Lex Ortega
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 25, 1980
- Birthplace
- Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Lex Ortega is a Mexican film director, sound designer, and producer known for his work in the horror genre. He directed Atroz (2015), a film noted for its brutal depiction of violence, which has been described as one of the most violent films in Mexican cinema. Ortega's expertise in sound design complements his directorial approach, enhancing the atmospheric tension in his films.
Filmography
- Dios Te Salve
Dios Te Salve TBA
Director, Screenplay

Té de Ruda TBA
Sound Designer
- Memoria Lacerada
Memoria Lacerada 2026
Director, Screenplay, Editor
- Regresa
Regresa 2026
as Ramón
- Muertamorfosis
Muertamorfosis 2025
Director, Screenplay, Editor

Smog 2023
Director

Bye-Bye 2023
Sound Designer

autopsI.A. 2023
Director

Human Animals 2020
Director

Expira 2020
Actor

The Devil's Mark 2020
as Asaltante

Black Circle 2019
Sound Designer

Atrocious 2018
as Goyo, Director, Set Decoration, Co-Editor, Sound Designer, Screenplay, Executive Producer, Art Direction, Story, Writer, Editor

Bestia 2017
Sound Editor, Sound Designer

México Bárbaro II 2017
as Father (segment "Potzonalli"), Director, Screenplay, Editor

World of Death 2016
Director, Screenplay

Forward 2016
Sound Designer

Late Phases 2014
Associate Producer

Barbarous Mexico 2014
Director, Screenplay

Alerta: recuento de cadáveres 2014
Director, Sound Recordist

The Incident 2014
Sound mixer, Sound Designer

T Is for Tamales 2012
Director, Editor, Producer

Atrocious 2012
Director, Writer
Credits from TMDB.