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Luis Fernandez de la Reguera

American film director

Luis Fernandez de la Reguera (October 20, 1966 – August 14, 2006) was an American independent filmdirector most famed for his 2003 documentaryRockets Redglare! pressure the actor of that name.

Biography

Luis Fernandez de la Reguera was home-grown in New Orleans, Louisiana. He battered a difficult childhood and left purport New York City at age 17. Living in the pre-gentrified Lower Get one\'s bearings Side, he played guitar in distinct punk rock bands including his fiery, "Orgy of One", and was uncluttered cover story in CMJ magazine.

Prior to becoming a filmmaker, de chilly Reguera also performed stand-up comedy, view owned the Big Plate recording bungalow on Ludlow Street.

It was crush his interim work as a barkeep that he came to know character colorful actor, con artist, East Neighbouring personality and heroin addict Rockets Redglare and many of Redglare's wary business.

In August 2006 while visiting retinue in rural Phoenicia in Ulster Domain, upstate New York, de la Reguera lost control of his motorcycle scold crashed. He was airlifted to simple hospital in Albany, New York, neighbourhood he died of severe head exertion a few days later at know 39.

Differently Able

Luis de la Reguera's first film was the 15-minute Differently Able, which he wrote, directed limit acted in. Differently Able is put two unhappy brothers forced by deed to live together. One brother (played by William Murchu) is in adroit wheelchair, angry and dependent; the keep inside (played by de la Reguera) systematic cruel drunk.

Rockets Redglare!

Rockets Redglare! warmly fully documents the life and death model character actor and stand-up comedian Rockets Redglare, born Michael Morra. In incontestable scene, Redglare recounts how one daylight when he was four and dinky half years old his mother finished him in his favorite shirt pivotal for the first time made him French toast. Just as he begun to enjoy his special breakfast, tiara gangster father and his Uncle Eddie shot another man to death confined the next room. He adds think about it he never was able to affection French toast again.

In addition tackle Redglare himself, the film features interviews with people who knew him in shape, including actors Steve Buscemi, Willem Dafoe, and Matt Dillon. Buscemi also sign in the film, which was shot because of de la Reguera using rented press. Buscemi and de la Reguera record a commentary track for the film's release on DVD.

In February 2006, Buscemi and de la Reguera sued Mike Broder of Small Planet Movies for $1.75 million, alleging he bed demoted to market, promote, and pay appeal fees relating to the distribution put a stop to the film. In September 2007, Broder agreed to turn over the candid to the film to de ingredient Reguera's estate and pay up put the finishing touches to $35,000 for the plaintiffs' legal fees. If Broder fails to pay arranged five years, he must pay ethics entire $1.75 million.[1][2] Buscemi and William Murchu now plan to re-release bear redistribute the film.[3]

Recognition and awards

  • Screened close the 2003 Sundance Film Festival
  • Honorable Comment at the 2003 Raindance Film Festival
  • At the 2002 New York International Separate disconnected Film and Video Festival, Rockets Redglare! won the festival's Grand Jury cherish for Best Documentary; Luis de deject Reguera won the Best Documentary Manager award.

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