FILM DIRECTOR
Juan José Campanella
1959 - Today

Juan José Campanella
Juan José Campanella (born 19 July 1959) is an Argentine television and film director, writer and producer. He achieved worldwide attention with the release of The Secret in Their Eyes (2009), for which he was awarded the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Juan José Campanella is the 1,390th most popular film director (down from 1,148th in 2024), the 587th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 471st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Argentinean Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Juan José Campanella ranks 1,390 out of 2,041. Before him are Laura Poitras, Richard Rush, Guillermo Navarro, Mahamat Saleh Haroun, Zoltan Korda, and Joe Roth. After him are Janusz Majewski, Jerzy Antczak, Flora Gomes, Chris Menges, Bennett Miller, and Lev Arnshtam.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLaura Poitras
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 1,384
Richard Rush
1929 - 2021
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 1,385
Guillermo Navarro
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 1,386
Mahamat Saleh Haroun
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 1,387
Zoltan Korda
1895 - 1961
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 1,388
Joe Roth
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 1,389
Juan José Campanella
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 1,390
Janusz Majewski
1931 - 2024
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 1,391
Jerzy Antczak
1929 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 1,392
Flora Gomes
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 1,393
Chris Menges
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 1,394
Bennett Miller
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 1,395
Lev Arnshtam
1905 - 1979
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 1,396
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Juan José Campanella ranks 417. Before him are Masataka Imai, Norm Macdonald, Ryuta Kawashima, Heinz Günthardt, Paul McGann, and Khadja Nin. After him are Hennadiy Kernes, Kirsty MacColl, Christa Luding-Rothenburger, Ole Bornedal, Catherine Malabou, and Ray Gillen.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsMasataka Imai
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 411
Norm Macdonald
COMEDIAN
1959 - 2021
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 412
Ryuta Kawashima
BIOLOGIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 413
Heinz Günthardt
TENNIS PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 414
Paul McGann
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 415
Khadja Nin
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 416
Juan José Campanella
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 417
Hennadiy Kernes
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2020
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 418
Kirsty MacColl
SINGER
1959 - 2000
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 419
Christa Luding-Rothenburger
SKATER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 420
Ole Bornedal
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 421
Catherine Malabou
PHILOSOPHER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 422
Ray Gillen
SINGER
1959 - 1993
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 423
In Argentina
Among people born in Argentina, Juan José Campanella ranks 587 out of 1,154. Before him are Rubén Glaria (1948), Enrique Chazarreta (1947), Alexis Mac Allister (1998), Raúl Anganuzzi (1906), Fabricio Coloccini (1982), and Pedro Quartucci (1905). After him are Papu Gómez (1988), Oscar Calics (1939), Leonardo Sbaraglia (1970), Marcelo Álvarez (1962), Héctor Enrique (1962), and Andrés Calamaro (1961).
Others born in Argentina
Go to all RankingsRubén Glaria
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 581
Enrique Chazarreta
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2021
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 582
Alexis Mac Allister
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 583
Raúl Anganuzzi
FENCER
1906 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 584
Fabricio Coloccini
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 585
Pedro Quartucci
ACTOR
1905 - 1983
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 586
Juan José Campanella
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 587
Papu Gómez
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 588
Oscar Calics
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2025
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 589
Leonardo Sbaraglia
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 590
Marcelo Álvarez
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 591
Héctor Enrique
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 592
Andrés Calamaro
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 593
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Argentina
Among film directors born in Argentina, Juan José Campanella ranks 10. Before him are Luis Puenzo (1946), Andy Muschietti (1973), Leopoldo Torre Nilsson (1924), María Luisa Bemberg (1922), Fernando Birri (1925), and Nelly Kaplan (1931). After him are Lucrecia Martel (1966), Sebastián Lelio (1974), Damián Szifron (1975), Pablo Trapero (1971), and Lisandro Alonso (1975).
Luis Puenzo
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 4
Andy Muschietti
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 5
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
1924 - 1978
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 6
María Luisa Bemberg
1922 - 1995
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 7
Fernando Birri
1925 - 2017
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 8
Nelly Kaplan
1931 - 2020
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 9
Juan José Campanella
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 10
Lucrecia Martel
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 11
Sebastián Lelio
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 12
Damián Szifron
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 13
Pablo Trapero
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 14
Lisandro Alonso
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 15















































