Leandro Taub is an Argentine actor, author, and motivational speaker[1] who was born on May 5, 1983, in Buenos Aires and raised in Bariloche.[2] As an actor, he debuted as the poet Enrique Lihn in Alejandro Jodorowsky's film[3] Endless Poetry.[4][5][6][7] He wrote 5 books, and one of them is Sabiduría Casera.[8]

Leandro Taub
Leandro Taub in 2015
Born (1983-05-05) May 5, 1983 (age 41)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Citizenship
  • Argentina
  • Poland
Occupation(s)Actor, Author
Years active2011–present
Websiteleandrotaub.com

Early life and education

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Taub comes from a Polish-Jewish family.[9] He got his degrees as a Bachelor in Economics and a Master in Finance from the University of CEMA.[10] He also studied numerology, yoga, kabbalah, shamanism, tarot and alchemy.[11]

Career

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Taub started his career as a financial analyst. By the age of 23, he had begun working as an investment advisor. He has also worked for a hedge fund and for organizations in several countries, such as the US and the UAE.[12]

By the age of 24, after a life crisis, he left Argentina and travelled around the globe before finding his purpose in life.[13][12]

In 2011, he worked with the Argentine musician Fito Páez for the music video London Town.[14] In the same year, Taub published his first book, Sabiduría Casera (Homemade Wisdom), with the Jnana Yogi, Lou Couture, and it became a bestseller that year.[15] Following the publishing of his first book, he became a friend of Chilean-French filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky who wrote the introduction to Taub's third book, La Mente Oculta (The Hidden Mind), and invited Taub two years later to play the role at Endless Poetry, that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016.[16][17]

During his career, Taub wrote 5 books and 27 audiobooks on the topics of Kabbalah, Buddhism, Yoga, Shamanism, Tarot, and Numerology[12] and gave lectures in Argentina,[18] Mexico,[19] and Chile about his books and work.[20]

In 2021, he made his feature film directorial debut with the drama film Externo, which earned a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 5 reviews.[21]

Filmography

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Year Title Director Role
2016 Endless Poetry Alejandro Jodorowsky As Enrique Lihn
2017 Woodwind Fin Manjoo As Bonifaz[22]
2021 Externo Leandro Taub & Jonathan Taub As Joseph[21]
2022 A Wounded Fawn Travis Stevens As Marcel Champ[23]

Documentary

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Year Title Director Role
2015 Quién soy? (Who am I?)[24] Luis Alvarez Armenta Leandro Taub

Short films

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Year Title Director
2016 An Innocent Mind Has No Fear Ralf Schmerberg[25]
2017 Bed Florian Tscharf
2022 All Tomorrow's People Jivensley Alexis[26]

Upcoming

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Books

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Year Title
2011 Sabiduría Casera
2012 Santo Diablo[28]
2013 La Mente Oculta[29]
2014 Homemade Wisdom[30]
2016 Cuentos para la mente oculta[31]
El Anarquista

Personal life

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In 2015 he was the boyfriend of the Argentine actress Celeste Cid.[32]

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References

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  1. ^ "taub as Author and writer". lacapital. November 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "Taub Date Of Birth". bamarte.com.ar.
  3. ^ "Alejandro Jodorowsky's Film "Endless Poetry"". The Washington Post. July 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "Leandro Taub in Endless Poetry". The New York Times. July 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "Taub in Endless Poetry". EFE. May 7, 2016.
  6. ^ "Leandro Taub as Enrique Lihn". Los Angeles Times. July 13, 2017.
  7. ^ "Leandro as Enrique Lihn in Endless Poetry". Los Angeles Times. July 9, 2017.
  8. ^ "Sabiduría Casera". Clarín (Argentine newspaper). January 1, 2012.
  9. ^ "Leandro Taub: La universalidad del escritor – El Impulso". El Impulso (Venezuela). May 11, 2014.
  10. ^ "Bachelor in Economics and Master in Finance". ucema.edu.ar.
  11. ^ "Interests in study". La Nación. November 4, 2015.
  12. ^ a b c "Leandro Taub llega a la ciudad en su gira latinoamericana". Diario La Capital de Mar del Plata (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  13. ^ "Education". Clarín (Argentine newspaper). October 2, 2015.
  14. ^ "Fito Páez estrenó el video de "London Town" que filmó en Londres". La Capital. Jul 29, 2011.
  15. ^ Leandro Taub – Audio Books, Best Sellers, Author Bio | Audible.com.
  16. ^ "Leandro Taub speaks about Alejandro Jodorowsky | Event | ArtConnect". www.artconnect.com. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  17. ^ Hoeij, Boyd van (2016-05-14). "'Endless Poetry' ('Poesia sin fin'): Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  18. ^ "Llega a Mar del Plata Leandro Taub con "Revelaciones"". 0223 (Argentine newspaper). Dec 25, 2016.
  19. ^ "Leandro Taub ofrece un taller de autoconocimiento". Milenio. Mar 14, 2014.
  20. ^ "La Feria del Libro de Viña del Mar se toma las vacaciones". 24 Horas (Chilean TV program). Jan 6, 2014.
  21. ^ a b "externo". rottentomatoes.com.
  22. ^ "Leandro Taub as Bonifaz in 'Woodwind'". splingmovies.com. 15 February 2018.
  23. ^ "A Wounded Fawn". rottentomatoes.com.
  24. ^ "Quién es? the documentary film". Clarín (Argentine newspaper).
  25. ^ "Helene Hegemann: An Innocent Mind Has No Fear - 032c". 032c. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  26. ^ "All Tomorrow's People". The Bureau of Creative Works. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  27. ^ "upcoming film "The Dream of the Guest"". Screen International. August 22, 2016.
  28. ^ "Santo Diablo "Holy Devil"". elpopular.mx. 2016-11-04.
  29. ^ "La Mente Oculta "The Hidden Mind"". milenio.com.
  30. ^ "Homemade Wisdom". Clarín (Argentine newspaper). April 11, 2014.
  31. ^ "Book Cuentos para la mente oculta". elpopular.mx. 2016-11-04.
  32. ^ "Taub's Relationship with Celeste Cid". Clarín (Argentine newspaper). February 10, 2015.