Leobardo López Aretche (1942 in Mexico City – July 24, 1970) was a Mexican film director.
He then attended Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos (University Centre of Cinematographic Studies, CUEC) in UNAM, where he directed six short films in four years.
[3] He directed the documentary El grito, México 1968, one of the few cinematographic testimonies of the student movement that survived the censorship of the Mexican government.
He committed suicide on 24 July 1970, while filming his debut feature El canto del ruiseñor.
After his death, Alfredo Joskowicz made the film El cambio, based on a narrative by López Arretche.