Official Story (1985),…

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