Leopoldo Laborde

{{short description|Mexican film director}} {{multiple issues| {{more footnotes needed|date=September 2013}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2013}} }}

'''Leopoldo Laborde''' (born November 6, 1970) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter, photographer, editor and self-made producer.

Laborde entered the movie business in 1984 as a production assistant in Mexico City. From 1988 to 1995, starting with ''El gato'', he shot four feature films on home-video and developed his skills as a storyteller as well as his cinematic visual aesthetics, namely with ''Utopía 7''. In 1997, he began his professional career in 35-millimeter film format with ''Angeluz'', a horror film, released at the 1998 Guadalajara International Film Festival. Despite the criticisms, upon his return to Mexico City, he wrote and shot ''Sin destino'' and ''Un secreto de Esperanza'', throughout 1999 to 2002. The starring actors were, respectively, Roberto Cobo and Katy Jurado, these two films being the last acting performances they gave. ''Sin destino'' is known as “a key piece in raw realism”, and ''Un secreto de Esperanza'' won twelve awards in film festivals around the world. Laborde also alternated with other works in digital video format, such as ''Cuerpo prestado'', ''La repetición'' and ''Los tréboles no pueden soñar'', throughout 2000 to 2004. During 2005, he wrote, edited and directed ''Enemigo'', this time with debutant performers, and in 2007, ''Un hombre y su morada interior''.

Laborde is known for his particular vision and great versatility in movie styles.

==Filmography== *''Cuatro paredes'' (2010)<ref name="u7sa" /><ref name="imdb" /><ref name="fa" /><ref name="csfd" /><ref name="fwpl" /> *''Recuerdos olvidados'' (in post-production since 2009)<ref name="imdb" /><ref name="csfd" /><ref name="fwpl" /><ref name="todas" /> *''La puerta'' (in post-production since 2008)<ref name="u7sa" /><ref name="fwpl" /><ref name="abando" /> *''Enemigo'' (in post-production since 2007),<ref name="u7sa" /><ref name="imdb" /><ref name="csfd" /><ref name="fwpl" /><ref name="sdcm" /><ref name="kpru" /> started in 2005 *''Un secreto de Esperanza'' (2002),<ref name="u7sa" /><ref name="imdb" /><ref name="fa" /><ref name="fwpl" /><ref name="sdcm" /><ref name="kpru" /> also known as ''A Beautiful Secret'' (International: English title) *''Sin destino'' (2002),<ref name="u7sa" /><ref name="imdb" /><ref name="fa" /><ref name="csfd" /><ref name="abando" /><ref name="sdcm" /><ref name="kpru" /> also known as ''Without Destiny'' *''Cuerpo prestado'' (2001)<ref name="sdcm" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jornada.unam.mx/2001/04/28/02an1cul.html|title=La ternura, detonante del Festival de Diversidad Sexual en Cine y Video|first=Monica|last=Mateos-Vega|date=21 April 2001|language=Spanish|trans-title=The Tenderness, Explosive for the Festival of Sexual Diversity in Film and Video|type=article|website=La Jornada|publisher=DEMOS, Desarrollo de Medios {{!}} Media Development|accessdate=3 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jornada.unam.mx/2001/05/06/05aa1cul.html|title=Odisea 2001 Mix|first=Carlos|last=Bonfil|date=6 May 2001|language=Spanish|trans-title=Odyssey 2001 Mix|type=article|website=La Jornada|publisher=DEMOS, Desarrollo de Medios {{!}} Media Development|accessdate=3 October 2013}}</ref> *''Recompensa'' (2000),<ref name="u7sa" /><ref name="imdb" /><ref name="sdcm" /><ref name="kpru" /> or ''72 horas'', aired in 1999 *''Inesperado amor'' (1999),<ref name="u7sa" /><ref name="imdb" /><ref name="csfd" /><ref name="fwpl" /><ref name="sdcm" /><ref name="kpru" /> aired in 1999 *''Angeluz'' (1998),<ref name="u7sa" /><ref name="imdb" /><ref name="fa" /><ref name="csfd" /><ref name="fwpl" /><ref name="abando" /><ref name="sdcm" /><ref name="kpru" /> also known as ''Angel of Light'' *''La extraña presencia'' (1995)<ref name="imdb" /><ref name="csfd" /><ref name="fwpl" /><ref name="sdcm" /> *''El libro de la selva... de asfalto'' (1995)<ref name="imdb" /><ref name="csfd" /><ref name="sdcm" /><ref name="kpru" /> *''Utopía 7'' (1995)<ref name="u7sa" /><ref name="imdb" /><ref name="csfd" /><ref name="fwpl" /><ref name="abando" /><ref name="sdcm" /><ref name="kpru" /> *''Juego de niños'' (1995),<ref name="u7sa" /><ref name="imdb" /><ref name="fa" /><ref name="csfd" /><ref name="fwpl" /><ref name="sdcm" /><ref name="kpru" /> also known as ''A Child's Play'', aired in 1994 *''Perseguido'' (1993) (V),<ref name="u7sa" /><ref name="imdb" /><ref name="csfd" /><ref name="sdcm" /><ref name="kpru" /> also known as ''Chased'', aired in 1993 *''Nathael'' (1993)<ref name="u7sa" /><ref name="imdb" /><ref name="csfd" /><ref name="fwpl" /><ref name="sdcm" /><ref name="kpru" /> *''El gato'' (1992),<ref name="u7sa" /><ref name="imdb" /><ref name="csfd" /><ref name="fwpl" /><ref name="sdcm" /> started in 1988

==Connections== <div style="text-align:left"> *'''Roberto Trujillo'''{{anchor|Roberto Trujillo}} (born on July 8, 1979): head of Utopía 7 Films, the production company for several of Laborde's films **for technical credit (including producer) only: {{nobr|''Cuatro paredes''}}, {{nobr|''Recuerdos olvidados''}}, ''Enemigo'', {{nobr|''Juego de niños''}} **for performance credit only: {{nobr|''Inesperado amor''<big>★</big> (Roberto)}}, {{nobr|''Angeluz''<big>★</big> (Miguel)}}, {{nobr|''La extraña presencia''<big>★</big> (the presence)}}, {{nobr|''Utopía 7''† (Capitán Tigre)}}, {{nobr|''Perseguido''<big>★</big> (Fernando)}} **for both: {{nobr|''Un secreto de Esperanza'' (boyfriend)}} and {{nobr|''Sin destino'' (client)}} **also producer of films without Laborde, such as {{nobr|''El hombre perfecto''}}, {{nobr|''Mi media naranja''}} and {{nobr|''Paulina and Fran''}} *'''Marilú Carrillo'''{{anchor|Marilú Carrillo}}: producer, agent, set hand or cast member of five Laborde films **for technical credit only: {{nobr|''Sin destino''}}, {{nobr|''Inesperado amor''}} and ''Nathael'' **for performance credit or more: {{nobr|''Juego de niños'' (Dr. Montemar)}} and {{nobr|''Perseguido'' (la Medussa)}} **also party to films without Laborde, such as casting for {{nobr|''12 segundos''}} *'''Nelly Godoy'''{{anchor|Nelly Godoy}}: agent or cast member of four Laborde films: **for technical credit only: {{nobr|''Sin destino''}} and {{nobr|''Juego de niños''}} **for performance credit or more: {{nobr|''Angeluz'' (Dr. Henriquez)}}, ''Perseguido'' and ''Nathael'' *'''Gloria Ruíz'''{{anchor|Gloria Ruíz}}: producer, manager or agent of four Laborde films: **{{nobr|''Inesperado amor''}}, ''Angeluz'', {{nobr|''Utopía 7''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ciencia-ficcion.com.mx/?cve=41:89|title=Utopia-7|website=Ciencia Ficción Mexicana {{!}} Mexican Science Fiction|language=Spanish|type=synopsis|accessdate=3 October 2013}}</ref>}} and {{nobr|''Juego de niños''}} **also party to films without Laborde, such as writing and producing {{nobr|''Padres culpables''}} Laborde (Omicrón Films) and Trujillo (Utopía 7 Films) have had something of a troupe, throughout their careers, the actors being: *'''Francisco Rey'''{{anchor|Francisco Rey}}, in {{nobr|''Sin destino''<big>★</big> (Fran)}}, {{nobr|''Utopía 7''† (el Mudo<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qp4qAQAAIAAJ&q=%22leopoldo+laborde%22|title=La grandeza del cine mexicano|page=115|language=Spanish|trans-title=The Greatness of Mexican Cinema|type=book content search query results page|format=PNG|isbn=9789706519276|last1=Blanco|first1=Jorge Ayala|year=2004}}</ref>)}} and {{nobr|''Juego de niños''<big>★</big> (Lalo)}}, credited as '''Francisco Ruíz''' in the latter two *'''Sheilla Lissette'''{{anchor|Sheilla Lissette}}, in {{nobr|''Cuatro Paredes''<big>★</big>}}, {{nobr|''Juego de niños'' (the sister)}} and {{nobr|''El gato''}} *'''David Valdez'''{{anchor|David Valdez}}, in {{nobr|''Sin destino''<big>★</big> (David)}}, {{nobr|''Utopía 7''†}} and {{nobr|''Angeluz''}} (street kid) *'''Alain Rangel'''{{anchor|David Valdez}}, in {{nobr|''Juego de niños''<big>★</big> (Miguel)}} and {{nobr|''La extraña presencia''}} *'''Rogelio Castillo'''{{anchor|Rogelio Castillo}}, in ''Utopía 7''† and ''Juego de niños'' (the brother) *'''José Luis Badillo'''{{anchor|José Luis Badillo}}, in {{nobr|''Inesperado amor''}}, {{nobr|''Angeluz'' (Luis)}}, {{nobr|''Utopía 7''†}} and {{nobr|''Perseguido'' (Polo)}}; also in a film without Laborde, namely {{nobr|''Padres culpables''}} </div>

<div style="text-align:right"> <big>★</big> lead performance and protagonist played (including antagonist) † performance as member of a team of protagonists </div>

In addition to starring in ''Sin destino'', as Sebastian; Roberto Cobo had a minor part in ''Un secreto de Esperanza'', as Melquíades, the groundskeeper for Esperanza's home. And one Mariana Gajá, a character actress but star of ''Sin ton ni Sonia'', played the blonde object of sexual or romantic fixation of the protagonist, both in ''Sin destino'' and ''Un secreto de Esperanza'', respectively as Angelica and Madonnita. She and Sheilla Lissette bear some resemblance.

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0479586|name=Leopoldo Laborde}} *[https://archive.today/20130922161507/http://www.cinedirectores.com/secciones/directores/sindicato/subsecciones/directores/administrados/leopoldo-laborde.html Leopoldo Laborde] [https://archive.today/20130930160747/http://www.cinedirectores.com/secciones/directores/sindicato/subsecciones/talleres/semblanza-leopoldo-laborde.html +] at the Mexican Film Directors Sections of the Union of Cinema Production Workers (STPC) *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927173105/http://escritores.cinemexicano.unam.mx/biografias/L/LABORDE_vasconcelos_leopoldo/biografia.html Leopoldo Laborde Vasconcelos] at the Sonorous Mexican Cinema Writers index at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) *{{facebook|leopoldolabordedirector|Leopoldo Laborde}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20131005011116/http://es.mashpedia.com/Leopoldo_Laborde Most Relevant Videos of Leopoldo Laborde] at Mashpedia *[https://cinent.com/cine/noticias/842-leopoldo-laborde-nos-habla-de-sus-proyectos.html Leopoldo Laborde nos habla de sus proyectos], Laborde Leopoldo talks about his projects

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