Mariano Llinás

Mariano Llinás was born in Buenos Aires in 1975 and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Universidad del Cine, where he now teaches. After making many short films, he made his first feature, Balnearios (seen at BAFICI 2002), followed by the short La más bella niña, in 2004, and the feature El humor (pequeña enciclopedia ilustrada), co-directed with Ignacio Masllorens, in 2006. With his production company, El Pampero Cine, he produced El amor (primera parte) (BAFICI 2004) and Opus (BAFICI 2005, which he also co-wrote). His film, Historias Extraordinarias, was exhibited at the BAFICI 10º and was very well received by the public and critics. —artshound.com