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Issa López is a Director, Scriptwriter and Executive Producer born on 3 august 1971
Issa López is a Mexican writer and director. López has won several literature awards, including the national novel award granted by Mexico’s Institute of Fine Arts and Literature. In addition to her literary work, she penned multiple TV shows and telenovelas, some of them reaching the highest audience ratings in Mexican prime time TV, and wrote the scripts for several film features, three of them produced in Mexico by the Major Hollywood Studios, and two of them directed by herself; Efectos Secundarios(Warner Brothers, 2006) and Casi Divas (Sony Pictures, 2008).
In 2005, López was selected as one of the 50 Latino Impact Players in Entertainment, by Variety.
In Mexico, López’ movies have ranked among the highest grossing local productions: Ladies' Night (Disney, 2003) ranked fifth, Niñas Mal (Sony Pictures, 2007) seventh, and Efectos Secundarios fifteenth. Casi Divas opened in first place in the box office and went on to open theatrically in the U.S, distributed by Maya Entertainment.
Casi Divas received positive reviews from Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and the L.A. Times, among other critics. The film is the only Mexican movie to be scored by acclaimed Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer, who famously charged $1 dollar for his extensive work on the film.
In October 2013, the romantic comedy Pulling Strings, with a script co-adapted by López, opens in the U.S. With only 387 copies, it ranks as number 10 in the Box Office. The film averages an “87% audience likes it” grade in Rotten Tomatoes.
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Birth name Issa Laura López
Birth 3 august 1971 (52 years)
Birth 3 august 1971 (52 years)
In 2005, López was selected as one of the 50 Latino Impact Players in Entertainment, by Variety.
In Mexico, López’ movies have ranked among the highest grossing local productions: Ladies' Night (Disney, 2003) ranked fifth, Niñas Mal (Sony Pictures, 2007) seventh, and Efectos Secundarios fifteenth. Casi Divas opened in first place in the box office and went on to open theatrically in the U.S, distributed by Maya Entertainment.
Casi Divas received positive reviews from Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and the L.A. Times, among other critics. The film is the only Mexican movie to be scored by acclaimed Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer, who famously charged $1 dollar for his extensive work on the film.
In October 2013, the romantic comedy Pulling Strings, with a script co-adapted by López, opens in the U.S. With only 387 copies, it ranks as number 10 in the Box Office. The film averages an “87% audience likes it” grade in Rotten Tomatoes.
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Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017)
, 1h23Directed by Issa López
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Tenoch Huerta Mejía
Rating68%
Alors que sa mère a disparu, Estrella trouve refuge auprès d'un groupe de quatre garçons orphelins. Effrayée par une présence étrange, la jeune fille commence à douter de ce qui l'entoure...
Personal Effects (2006)
, 1h51Directed by Issa López
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Arturo Barba, Marina de Tavira, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Tony Dalton, Joaquín Cosío
Rating64%
Marina, Adan, Mimí and Ignacio met in high school. Marina fell in love with Ignacio at graduation, after he pulled her out of a pool and gave her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, which she interpreted as a kiss. During graduation as well, Adan in a prank gone awry broke Mimi's ankle, which resulted on her missing out on her one shot to appear in a famous soap opera. Now twelve years later Marina is a sculptor unable to finish her latest piece. Adan is a recovering alcoholic, junkie and sex addict. Mimi works in a kids show playing the part of a bumblebee and Ignacio is a risk annalist for an insurance company, obsessed with the death of his girlfriend 8 years before. They all attend to a high school reunion party for different reasons. Marina wants to find out if Ignacio feels something about her, Adan wants to rekindle his old relationship with his ex "La Chule", Mimi was forced to attend by her overbearing mother once again on the eve of a big audition and Ignacio goes to see Mimi, his cousin. During the course of the reunion Adan during the heat of passion with his ex accidentally pushes Mimi of the roof breaking her ankle once more and losing his cellphone in the process which is subsequently found by Mimi, who swears revenge upon Adan. Ignacio and Marina meet, and Ignacio reveals that he never liked her, at this point Marina is struck by a car in the same spot Ignacio's girlfriend was. Later at the hospital Marina agrees to help Ignacio find the driver if he agrees to date her, he reluctantly agrees. Mimi having once more lost an important audition has given up and accepted her life, but her mother forces the producer give her an audition during which she is interrupted by Adan and his girlfriend's niece, who immediately catches the producers eye and is cast instead of Mimi. Mimi proceeds to wreak vengeance upon Adan taking to point of consuming heroin and alcohol again. Meanwhile Ignacio finds the truck driver and proceeds to talk to him, he feels hatred towards the trucker at first but soon his feeling turn to pity when he listens to his story, now finally having obtained closure over the death of his wife he realizes he loves Marina and goes to see her. While kissing she notices burns on his hands and asks him about them, he responds that during graduation he and his friends were making a bonfire near the pool and his arm caught on fire when he went through his arm in the water to put out the flames. Marina gets upset about this, she thought Ignacio had saved her because he loved her. Marina storms off looking for Adan only to find him drunk at the school trying to stop Mimi from killing herself; after Ignacio appears, Adan and Ignacio fight which leaves Ignacio unconscious and in the pool. Marina not wanting to lose Ignacio jumps in the pool and rescues him.
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Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017)
, 1h23Directed by Issa López
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Tenoch Huerta Mejía
Rating68%
Alors que sa mère a disparu, Estrella trouve refuge auprès d'un groupe de quatre garçons orphelins. Effrayée par une présence étrange, la jeune fille commence à douter de ce qui l'entoure...
A la mala (2015)
, 1h46Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Aislinn Derbez Michel, Mauricio Ochmann, Luis Arrieta, Juan Diego Covarrubias, José Ron, Mane de la Parra
Rating63%
When aspiring actress Maria Laura's best friend begs her to flirt with her boyfriend to test his fidelity, Maria finds a lucrative new career as a paid seductress. This turns against her when a producer offers her the role of her dreams in exchange of seducing a top-ranking executive and breaking his heart. Trying to gain his love proves harder than she thought, and even worse: she finds herself falling in love with him.
600 Miles (2015)
, 1h25Directed by Gabriel Ripstein
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Tim Roth
Roles Writer
Rating55%
Arnulfo Rubio fait du trafic d'armes pour un cartel mexicain. Un agent de l'ATF, Hank Harris, veut le capturer mais se fait capturer par Rubio à la place. Lorsque ce dernier cherche à l'amener à son boss, les deux hommes commencent à sympathiser.
Personal Effects (2006)
, 1h51Directed by Issa López
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Arturo Barba, Marina de Tavira, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Tony Dalton, Joaquín Cosío
Roles Writer
Rating64%
Marina, Adan, Mimí and Ignacio met in high school. Marina fell in love with Ignacio at graduation, after he pulled her out of a pool and gave her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, which she interpreted as a kiss. During graduation as well, Adan in a prank gone awry broke Mimi's ankle, which resulted on her missing out on her one shot to appear in a famous soap opera. Now twelve years later Marina is a sculptor unable to finish her latest piece. Adan is a recovering alcoholic, junkie and sex addict. Mimi works in a kids show playing the part of a bumblebee and Ignacio is a risk annalist for an insurance company, obsessed with the death of his girlfriend 8 years before. They all attend to a high school reunion party for different reasons. Marina wants to find out if Ignacio feels something about her, Adan wants to rekindle his old relationship with his ex "La Chule", Mimi was forced to attend by her overbearing mother once again on the eve of a big audition and Ignacio goes to see Mimi, his cousin. During the course of the reunion Adan during the heat of passion with his ex accidentally pushes Mimi of the roof breaking her ankle once more and losing his cellphone in the process which is subsequently found by Mimi, who swears revenge upon Adan. Ignacio and Marina meet, and Ignacio reveals that he never liked her, at this point Marina is struck by a car in the same spot Ignacio's girlfriend was. Later at the hospital Marina agrees to help Ignacio find the driver if he agrees to date her, he reluctantly agrees. Mimi having once more lost an important audition has given up and accepted her life, but her mother forces the producer give her an audition during which she is interrupted by Adan and his girlfriend's niece, who immediately catches the producers eye and is cast instead of Mimi. Mimi proceeds to wreak vengeance upon Adan taking to point of consuming heroin and alcohol again. Meanwhile Ignacio finds the truck driver and proceeds to talk to him, he feels hatred towards the trucker at first but soon his feeling turn to pity when he listens to his story, now finally having obtained closure over the death of his wife he realizes he loves Marina and goes to see her. While kissing she notices burns on his hands and asks him about them, he responds that during graduation he and his friends were making a bonfire near the pool and his arm caught on fire when he went through his arm in the water to put out the flames. Marina gets upset about this, she thought Ignacio had saved her because he loved her. Marina storms off looking for Adan only to find him drunk at the school trying to stop Mimi from killing herself; after Ignacio appears, Adan and Ignacio fight which leaves Ignacio unconscious and in the pool. Marina not wanting to lose Ignacio jumps in the pool and rescues him.
Ladies' Night (2003)
Directed by Gabriela Tagliavini
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Ana de la Reguera, Ana Claudia Talancón, Luis Roberto Guzmán, Jesús Ochoa, Hugo Silva, Sofía Álvarez
Rating56%
Alicia (Ana Claudia Talancón) is an apparently conservative girl that is about to marry, but her life takes an unexpected route when in the party before the wedding, she meets a stripper (Luis Roberto Guzmán) hired by Ana (Ana de la Reguera), a jealous friend of Alicia’s boyfriend, to upset her on this very special day.
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Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017)
, 1h23Directed by Issa López
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Tenoch Huerta Mejía
Roles Executive Producer
Rating68%
Alors que sa mère a disparu, Estrella trouve refuge auprès d'un groupe de quatre garçons orphelins. Effrayée par une présence étrange, la jeune fille commence à douter de ce qui l'entoure...