Luis Argueta (born November 7, 1946[1]) is a Guatemalan film director and producer.
[2][3] In 1988 he founded Morningside Movies, primarily producing TV commercials, including many for the Spanish speaking demographic.
[4] It is a "coming of age" story that takes place amid a military coup in Guatemala in 1954.
[1][6] In 2005, Argueta participated in a documentary film, "Los orígenes del silencio", about the 20 years leading up to the production of "The Silence of Neto".
[7] In 2008, Argueta appeared as Paco the cobbler in "Looking for Palladin", a film about a Hollywood producer finding spiritual grounding during a visit to Guatemala.