Alberto Lecchi

Alberto Lecchi (born 1954 in Buenos Aires - ) is an Argentine film, screenwriter and film producer. web http://www.albertolecchi.com.ar/

Lecchi started working on the movie business in 1979, as a second assistant director to Hugo Sofovich in the three films he directed that year. Lecchi went on to work in the 80s and early 90s along acclaimed directors, working eight times with Fernando Ayala, four times with Adolfo Aristarain and with Juan José Jusid in "Plata dulce".

His directorial debut was in 1984 with "El Sueño de Cecilia", a six-minute short, but came to prominence when he directed Ricardo Darín and Enrique Pinti in the thriller "Perdido por perdido" in 1993, his first feature-length movie, and his second turn as director, after which he gave up his career as assistant director. Lecchi established himself as a prolific film director in the 90s, directing "El Dedo en la Llaga" (1996), the critically acclaimed "Secretos compartidos" (1998) and "Operación Fangio" (1998), and working with 'A' actors Darío Grandinetti (twice), Víctor Laplace and a second time with Pinti.

In 2000, Lecchi directed the romantic comedy "Apariencias", starring Adrián Suar and Andrea del Boca, as well as "Nueces para el amor", which starred Gastón Pauls, Ariadna Gil and Rodrigo de la Serna. A year later he directed "Déjala correr", starring Nicolás Cabré, Pablo Rago and Julieta Díaz. 2003 marked Lecchi's third collaboration with Grandinetti, in "El Juego del Arcibel".

In 2004, Lecchi directed one of the shorts presented in the anthology "18-j", a collection of 10 shorts directed by 10 highly acclaimed Argentine directors homaging the tenth anniversary of the 1994 AMIA bombing. On the same year, he created the TV series "Epitafios" along fellow director Jorge Nisco, a 13-episode mini-series starring Julio Chávez, Paola Krum and Cecilia Roth. It was the first original series produced by HBO and HBO Latin America. He also directed an episode of the series "Mujeres asesinas" in 2006.

Lecchi has recently directed his ninth feature film, "Una Estrella y dos cafés", which premiered 2006 and reunited the protagonists of "Nueces para el amor", Pauls and Gil.

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