Issa López is no stranger to the film and TV business. The Mexican auteur was writing for the telenovela “Primer Amor, a Mil por Hora” as far back as 2000. Her 2017 horror film “Tigers Are Not Afraid” made IndieWire’s list of the 200 Greatest Horror Movies of All Time. But she was a new name to many U.S. viewers when HBO extended her the opportunity to write, direct, showrun, and executive produce the fourth season of “True Detective,” subtitled “Night Country,” starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reis.
“We [Mexicans] don’t get to do the shows on HBO — especially the geeky ones,” López said she thought when HBO first reached out. In her speech at IndieWire Honors June 6, where she won the Auteur Award, López recalled the thrill of being “a Mexican terror director” suddenly given an extraordinary sandbox to play in.
“How did that happen? Believe me that I’ve...
“We [Mexicans] don’t get to do the shows on HBO — especially the geeky ones,” López said she thought when HBO first reached out. In her speech at IndieWire Honors June 6, where she won the Auteur Award, López recalled the thrill of being “a Mexican terror director” suddenly given an extraordinary sandbox to play in.
“How did that happen? Believe me that I’ve...
- 6/19/2024
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
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