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Andrés Baiz
Andrés Baiz
	Baiz in 2024
Born	Andrés Baiz Ochoa; 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 novel of the same name. He is known also for directing the film The Hidden Face and for the TV series Metástasis and Narcos.

Life

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 four horror short films. He then worked for the video production company Centro-Films as producer, director and editor for two years. He also worked as a film critic for Loft magazine between 2001 and 2004. He also worked in the production department of five 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 five short films, three music videos and one documentary. Satanás was his debut feature film.^[1]

Filmography

Short film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Editor
2000	Payaso Hijueputa	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2007	Hoguera	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2008	Passing By	Yes	No	No	Yes

Feature film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
2007	Satanás	Yes	Yes	No
2011	The Hidden Face	Yes	Yes	No
2013	Roa	Yes	Yes	No
2024	Pimpinero: Blood and Oil	Yes	Yes	Yes

Television

Year	Title	Director	Executive Producer	Notes
2010	El cartel	Yes	No	1 episode
2011	Infiltrados	Yes	No	Episode "El asesinato de un Coronel"
2014	Metástasis	Yes	No	8 episodes
2015–2017	Narcos	Yes	Yes	12 episodes
2018	Narcos: Mexico	Yes	Co-executive	4 episodes
2022	The Sandman	Yes	No	2 episodes
2024	Griselda	Yes	Yes	Miniseries