Luis Puenzo: key obituary facts
Is Luis Puenzo dead? Yes. Luis Puenzo died on April 21, 2026, at age 80.
Cause of death: Luis Puenzo's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Luis Puenzo known for?
Luis Puenzo was an Argentine film director, producer and screenplay writer.
More about Luis Puenzo
Born: (1946-02-19) 19 February 1946 (age 80)Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Occupations: Film Director, producer, writer.
Luis Puenzo, the Argentine film director, producer and screenplay writer, died on April 21, 2026, at age 80.
Born in Buenos Aires on Feb. 19, 1946, he worked mainly in the cinema of Argentina and also worked in the United States.
He began his career in 1965 producing television advertising spots in Argentina. He later founded Luis Puenzo Cinema with Sergio Tamburri; the company was renamed Cinemanía S.A. in 1974. During Argentina’s civic-military dictatorship in the mid-1970s and early 1980s, he chose to work in advertising.
Luis Puenzo, 80, Argentine film director, producer and screenplay writer.