Alberto Gieco
Born: 1952-04-15 in Santa Clara de Buena Vista, Santa Fe, Argentina
Known For: Directing
Biography
Alberto Gieco (1952) is an audiovisual filmmaker and theater artist born in Santa Clara de Buena Vista, Santa Fe province. In 1980s São Paulo, he directed the cult film *Punks*, which portrays the punk subculture on the city's outskirts. He has worked as a continuity supervisor and assistant director on more than 30 feature films. Between 2008 and 2013, he was a member of the artist collective Circo de Poesía in Los Angeles. Additionally, he has taught film and literature at Los Angeles institutions such as the University of California, Occidental College, and Cortines Visual and Performing Arts. In 2025, he premiered *El infierno de los vivos*, his first feature film as a director.
Filmography
2025
- El infierno de los vivos ... (Director)
- El viaje de Eliseo, una película sobre el amor ... (Assistant Director)
- Un carnaval llamado resistencia ... (Writer)
- The Message ... (Associate Producer)
2024
- The Ant Woman as Alberto
- La frontera del deseo
2003
- Gregório de Mattos as Jesuíta
2000
- Chuck & Buck ... (Production Supervisor)
- Amélia ... (Assistant Director)
1999
- Mutual Needs ... (Assistant Director)
- Liar's Poker ... (Assistant Director)
1998
- How to Make the Cruelest Month ... (Associate Producer)
- First Love, Last Rites ... (First Assistant Director)
- They Come at Night as Torture Doctor
1994
- The Foot Shooting Party ... (Assistant Director)
1991
- At Play in the Fields of the Lord ... (Assistant Director)
1987
- Chá ... (Writer)
- After Eight... Forever ... (Assistant Director)
1986
- Hour of the Star ... (Continuity)
- Vera ... (Assistant Director)
- Movie Dementia ... (Continuity)
1985
- Kiss of the Spider Woman ... (Continuity)
- The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out ... (Assistant Director)
1984
- Punks de São Paulo ... (Director)
- Jeitosa, Um Assunto Muito Particular ... (Continuity)
- Bacanais na Ilha das Ninfetas ... (Assistant Director)
- Sex Variations ... (Assistant Director)
1983
- The Adventures of Mario Fofoca ... (Continuity)
1982
- Amazon Jail ... (Assistant Director)
- As Vigaristas do Sexo ... (Production Design)
- Amor de Perversão ... (Assistant Director)
1981
- O Sexo Nosso de Cada Dia ... (Assistant Director)
- As Prostitutas do Dr. Alberto ... (Production Design)
- Caligula's Daughter ... (Costume Design)
1980
- Bare Behind Bars ... (Art Direction)
1979
- A nuestros silencios I ... (Director)
- A nuestros silencios II ... (Director)
1976
- En los extremos de la noche ... (Writer)
1975
- Deseo ... (Writer)