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Luis Fernando Midence

Directing

  • Place of birth
  • Guatemala

Biography

Luis Fernando Midence is an independent writer, director, and producer from Guatemala. He is the founder of the production company GuatGuy Media, a platform dedicated to exploring identity, visual storytelling, and Central American LGBTQ+ cinema. Midence is known for directing the landmark short film "Sin ruta" (2012), recognized as the first Guatemalan film to feature an openly queer character. His expanding filmography focuses deeply on queer narratives, featuring acclaimed works such as "Primero-Verdadero-Último" (2017), "Las cosas que no decimos" (2019), and "Un año sin sombra" (2025). Through his work with GuatGuy Media, Midence continues to pioneer authentic LGBTQ+ representation in regional independent cinema.

As actor 3

Without Direction poster
Without Direction
2012
Uncertain poster
Uncertain
2009
First-True-Last poster
First-True-Last
2017

On the crew 12

Affinity poster
Affinity
2008
Without Direction poster
Without Direction
2012
More Coffee poster
More Coffee
2003
Uncertain poster
Uncertain
2009
Your Turn poster
Your Turn
2019
Finding Together poster
Finding Together
2021
A Year Without Shadow poster
A Year Without Shadow
2025
One on One poster
One on One
2010
Let It Flow poster
Let It Flow
2022
The Things We Don't Say poster
The Things We Don't Say
2019
First-True-Last poster
First-True-Last
2017
What We Don't Heal poster
What We Don't Heal
2022