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My Take
Luis Llosa is a name I always associate with a very specific era of 1990s genre cinema. Sniper, The Specialist, and Anaconda are not films critics fawn over, but they were the kind of glossy, high-tension thrillers that defined video-store shelves for me. What I find genuinely notable is that a Peruvian director from Lima broke into that Hollywood studio machine at all. Anaconda in particular became a guilty-pleasure staple. I would not call him an auteur, but he understood pace and spectacle, and there is a craftsmanship in delivering reliable, watchable popcorn movies that I think gets undervalued. He carved a real lane internationally.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Luis Llosa
- Name (Japanese)
- ルイス・ロッサ
- Reading
- るいす・ろっさ
- Born
- April 18, 1951 (age 75)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rabbit
- Origin
- Lima, Lima Department, Peru
- Occupation
- film director / film producer / screenwriter
2. Background
- University
- Markham College
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Sniper | — | |
| Notable work | The Specialist | — | |
| Notable work | Anaconda | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Luis Llosa born?
Born April 18, 1951 (age 75).
Where is Luis Llosa from?
Luis Llosa is from Lima, Lima Department, Peru.
What does Luis Llosa do?
Luis Llosa works as film director, film producer, screenwriter.
What is Luis Llosa known for?
Notable works include Sniper, The Specialist, Anaconda.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.