Peruvian film director based in Los Angeles since 1994, best known for his 2009 directorial long-feature debut Undertow (Spanish title Contracorriente) that stars Cristian Mercado as Miguel, a fisherman who is torn between his love for his pregnant wife Mariela played by Tatiana Astengo and a painter artist Santiago played by Manolo Cardona. Fuentes-León worked as the lead writer for reality TV shows at the Telemundo in the U.S., subtitled films from major Hollywood studios into Spanish, and worked as an editor of commercials and TV shows, including Rachael Rays Tasty Travels for the Food Network, while focusing on his own writing and directing projects. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less
Javier Fuentes León was born on May 29, 1968 in Miraflores, Peru.
Fuentes León is a Peruvian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his films Contracorriente (2009), El elefante desaparecido (2014), and La teta asustada (2009).