Diego Rafecas

Diego Rafecas (Buenos Aires, 3 May 1970 – 18 April 2017) was an Argentine actor and director. known for Un Buda, a film that he directed and acted in.

Early life
Diego Rafecas was born on May 3, 1970, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He started studying acting with Cristina Banegas, a well-known Argentine actress, when he was 17. Two years later he debuted as an actor in a play One Aspect directed by Banegas and written by Griselda Gambaro.

Later he obtained a BA in Philosophy from the University of Buenos Aires. At the same time he also began to study the Zen practice with Stephane Kosen Thibaut, a Dharma heir of Japanese Master Deshimaru.

Career
During his college years he made his first short film, The Good Life and kidnapping in digital format, co-directed with Paul Flehner and began studying film directing with Eduardo Milewics. Under his guidance, he wrote and directed Living in New York, a short film that won major awards at festivals around the country.

He died on 18 April 2017, aged 46, from an illness that had kept him hospitalised.

Filmography
Director
 * El secuestro (2001) (Short)
 * La buena vida (2002)
 * Vivir en Nueva York (2005)
 * A Buddha (2005)
 * Rodney (2008)
 * Paco (2009)
 * Cruzadas (2011)
 * Ley Primera (2017)

Actor
 * La buena vida (2002) (cortometraje)
 * Se me rompió el pantalón (2003) (cortometraje)
 * Vivir en Nueva York (2005)
 * A Buddha (2005)
 * Cartas (2006)
 * Rodney (2008)
 * Paco (2009)
 * Cruzadas (2011)
 * Ley Primera (2017)