Gonzalo Ladines

Gonzalo Ladines (born 1984, Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for co-creating the web series Los Cinéfilos, as well as directing and writing the comedy films Just Like in the Movies (2015) and The Last Laugh (2023).

Career
He graduated from the University of Lima in 2006.

He directed and wrote several short films with a focus on comedy, highlighting Rumeits (2010) and Los niños (2014), and co-wrote the short film Fantastic Cars (2019). Throughout his career he co-wrote several scripts such as Lima 13 (2012), Viejos amigos (2014) and Youtuber Dad (2019), the latter sold to the French (StudioCanal) and Mexican markets (YouthPlanet Films) for remakes.

In 2015, he premiered his first feature film Just Like in the Movies, attracting a total of 227,714 spectators to Peruvian theaters. A year later, it was chosen as the Peruvian entry for Best Ibero-American Film at the 31st Goya Awards, but was not nominated.

In 2023, he premiered his second feature film The Last Laugh in the Made in Peru section of the 27th Lima Film Festival.