Alejandro Jodorowsky Chilean Director Born in 1929

Alejandro Jodorowsky is a Chilean director born on 17 February 1929 in Tocopilla. His best-known titles on this site are Santa Sangre (1989) and The Dance of Reality (2013).

Early life

He went on to study at University of Chile (philosophy, psychology), finishing in 1950.

Career

He appears in Les têtes interverties (1957), the earliest title among his listed credits. Fando y Lis (1968) is among his 1960s credits. In the 1970s, he appeared in El Topo (1970) and The Holy Mountain (1973). The 2000s brought No Big Deal (2003) and Musikanten (2006). His 2010s credits include The Island (2011) and Ritual - Una storia psicomagica (2013).

He has 16 films on record from 1957 to 2019. Psychomagic, a Healing Art (2019) is the newest entry in his credits. The records also name him as director on 10 titles, including Endless Poetry, and writer on 8 titles, including Tusk. Brontis Jodorowsky appears in two of his listed titles.

His work is filed under science fiction. Work listed as notable includes The Incal and The Saga of The Meta-Barons.

Recognition

His awards include a Yellow Kid Award (1998). His other honours include the Pablo Neruda Order of Artistic and Cultural Merit (2006) and a Time Machine Award (2006). In total, he has received 6 awards.

Personal life

He has been married to Pascale Montandon-Jodorowsky since 2003. Earlier marriages on record are to Bernadette Landru (1971) and Valérie Trumblay (1982). He is the father of Adán Jodorowsky, Axel Jodorowsky and Brontis Jodorowsky.