FILM DIRECTOR

Mario Van Peebles

1957 - Today

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Mario Cain Van Peebles (born January 15, 1957) is a Mexican-born American actor and director. He is the son of Melvin Van Peebles, whom he had played in the 2003 biopic Baadasssss!, which he also co-wrote, produced, and directed. He also starred in Heartbreak Ridge (1986), New Jack City (1991), and USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016), both of which he had directed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Mario Van Peebles is the 1,074th most popular film director (up from 1,093rd in 2024), the 259th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 264th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Mexican Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mario Van Peebles ranks 1,074 out of 2,041. Before him are Milcho Manchevski, Mary Harron, Yasuzo Masumura, Irwin Winkler, Fran Walsh, and Pyotr Todorovsky. After him are Aaron Norris, Timur Bekmambetov, John Lee Hancock, Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Chuck Russell, and Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Mario Van Peebles ranks 300. Before him are Andrei Kolkoutine, Steve Porcaro, Lisa Murkowski, Chris Wedge, LeVar Burton, and Jon Lovitz. After him are Evangelos Venizelos, Ian Stuart Donaldson, Jon Gries, Lyle Lovett, Marc Almond, and Vinny Appice.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Mario Van Peebles ranks 259 out of 729. Before him are Emmanuel Lubezki (1964), Abraham Laboriel (1947), Lucas Alamán (1792), Chimalpahin (1579), Luis E. Miramontes (1925), and Guillermo Haro (1913). After him are Paulina Rubio (1971), Leticia Calderón (1968), Moisés Solana (1935), Ana Gabriel (1955), Rómulo Díaz de la Vega (1800), and José Ignacio Pavón (1791).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Mexico

Among film directors born in Mexico, Mario Van Peebles ranks 6. Before him are Guillermo del Toro (1964), Alfonso Cuarón (1961), Alejandro González Iñárritu (1963), Emilio Fernández (1904), and Arturo Ripstein (1943). After him are Guillermo Navarro (1955), Jorge Fons (1939), Rodrigo Prieto (1965), Carlos Reygadas (1971), and Michel Franco (1979).

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