Andrés Baiz

Andrés Baiz
Born	Andrés Baiz Ochoa 1975 (1975) (age 49) Cali, Colombia
Other names	Andi Baiz
Occupation(s)	Director, screenwriter
Years active	2007 – present

Andrés Baiz Ochoa (born 1975), also known as Andi Baiz, is a Colombian film director and screenwriter. As a film director, his first feature was Satanás, based on the book of the same name. He is known also for directing the film The Hidden Face and for the TV series Metástasis and Narcos.

Life

He went to Colegio Bolivar and later graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts with a major in Film and TV and a minor in Cinema Studies. After graduating he was mentored by French director Raphael Nadjari, with whom he produced 4 horror short films. He then worked for the video production company Centro-Films as producer, director and editor for 2 years. He also worked as a film critic for Loft magazine between 2001–2004. Has worked in the production department of 5 feature films: Bringing Out the Dead, Zoolander, Cremaster 2, Maria Full of Grace and The Fittest. His short film Hoguera (Bonfire) was selected to participate in 2007 Cannes Director's Fortnight. Baiz has written and directed 5 short films, 3 music videos and 1 documentary. Satanás was his debut feature film.

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Film	Credited as
		Director	Writer	Editor	Notes
2004	Sin Amparo			Yes
2007	Satanás	Yes	Yes
2011	The Hidden Face	Yes	Yes
2013	Roa	Yes	Yes

TV Series

Year	Serie	Credited as
		Director	Writer	Notes
2010	El cartel	Yes		One episode (Episode 1 from Season 2).
2011	Infiltrados	Yes		One episode (El asesinato de un Coronel).
2014	Metástasis	Yes		8 episodes.
2015-2017	Narcos	Yes		30 episodes.

Short films

Year	Short film	Credited as
		Director	Writer	Producer	Editor	Notes
2000	Payaso Hijueputa	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2004	Soleado				Yes
2007	Hoguera	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2008	Passing By	Yes			Yes

External links

• Andrés Baiz at IMDb