Lorenzo Vigas Castes (born 1967) is a Venezuelan director, screenwriter and film producer.
Born in Mérida, the son of the painter Oswaldo Vigas, Vigas graduated in molecular biology at the University of Tampa.
[1] In 1995 he studied cinema at New York University and started directing several experimental films.
[1] Located in Mexico, in 2003 he directed the short film Los elefantes nunca olvidan (Elephants Never Forget), produced by Guillermo Arriaga and presented at the Cannes Film Festival.
[2] In July 2016 he was named as a member of the main competition jury for the 73rd Venice International Film Festival[3] where he premiered a documentary on his father titled "The Orchid Seller".