Writer, director, producer, editor. After graduating as a doctor in Peru, Javier Fuentes-León studied film directing at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Los Angeles. His short film ESPACIOS (1997) won the CONACINE Short Film Award. The National Theater of Peru considered his play SR. NUBES one of the best of 2000 and published it in the compilation Dramaturgia Nacional 2000. His first feature film, CONTRACORRIENTE, had its world premiere at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2009 and won more than 50 international awards, including the Audience Award at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. It was nominated for a Goya Award and selected to represent Peru at the 2011 Academy Awards. Fuentes-León's second feature film, the psychological thriller EL ELEFANTE DESAPARECIDO, had its world premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 29, 1968 (58)
- Perù
- Director, writer and producer
- 5 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are Javier Fuentes-León's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Javier Fuentes-León's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Javier Fuentes-León's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
9 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
The Best Families (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Wild District(2018)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Av. Larco La Pelicula(2017)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Esposos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Vanished Elephant(2014)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Undertow(2009)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all filmsEspacios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Soft Animal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles, 6 of them dated from 1997 to 2020.
Who does Javier Fuentes-León work with?
People who share at least 2 of Javier Fuentes-León's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Delia García shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Tatiana AstengoShared titles: The Vanished Elephant (2014), Undertow (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Tatiana Astengo
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Mauricio VidalShared titles: The Vanished Elephant (2014), Undertow (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Mauricio Vidal
- Phillip J. BartellShared titles: The Vanished Elephant (2014), Undertow (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Phillip J. Bartell
- Selma MutalShared titles: The Vanished Elephant (2014), Undertow (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Selma Mutal
Producers
- Delia GarcíaShared titles: The Fight for Justice: Paolo Guerrero (2022), The Vanished Elephant (2014), Undertow (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Delia García
- Cristian ContiShared titles: Wild District (2018), The Vanished Elephant (2014), Undertow (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Cristian Conti
- Andrés CalderónShared titles: The Vanished Elephant (2014), Undertow (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Andrés Calderón
- Marcos CamachoShared titles: The Vanished Elephant (2014), Undertow (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Marcos Camacho