Cristián Leighton

About Cristián Leighton

Who is it?: Director, Writer, Producer
Birth Day: March 19, 1964
Birth Place: Santiago, Chile

Cristián Leighton

Documentary filmmaker, scriptwriter and producer born in 1964 in Santiago, Chile. In 2000, he founded alongside Daniela...
Cristián Leighton is a member of Director

Does Cristián Leighton Dead or Alive?

As per our current Database, Cristián Leighton is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).

🎂 Cristián Leighton - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

Currently, Cristián Leighton is 60 years, 8 months and 4 days old. Cristián Leighton will celebrate 61rd birthday on a Wednesday 19th of March 2025. Below we countdown to Cristián Leighton upcoming birthday.

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Popular As Cristián Leighton
Occupation Director
Age 60 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born March 19, 1964 (Santiago, Chile)
Birthday March 19
Town/City Santiago, Chile
Nationality Chile

🌙 Zodiac

Cristián Leighton’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Cristián Leighton was born in the Year of the Dragon. A powerful sign, those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dragon are energetic and warm-hearted, charismatic, lucky at love and egotistic. They’re natural born leaders, good at giving orders and doing what’s necessary to remain on top. Compatible with Monkey and Rat.

Documentary filmmaker, scriptwriter and producer born in 1964 in Santiago, Chile. In 2000, he founded alongside Daniela Bunster The Documentary Production Company "Surreal Películas de la Realidad". He has directed and produced independent documentaries like The Desert Train (1995), Nema problema (2001), Ultraman (2004) and Kawase-san (2010), among others, all presented and awarded at major Chilean and international festivals such as FIDMarseille, IDFA, It's All True, DocumentaMadrid and Miami, among others.

Leighton has created and directed 10 series and has filmed in more than 40 countries around the world. In April 2005, the VII Buenos Aires Independent Cinema Festival of Argentina (BAFICI), made a tribute and a retrospective about his audiovisual work.

In Chile he has received the Altazor Prize for the Arts as 'Best Television Director in six opportunities. In 2007, the Chilean Senate awarded him with the "Medal of Honor" for his work in television, and in 2010 the Circle of Art Critics gave him the "Bicentennial Award" for his outstanding career.

Cristián Leighton Movies

  • La Sangre Tira (2014) as Director
  • Kawase-san (2010) as Director
  • Los patiperros (1998) as Director
  • El Corredor (2004) as Director

Cristián Leighton trend