Leandro Taub

Leandro Taub is an Argentine actor, author, and motivational speaker who was born on May 5, 1983, in Buenos Aires and raised in Bariloche. As an actor, he debuted as the poet Enrique Lihn in Alejandro Jodorowsky's film Endless Poetry. He wrote 5 books, and one of them is Sabiduría Casera.

Early life and education
Taub comes from a Polish-Jewish family. He got his degrees as a Bachelor in Economics and a Master in Finance from the University of CEMA. He also studied numerology, yoga, kabbalah, shamanism, tarot and alchemy.

Career
Taub started his career as a financial analyst. By the age of 23, he had begun working as an investment advisor. He has also worked for a hedge fund and for organizations in several countries, such as the US and the UAE.

By the age of 24, after a life crisis, he left Argentina and travelled around the globe before finding his purpose in life.

In 2011, he worked with the Argentine musician Fito Páez for the music video London Town. In the same year, Taub published his first book, Sabiduría Casera (Homemade Wisdom), with the Jnana Yogi, Lou Couture, and it became a bestseller that year. Following the publishing of his first book, he became a friend of Chilean-French filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky who wrote the introduction to Taub's third book, La Mente Oculta (The Hidden Mind), and invited Taub two years later to play the role at Endless Poetry, that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016.

During his career, Taub wrote 5 books and 27 audiobooks on the topics of Kabbalah, Buddhism, Yoga, Shamanism, Tarot, and Numerology and gave lectures in Argentina, Mexico, and Chile about his books and work.

In 2021, he made his feature film directorial debut with the drama film Externo, which earned a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 5 reviews.

Upcoming

 * The Dream of the Guest: with the actors Amanda Plummer, Jean-Marc Barr, John Robinson, Lizzie Brocheré and Udo Kier, co-produced by the German producer Peter Rommel.

Personal life
In 2015 he was the boyfriend of the Argentine actress Celeste Cid.