Luis Llosa

Luis Llosa Urquidi (born 1951) is a Peruvian film director. He is best known for Sniper, The Specialist, and Anaconda.

Career
Luis Llosa was originally a film critic. He is known for his early Peruvian work, English-language exploitation films made for producer Roger Corman, and bigger-budget American films. His best-known film, Anaconda, stars Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, and Eric Stoltz. Anaconda was nominated for multiple Razzie Awards, including worst director, but grossed $136 million worldwide and became a cult film.

He founded Iguana Productions, which produces Peruvian films and telenovelas such as Escándalo, Torbellino and Latin Lover.

Personal life
Llosa was born in 1951 in Lima, Peru. He is a cousin of Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa, and his niece is film director Claudia Llosa.

Filmography

 * 1987 Hour of the Assassin
 * 1989 Crime Zone
 * 1993 Sniper
 * 1993 Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon
 * 1993 Fire on the Amazon
 * 1994 The Specialist
 * 1997 Anaconda
 * 2005 The Feast of the Goat