Directing · Tocopilla, Chile · Born February 17, 1929
Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky, known as Alejandro Jodorowsky (born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean filmmaker, playwright, composer and writer with a large cult following. Best known for his avant-garde films, he has been "venerated by cult cinema enthusiasts" for his work which "is filled with violently surreal images and a hybrid blend of mysticism and religious provocation." His most notable works include El Topo (1970), The Holy Mountain (1973) and Santa Sangre (1989), all of which have had limited release but achieved popularity amongst various countercultural groups. He has cited the filmmaker Federico Fellini as his primary cinematic influence, and has been described as an influence on such figures as Marilyn Manson and David Lynch. After a failed attempt to return to filmmaking with a film entitled King Shot starring Marilyn Manson and produced by David Lynch, Alejandro is set to return to cinema with the sequel to El Topo entitled Abel Cain sometime in late 2011 or 2012. Jodorowsky is also a playwright and play director, having produced over one hundred plays, primarily in Mexico where he lived for much of his life. Alongside this he is also a writer, particularly of comic books - his The Incal even has been noted as having a claim to be "the best comic book" ever written - as well as books on his own theories about spirituality. Jodorowsky has been involved in the occult and various spiritual and religious groups, including Zen Buddhism and forms of Mexican shamanism, and has formulated his own spiritual system, which he has called "psychomagic" and "psychoshamanism".
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2024
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MovieWhat the Forest conceals
2023
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MovieTripping The Dark Fantastic
2022
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TVLéemelo
2022
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2021
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MoviePsychomagic: A Healing Art
2019
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MovieVioleta más viva que nunca
2017
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2016
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2016
as Old Alejandro
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2015
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2014
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MovieJodorowsky's Dune
2013
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2013
as Old Alejandro
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2013
as Fernando
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2012
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2011
as Jodo
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2011
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2010
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2008
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2008
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2007
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2007
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2007
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2007
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2007
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2006
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2006
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2006
as Ludwig van Beethoven
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2005
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2004
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2003
as Pablo
Alejandro Jodorowsky: Interview at ICA London December 2002
2003
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2002
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2002
as Prophet
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2002
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2002
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1997
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1997
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1996
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1994
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TVEurotrash
1993
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1991
as Self
MovieThe Holy Mountain
1973
as The Alchemist
MovieFando and Lis
1972
as Puppeteer (uncredited)
MovieEl Topo
1970
as El Topo
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1969
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MovieHe! Viva Dada
1965
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MovieMelodrama Sacramental
1965
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MovieThe Severed Heads
1957
The Eternal Voice
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