Nicolás López (director)
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Born | Santiago, Chile | 16 March 1983
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
Years active | 1996–2022 |
Website | sobras |
Nicolás Javier López Fernández (born 16 March 1983) is a Chilean film director, screenwriter and producer. He is known for comedies such as Promedio Rojo (2004), the Qué pena trilogy (2010–2012), and the Paz Bascuñán vehicles Sin filtro (2016) and No estoy loca (2018). In June 2018, a few months after López begun working on a film project about the MeToo movement, the magazine Sábado of El Mercurio published a report where various actresses made claims of sexual and workplace abuses against him.[1][2] In an ensuing trial, López was in 2022 found guilty of two sexual abuse charges and sentenced to five years and one day in prison, but was modified few days after by the Supreme Court of Chile to a penalty of three years and one day of intensive probation.
Life and work
López became interested in filmmaking at a young age. After reading
At the age of 15, López made his debut at the
At the age of 20, López directed his first feature film, Promedio Rojo (2004), an absurdist romantic comedy about teenage
In 2012, López partnered with the American director
On 30 June 2018, eight Chilean actresses and models accused López of sexual harassment and workplace bullying.[8] The following day Netflix announced it was putting its deal with Sobras "under review" and López himself posted a video online stating he was resigning from Sobras and that he would defend himself against the allegations: "I don't understand what is happening nor the break in my years-long relationships of trust and affection. If I sometimes have been misunderstood, I apologize. But I'm not a stalker nor an abuser."[9] On 26 April 2022, López was found guilty of two sexual abuse charges,[10] and on 16 May was sentenced to five years and one day in jail,[11][12] but few days later it was modified by the Supreme Court of Chile to a penalty of three years and one day of intensive probation.
Awards
- Sitges – Catalan International Film Festival
- Nominated, Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver, Official Fantàstic Panorama Selection, Mis peores amigos: Promedio Rojo, El regreso (2013)
- Nominated, Maria, Best Motion Picture, Aftershock (2012)
- Nominated, Tokyo Grand Prix, Promedio Rojo (2004)
- Won, Special Jury Award, Promedio Rojo (2004)
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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2003 | Cesante | No | Yes | Executive | |
2004 | Promedio Rojo | Yes | Yes | Executive | |
2008 | Santos | Yes | Yes | Co-producer | Also executive producer |
2010 | Que Pena Tu Vida | Yes | Yes | No | |
2011 | Que pena tu boda | Yes | Yes | Executive | |
2012 | Aftershock | Yes | Yes | No | |
Que pena tu familia | Yes | Yes | Executive | ||
2013 | Mis peores amigos: Promedio Rojo, el regreso | Yes | Yes | Executive | |
2014 | Fuerzas Especiales | No | Yes | Executive | |
2015 | Knock, Knock
|
No | Yes | Yes | |
2016 | Sin filtro | Yes | Yes | Executive | |
2017 | Hazlo como hombre | Yes | Yes | Executive | |
2018 | No estoy loca | Yes | Yes | No | |
2019 | Dulce familia | Yes | Yes | No |
Producer only
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Ángel Negro | Associate producer | |
2006 | 80s, El soundtrack de una generación | Executive producer | Documentary film |
2007 | Normal con alas | Producer | |
2009 | Retorno | ||
2013 | The Green Inferno | ||
2014 | The Stranger | Producer /Executive producer | |
2015 | Te Kuhane o te Tupuna: El espíritu de los ancestros | Co-producer | Documentary film |
Fuerzas Especiales 2: Cabos sueltos | Executive producer | ||
2016 | Madre | Producer | |
Que pena tu vida | Executive producer | Mexican remake of his film Que pena tu vida | |
2017 | El habitante | ||
2018 | Una mujer sin filtro | Mexican remake of his film Sin filtro | |
Sin Rodeos | Spanish remake of his film Sin filtro | ||
Re loca | Argentinian remake of his film Sin filtro | ||
Sin pepita en la lengua | Panamanian remake of his film Sin filtro | ||
2019 | En las buenas, en las malas | Mexican remake of his film Que pena tu boda | |
Recontraloca | Peruan remake of his film Sin filtro | ||
2020 | Cosa de hombres | Chilean remake of his Mexican film Hazlo como hombre | |
Cambio Tutto! | Italian remake of his film Sin filtro | ||
2021 | El Mesero | Associate producer |
Short film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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1999 | Pajero | Yes | Yes | No | Also cinematographer and editor |
Superheroes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Dédalos | Yes | No | No | Documentary short film | |
2000 | Florofilia | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2019 | Cineminuto Cinemex: Dulce Familia | Yes | No | No | Advertisement short |
Television
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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2003 | MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2003 | No | Yes | No | TV special |
2007 | Súper Niño Bully | Yes | Yes | No | TV Short |
2011 | El Crack | Yes | No | Executive | TV movie;
Co-directed with Guillermo Amoedo |
2015 | Que pena tú serie | Yes | Yes | Yes | TV series |
La leyenda de el Carack | No | No | Executive | TV movie |
Webseries
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
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2011 | El Crack | Yes | Yes | Co-Director with Guillermo Amoedo |
2013 | Se venden | General Director | No |
Music videos
- Mujer robusta – Sinergia, with Eduardo Bertrán (2002)
- Concurso – Sinergia, with Eduardo Bertrán (2002)
- Chilerobot – Sinergia, with Eduardo Bertrán (2003)
- Te quiero ver muerta – Tiro Al Aire, with Eduardo Bertrán
- Traigo el aguante – Santo Barrio, with Eduardo Bertrán (2002)
- Toma lo que quieras – Claudio Quiñones, with Eduardo Bertrán
See also
References
- ^ Chernin, Andrew; Fluxá, Rodrigo (30 June 2018). "El director sin filtro". El Mercurio. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Reyes, Veronica (30 June 2018). "Abusos sexuales y manoseos: actrices de TV relatan hostigamientos del director Nicolás López". Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "El Mercurio, y que le acarrea la expulsión de su colegio por sus fuertes críticas al sistema educativo. Insiste con una nueva sección, "López", donde muestra una pluma más madura. "Nicolás López- Cinechile Nicolás López datasheet, Cinechile, Enciclopedia del Cine Chileno / Santiago, Chile retrieved on 18 January 2015
- ^ PANIKO interview Archived 1 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine Cristóbal Bley, Paniko.cl retrieved on 26 February 2015
- ^ Young director has Hayek in his corner 2 July 2007 Lorenza Munoz Times Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times Articles – Copyright 2015 Los Angeles Times retrieved on 19 January 2015
- ^ Santos (2008) IMDB IMDB 1990–2015, retrieved on 19 January 2015
- ^ Movie Review: Fate Is Cruel and So Is Aftershock 2010–2015, New York Media LLC. All Rights Reserved. Vulture – Bilge Ebiri, retrieved on 15 January 2015
- ^ El Mercurio. "Revista Sábado | Página 10 | sábado, 30 de junio de 2018". Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ De La Fuente, Anna Marie (July 2018). "Netflix to Review Nicolas Lopez Deal Amid Harassment Allegations". variety.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Nicolás López es declarado culpable de abuso sexual consumado y absuelto del delito de violación". CNN Chile (in Spanish). 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Cineasta Nicolás López es sentenciado a cumplir 5 años de cárcel por dos delitos de abuso sexual". La Tercera (in Spanish). 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Chilean Filmmaker Nicolás López Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Sexual Abuse". Variety. 16 May 2022.