Mariano Llinás (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1975) is a director and screenwriter and—along with Laura Citarella, Alejo Moguillansky and Agustín Mendilaharzu—a member of the El Pampero Cine group of film-makers. In 2002, he made his first feature-length film, entitled Balnearios. In 2008, he directed Historias Extraordinarias, his second film, acclaimed by the critics and a big hit with Argentinian audiences. His latest feature film—La Flor (2018)—premiered at BACIFI in April this year, where it walked away with the top award. It later competed at such prestigious international festivals as Locarno and Toronto and will soon be screened at the New York Festival and it has been a great success with both audiences and critics so far.
Last update of this profile: 2021
