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Luis Mandoki

ルイス・マンドーキ　/　るいす・まんどーき

Film director from Mexico

August 17, 1954 (age 71)　・　Mexico City, Mexico

film director
film producer
screenwriter

My Take

Luis Mandoki interests me as a director who bridges two very different worlds. Born in Mexico City, trained in London, then working steadily in Hollywood, he carries a cultural fluency that shows in his choice of material. Films like White Palace and Message in a Bottle lean into quiet emotional terrain rather than spectacle, and I value directors brave enough to trust feeling over fireworks. To me he represents a kind of unshowy craftsmanship that the industry undervalues. I am drawn to filmmakers who can move between cultures without losing their own voice, and Mandoki strikes me as one of those rare, adaptable storytellers.

Overview

Luis Mandoki (born August 17, 1954) is a Mexican film director, working in Mexico and Hollywood.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Luis Mandoki
Name (Japanese): ルイス・マンドーキ
Reading: るいす・まんどーき
Born: August 17, 1954 (age 71)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Horse
Origin: Mexico City, Mexico
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film director / film producer / screenwriter / director

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: London College of Communication

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role
Notable work	Gaby: A True Story	—
Notable work	Born Yesterday	—
Notable work	White Palace	—
Notable work	Message in a Bottle	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AD

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