Lex Ortega is a Mexican film director, sound designer, and producer known for his work in the horror genre.
He directed Atroz (2015), a film noted for its brutal depiction of violence, which has been described as one of the most violent films in Mexican cinema.
Ortega's expertise in sound design complements his directorial approach, enhancing the atmospheric tension in his films.
The harmony of a seemingly idyllic neighborhood is disrupted when a dog attacks a young girl.
Atrocious is a film that portrays the story of two serial killers, who after being arrested for causing a traffic accident, police confiscate some videotapes. These tapes contain brutal murders that show human wickedness, their background, paraphilias and psyche of these murderers.
A man wakes up on a desolate lake; unbeknownst to him, a beast lurks within.
Two assassins will face their most feared demons when fighting themselves right in the very gates of hell.
When deadly attacks from a nearby forest beset a secluded retirement community, it is up to a blind army veteran to discover what the residents are hiding.
Eight tales based on the most brutally terrifying Mexican traditions and legends, an anthology of haunting stories woven into the fabric of the Mexican culture, some told through the centuries and some new, but all equally frightening. Bogeymen, trolls, ghosts, monsters, all brought to life. Time for Aztec sacrifices. This is the Day of the Dead.
Two parallel stories about people trapped in illogical endless spaces: two brothers and a detective locked on an infinite staircase, and a family locked on an infinite road... for over 35 years.