Lex Ortega

Atrocious (2018)

Atrocious is a film that portrays the story of two serial killers, who after being arrested for causing a traffic accident, police confiscate some videotapes. These tapes contain brutal murders that show human wickedness, their background, paraphilias and psyche of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lex Ortega
CAST:  David Aboussafy  •  Laurette Flores  •  Aleyda Gallardo  •  Dana Karvelas

Atrocious is a film that portrays the story of two serial killers, who after being arrested for causing a traffic accident, police confiscate some videotapes. These tapes contain brutal murders that show human wickedness, their background, paraphilias and psyche of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lex Ortega
CAST:  David Aboussafy  •  Laurette Flores  •  Aleyda Gallardo  •  Dana Karvelas

Barbarous Mexico (2014)

Eight tales based on the most brutally terrifying Mexican traditions and legends, an anthology of haunting stories woven into the fabric of the Mexican culture, some told through the centuries and some new, but all equally frightening. Bogeymen, trolls, ghosts, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jorge Michel Grau  •  Ulises Guzmán Reyes  •  Edgar Nito  •  Isaac Ezban  •  Gigi Saul Guerrero  •  Lex Ortega  •  Aarón Soto  •  Laurette Flores
CAST:  Joyce Cuervo  •  Adrián Aguirre  •  Dulce Alexa  •  Leslie Arce

Eight tales based on the most brutally terrifying Mexican traditions and legends, an anthology of haunting stories woven into the fabric of the Mexican culture, some told through the centuries and some new, but all equally frightening. Bogeymen, trolls, ghosts, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jorge Michel Grau  •  Ulises Guzmán Reyes  •  Edgar Nito  •  Isaac Ezban  •  Gigi Saul Guerrero  •  Lex Ortega  •  Aarón Soto  •  Laurette Flores
CAST:  Joyce Cuervo  •  Adrián Aguirre  •  Dulce Alexa  •  Leslie Arce

Alerta: recuento de cadáveres (2014)

Unites 8 Latin American filmmakers from countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Spain, and Mexico in a single feature to count depict in seven stories some of the most brutal crimes that have happened in these countries.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patricio Valladares  •  Rodrigo Aragão  •  Jorge Molina  •  Demián Rugna  •  Lex Ortega  •  Jorge Mella  •  Paco Limón  •  Ramiro García Bogliano
CAST:  Marcelo Castanheira  •  Rodrigo Aragão  •  Walderrama dos Santos  •  Tiago Ferri

Unites 8 Latin American filmmakers from countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Spain, and Mexico in a single feature to count depict in seven stories some of the most brutal crimes that have happened in these countries.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patricio Valladares  •  Rodrigo Aragão  •  Jorge Molina  •  Demián Rugna  •  Lex Ortega  •  Jorge Mella  •  Paco Limón  •  Ramiro García Bogliano
CAST:  Marcelo Castanheira  •  Rodrigo Aragão  •  Walderrama dos Santos  •  Tiago Ferri

México Bárbaro II (2017)

9 Mexican directors come together to narrate traditions and more brutal, ruthless and bizarre legends of our country. Mexico Barbaro shows the world stories that are part of our popular culture, from sweet stories told by our grandmothers, the tooth fairy, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Diego Cohen  •  Fernando Urdapilleta  •  Michelle Garza Cervera  •  Lex Ortega  •  Abraham Sánchez  •  Carlos Meléndez  •  Christian Cueva  •  Ricardo Farias  •  Sergio Tello
CAST:  Francisco Barreiro  •  Laura de Ita  •  Dana Karvelas  •  Fermín Martínez

9 Mexican directors come together to narrate traditions and more brutal, ruthless and bizarre legends of our country. Mexico Barbaro shows the world stories that are part of our popular culture, from sweet stories told by our grandmothers, the tooth fairy, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Diego Cohen  •  Fernando Urdapilleta  •  Michelle Garza Cervera  •  Lex Ortega  •  Abraham Sánchez  •  Carlos Meléndez  •  Christian Cueva  •  Ricardo Farias  •  Sergio Tello
CAST:  Francisco Barreiro  •  Laura de Ita  •  Dana Karvelas  •  Fermín Martínez

Expira (2020)

A plot that narrates murders within the world of university theater is only the backdrop to discover a story where pain and revenge are the true protagonists. Winner of the award for best Mexican horror film at Feratum 2021.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leopoldo Laborde
CAST:  Gabriela Carrillo  •  Mario Zaragoza  •  Enrique Arrizon  •  Aline Marrero

A plot that narrates murders within the world of university theater is only the backdrop to discover a story where pain and revenge are the true protagonists. Winner of the award for best Mexican horror film at Feratum 2021.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leopoldo Laborde
CAST:  Gabriela Carrillo  •  Mario Zaragoza  •  Enrique Arrizon  •  Aline Marrero

Human Animals (2020)

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DIRECTION:  Lex Ortega
CAST:  Adriana Louvier  •  Antonio de la Vega  •  Néstor Rodulfo  •  Aroa Gimeno

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DIRECTION:  Lex Ortega
CAST:  Adriana Louvier  •  Antonio de la Vega  •  Néstor Rodulfo  •  Aroa Gimeno

T Is for Tamales (2012)

A tamal cook and her son are constantly abused by her alcoholic husband. One day, she decides to take revenge the only way she knows of.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lex Ortega  •  Sergio Tello
CAST:  Graciela Ramos  •  Miguel Angel Nava  •  Levi Castelán  •  Daniel Rivera

A tamal cook and her son are constantly abused by her alcoholic husband. One day, she decides to take revenge the only way she knows of.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lex Ortega  •  Sergio Tello
CAST:  Graciela Ramos  •  Miguel Angel Nava  •  Levi Castelán  •  Daniel Rivera