Ethan Maniquis

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Ethan Maniquis is an American film director and editor. Maniquis co-directed the 2010 film Machete [1] and directed the 2022 film Limonada as well commercials and music videos.

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Filmography

Editor

YearFilmDirectorNotes
1997Real Stories of the Donut MenBeeaje Quick
1999Absolutely 100% GuiltyDavid G. Phinney Documentary
2005 Secuestro Express Jonathan Jakubowicz
2006 Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil James Dodson Direct-to-DVD
2007 Grindhouse Robert Rodriguez Segment: Planet Terror
2008 The Other End of the Line James Dodson
2009 Shorts Robert Rodriguez
2013The Last DuaneChris EksteinPre-production
2015 The Badger Game Joshua Wagner & Thomas Zambeck
2016 Hands of Stone Jonathan Jakubowicz
2019 100 Days to Live Ravin Gandhi
2020 Crabs in a Bucket Paolo Pilladi

Other

YearFilmDirectorRole
1995 Desperado Robert Rodriguez Assistant film editor
Four Rooms Apprentice editor
1996 From Dusk Till Dawn Assistant editor
1999Passion and Romance: The Wings of the DoveN/A Documentary
Post-production coordinator
2001The Man with No Eyes Tim Cox Short film
Visual effects editor
2002 Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Robert Rodriguez Visual effects editor
2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Visual effects editor
Once Upon a Time in Mexico Visual effects editor
2005 Sin City Actor (Bozo #1) & Associate editor
2010 Machete Co-director

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References

  1. Holden, Stephen (September 2, 2010). "Growl, and Let the Severed Heads Fall Where They May". The New York Times .