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Lex Ortega

Director·b. 1980·Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

15 horror credits

Lex Ortega is a Mexican film director, sound designer, and producer known for his work in the horror genre. He directed Atroz (2015), a film noted for its brutal depiction of violence, which has been described as one of the most violent films in Mexican cinema. Ortega's expertise in sound design complements his directorial approach, enhancing the atmospheric tension in his films.

Director8 films

Smog

Smog

Director

2023
Human Animals

Human Animals

Director

2020
Atrocious

Atrocious

Director

2018
México Bárbaro II

México Bárbaro II

Director

2017
Barbarous Mexico

Barbarous Mexico

Director

2014
Alerta: recuento de cadáveres

Alerta: recuento de cadáveres

Director

2014
T Is for Tamales

T Is for Tamales

Director

2012
Atrocious

Atrocious

Director

2012

Writer2 films

Atrocious

Atrocious

Screenplay / Story / Writer

2018
Atrocious

Atrocious

Writer

2012

Producer2 films

Atrocious

Atrocious

Executive Producer

2018
T Is for Tamales

T Is for Tamales

Producer

2012

Editor1 film

T Is for Tamales

T Is for Tamales

Editor

2012

Production Designer1 film

Atrocious

Atrocious

Art Direction

2018

Actor3 films

Expira

Expira

2020
Atrocious

Atrocious

Goyo

2018
México Bárbaro II

México Bárbaro II

Father (segment "Potzonalli")

2017

Other Crew8 films

Bye-Bye

Bye-Bye

Sound Designer

2023
Black Circle

Black Circle

Sound Designer

2019
Atrocious

Atrocious

Set Decoration / Co-Editor / Sound Designer

2018
Bestia

Bestia

Sound Editor / Sound Designer

2017
Forward

Forward

Sound Designer

2016
Late Phases

Late Phases

Associate Producer

2014 3.5
Alerta: recuento de cadáveres

Alerta: recuento de cadáveres

Sound Recordist

2014
The Incident

The Incident

Sound mixer / Sound Designer

2014