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Lex Ortega

Lex Ortega

Actor, Sound Department, Director

Born February 25, 1980 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

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Biography

Lex Ortega is a Mexican filmmaker, screenwriter, sound designer, and toy maker. He graduated in Sound Engineering from the Trebas Institute in Montreal, Canada, and later studied Filmmaking at UNAM in Mexico City.

Known for his uncompromising vision and extreme horror aesthetics, Lex has established himself as a leading voice in Latin American genre cinema. His debut feature, Atroz (Atrocious), was hailed as "the most violent film in the history of Mexican cinema" and became a cult sensation around the world.

His other notable works include his segments and creation of the influential horror anthology franchise México Bárbaro, the intense home invasion film Animales Humanos, and his eerie contribution to the rebooted series La Hora Marcada - a show that once helped launch the careers of Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón.

In 2025, Lex broke new ground with Muertamorfosis, the first Mexican horror film created using artificial intelligence, positioning himself at the forefront of experimental and tech-driven storytelling in cinema.

Over the years, he has also directed numerous short films and medium-length works, further showcasing his versatility and relentless drive to explore the darkest corners of human fear.

Lex Ortega continues to push creative and technological boundaries in horror and extreme cinema, combining raw, immersive sound design with brutal visual storytelling.

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Filmography

Actor

8

Type

Year

Regresa Feature Film2026Ramón

Sangre Bajo El Ring Poster

Sangre Bajo El Ring Short Film2025Narrator

Expire Feature Film2020Octávio

Mark of the Devil Poster

Mark of the Devil Feature Film2020Asaltante

Cultos Short Film2017

Mexico Barbaro 2 Poster

Mexico Barbaro 2 Feature Film2017Sacerdote

Mexican Thriller Poster

Mexican Thriller Short Film2016

Atrocious Poster

Atrocious Feature Film2015Goyo

Sound Department

86

Type

Year

Svmmoned Poster

Svmmoned Short Film2026

Talking to a Stranger Poster

Talking to a Stranger Feature Film2026

Testigo Short Film2026

The Divine Tragedy Poster

The Divine Tragedy Feature Film2026

En Defensa Propia/In Self Defense Poster

En Defensa Propia/In Self Defense Short Film2025

Muertamorfosis Poster

Muertamorfosis Feature Film2025

No One Saw Us Leave Poster

No One Saw Us Leave TV Series2025

Sangre Bajo El Ring Poster

Sangre Bajo El Ring Short Film2025

Sutura Short Film2025

Tócame Short Film2025

Venatio Short Film2025

Arihuá Short Film2024

La Puerta Verde Poster

La Puerta Verde Feature Film2024

Paradise Inside Poster

Paradise Inside Short Film2024

Té de Ruda Poster

Té de Ruda Short Film2024

The Day Everything Changed Poster

The Day Everything Changed Feature Film2024

The Secret of the River Poster

The Secret of the River TV Series2024

autopsI.A. Poster

autopsI.A. Short Film2023

Bye-Bye Short Film2023

El Colapso Poster

El Colapso Mini-Series2023

La Hora Marcada Poster

La Hora Marcada Mini-Series2023

Thirty2 Short Film2023

V/H/S/85 Poster

V/H/S/85 Feature Film2023

La Exorcista Poster

La Exorcista Feature Film2022

Los pacientes recurrentes Poster

Los pacientes recurrentes Feature Film2022

Satanic Hispanics Poster

Satanic Hispanics Feature Film2022

Come Play with Me Poster

Come Play with Me Feature Film2021

El Amarre Poster

El Amarre Feature Film2021

El Ascensor Poster

El Ascensor Feature Film2021

Hunger Short Film2021

Human Animals Poster

Human Animals Feature Film2020

La Última Cena Poster

La Última Cena Short Film2020

Mistress of Bones Poster

Mistress of Bones Short Film2020

The Source of Shadows Poster

The Source of Shadows Feature Film2020

Funhouse Poster

Funhouse Feature Film2019

Black Circle Poster

Black Circle Feature Film2018

Deliver Short Film2018

The Whistler: Origins Poster

The Whistler: Origins Feature Film2018

Bestia Short Film2017

Hambre Short Film2017

Mexico Barbaro 2 Poster

Mexico Barbaro 2 Feature Film2017

Surprise Child Poster

Surprise Child Short Film2017

Viral SDT: Torture Porn Poster

Viral SDT: Torture Porn Short Film2017

Viva el Rey Poster

Viva el Rey Short Film2017

A Luchagore Easter Poster

A Luchagore Easter Video2016

Bzzz Short Film2016

El colgado Poster

El colgado Short Film2016

Forward Feature Film2016

La dama de rojo Poster

La dama de rojo Short Film2016

La Peste Poster

La Peste Short Film2016

Mexican Thriller Poster

Mexican Thriller Short Film2016

Playdead Poster

Playdead Short Film2016

WIH Massive Blood Drive PSA 2016 Poster

WIH Massive Blood Drive PSA 2016 Short Film2016

World of Death Poster

World of Death Feature Film2016

You Never Had It: An Evening With Bukowski Poster

You Never Had It: An Evening With Bukowski Documentary2016

Archivo 253 Poster

Archivo 253 Feature Film2015

Atrocious Poster

Atrocious Feature Film2015

Feliz Cumpleaños Short Film2015

Luchagore Christmas Poster

Luchagore Christmas Short Film2015

Madre De Dios Poster

Madre De Dios Short Film2015

Scherzo Diabolico Poster

Scherzo Diabolico Feature Film2015

Barbarous Mexico Poster

Barbarous Mexico Feature Film2014

El Gigante Poster

El Gigante Short Film2014

Night of the Wolf Poster

Night of the Wolf Feature Film2014

Still Life Poster

Still Life Feature Film2014

The Incident Poster

The Incident Feature Film2014

Contra Natura Poster

Contra Natura Short Film2013

Frankenstein's Army Poster

Frankenstein's Army Feature Film2013

Mother's Blessing Poster

Mother's Blessing Short Film2013

Atrocious Poster

Atrocious Short Film2012

Como Pájaros y Abejas Short Film2012

Frio (Cold) Poster

Frio (Cold) Short Film2012

Here Comes the Devil Poster

Here Comes the Devil Feature Film2012

Incriminarte Documentary2012

The Wild Adventures of El Santos Poster

The Wild Adventures of El Santos Feature Film2012

El Cortejo Short Film2011

T Is for Tamales Poster

T Is for Tamales Short Film2011

Devourment Poster

Devourment Short Film2010

Cambio de Planes (Nike Shortfilm) Short Film2009

Un gigante en el Grijalva Short Film2009

Doctor Infierno Poster

Doctor Infierno Feature Film2007

Encuentro ausente Poster

Encuentro ausente Short Film2006

Lo amargo del chocolate Documentary2005

21 Grams Poster

21 Grams Feature Film2003

City of God Poster

City of God Feature Film2002

I Murder Seriously Poster

I Murder Seriously Feature Film2002

Director

19

Type

Year

Testigo Short Film2026

Muertamorfosis Poster

Muertamorfosis Feature Film2025

Sangre Bajo El Ring Poster

Sangre Bajo El Ring Short Film2025

autopsI.A. Poster

autopsI.A. Short Film2023

La Hora Marcada Poster

La Hora Marcada Mini-Series2023

Human Animals Poster

Human Animals Feature Film2020

Mexico Barbaro 2 Poster

Mexico Barbaro 2 Feature Film2017

Viral SDT: Torture Porn Poster

Viral SDT: Torture Porn Short Film2017

La Peste Poster

La Peste Short Film2016

World of Death Poster

World of Death Feature Film2016

Atrocious Poster

Atrocious Feature Film2015

The Dreamcatcher Short Film2015

Barbarous Mexico Poster

Barbarous Mexico Feature Film2014

Contra Natura Poster

Contra Natura Short Film2013

Mother's Blessing Poster

Mother's Blessing Short Film2013

Atrocious Poster

Atrocious Short Film2012

Frio (Cold) Poster

Frio (Cold) Short Film2012

T Is for Tamales Poster

T Is for Tamales Short Film2011

Devourment Poster

Devourment Short Film2010

Writer

16

Type

Year

Testigo Short Film2026

Muertamorfosis Poster

Muertamorfosis Feature Film2025

Sangre Bajo El Ring Poster

Sangre Bajo El Ring Short Film2025

autopsI.A. Poster

autopsI.A. Short Film2023

Mexico Barbaro 2 Poster

Mexico Barbaro 2 Feature Film2017

Viral SDT: Torture Porn Poster

Viral SDT: Torture Porn Short Film2017

La Peste Poster

La Peste Short Film2016

World of Death Poster

World of Death Feature Film2016

Atrocious Poster

Atrocious Feature Film2015

The Dreamcatcher Short Film2015

Barbarous Mexico Poster

Barbarous Mexico Feature Film2014

Contra Natura Poster

Contra Natura Short Film2013

Mother's Blessing Poster

Mother's Blessing Short Film2013

Atrocious Poster

Atrocious Short Film2012

Frio (Cold) Poster

Frio (Cold) Short Film2012

Devourment Poster

Devourment Short Film2010

Producer

18

Type

Year

Testigo Short Film2026

Muertamorfosis Poster

Muertamorfosis Feature Film2025

Sangre Bajo El Ring Poster

Sangre Bajo El Ring Short Film2025

La Última Cena Poster

La Última Cena Short Film2020

Cultos Short Film2017

Mexico Barbaro 2 Poster

Mexico Barbaro 2 Feature Film2017

World of Death Poster

World of Death Feature Film2016

Atrocious Poster

Atrocious Feature Film2015

The Dreamcatcher Short Film2015

Barbarous Mexico Poster

Barbarous Mexico Feature Film2014

Night of the Wolf Poster

Night of the Wolf Feature Film2014

Contra Natura Poster

Contra Natura Short Film2013

Mother's Blessing Poster

Mother's Blessing Short Film2013

Atrocious Poster

Atrocious Short Film2012

Frio (Cold) Poster

Frio (Cold) Short Film2012

Here Comes the Devil Poster

Here Comes the Devil Feature Film2012

T Is for Tamales Poster

T Is for Tamales Short Film2011

Devourment Poster

Devourment Short Film2010

Editor

10

Type

Year

Testigo Short Film2026

Muertamorfosis Poster

Muertamorfosis Feature Film2025

Sangre Bajo El Ring Poster

Sangre Bajo El Ring Short Film2025

autopsI.A. Poster

autopsI.A. Short Film2023

Mexico Barbaro 2 Poster

Mexico Barbaro 2 Feature Film2017

Viral SDT: Torture Porn Poster

Viral SDT: Torture Porn Short Film2017

La Peste Poster

La Peste Short Film2016

Atrocious Poster

Atrocious Feature Film2015

The Dreamcatcher Short Film2015

Atrocious Poster

Atrocious Short Film2012

Visual Effects

3

Type

Year

Testigo Short Film2026

Muertamorfosis Poster

Muertamorfosis Feature Film2025

Sangre Bajo El Ring Poster

Sangre Bajo El Ring Short Film2025

Animation Department

2

Muertamorfosis Poster

Muertamorfosis Feature Film2025

Sangre Bajo El Ring Poster

Sangre Bajo El Ring Short Film2025

Cinematographer

2

La Peste Poster

La Peste Short Film2016

The Dreamcatcher Short Film2015

Art Director

1

Atrocious Poster

Atrocious Feature Film2015

2nd Unit / Asst Director

1

Come Play with Me Poster

Come Play with Me Feature Film2021

Music Department

1

Contra Natura Poster

Contra Natura Short Film2013

Set Decorator

1

Atrocious Poster

Atrocious Feature Film2015

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