Adán Jodorowsky or Adanowsky (born 29 October 1979) is a French-Mexican musician, director and actor.
Biography Jodorowsky is the son of the Chilean-born French filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky and Mexican actress Valérie Trumblay, brother to Brontis Jodorowsky and Axel Jodorowsky and the uncle of Alma Jodorowsky.
He has appeared in seven films to date. As an actor, he won the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in 1989 for his role as young Fénix in Santa Sangre, one of his father's more renowned films.
On 30 October 2006, he released his first solo album, Étoile Éternelle, as "Adanowsky", and his first single, "L'idole" (meaning "the idol") which was also released in Spanish as "El Ídolo"; the song is about a waiter who wants all the attention and dreams of becoming famous and an idol.
In 2007, he featured as an actor in the Julie Delpy's movie 2 Days In Paris. In 2008, he released his second album, El Ídolo and had a big success in many countries.
In 2011, he released his third solo album Amador and won the UFI award for "Best International Artist Of The Year" and "Best Live Show". Then he met Devendra Banhart, and together, they recorded the song "You are the one" and "Dime Cuándo". He also helped on Alizée's new album, writing a song for her called "La Cándida".
He has composed works such as Echek (2000) and Teou (2001), "The Dance of Reality" as well as directing Echek, Un Sol Con Corazón and El Ídolo, Dancing To The Radio, and the movie The Voice Thief starring himself and Cristóbal Jodorowsky as well as Asia Argento as the lead actress.
In 2012, he produced the first solo (golden) album of León Larregui (lead singer of Mexican band "Zoé").
In 2013, Adán appeared in his father's film The Dance of Reality and composed its soundtrack.
In 2014, he produced and released the Album Ada.
He won five prizes for his movie The Voice Thief as Best Director and Best Movie. Also in 2014 Diane Pernet selected this movie to compete at the ASVOFF festival, the first annual festival in the world about fashion films.
In 2015, Adán Jodorowsky directed a video for his song "Would You Be Mine" with the porn actress Stoya. He is now acting the main character (young Alejandro Jodorowsky) in his father's movie Poesía sin fin, which is the second part of La Danza De La Realidad.
Filmography Film Year Character Endless Poetry 2016 Alejandro The Dance of Reality 2013 Adan 2 Days in Paris 2007 Mathieu Grandes écoles 2004 L'étudiant start-up Rien, voilà l'ordre 2003 Le présentateur télé Les araignées de la nuit 2002 Le truand Les Héros sont debout 1997 Le voleur du vidéo-club Santa Sangre 1989 Young Fenix
As director Year Echek 2000 El Idolo 2006 Don't try to fool me 2009 Un sol con Corazón 2010 Me siento solo 2011 The Voice Thief 2012 Dancing To The Radio 2013 Criminal 2013 Les Huîtres 2013 Would You Be Mine 2015
Discography
The Hellboys Year Everything You Learned 1998 Mutant Love EP 2005 Mutant Love 2006
As collaborator Year Adrienne Pauly 2006
As producer Year León Larregui, León Larregui 2012 Voluma, León Larregui 2016 Bach, Bandalos Chinos 2018De Todas las Flores, Natalia Lafourcade2022
Solo Year Étoile Éternelle 2006 El ídolo 2008 Amador 2010 Ada 2014 Adan & Xavi y los Imanes 2016 Esencia Solar 2018
As film composer Year Echek 2000 Teou 2001 2 Days in Paris 2007 The Dance of Reality 2013 Endless Poetry 2017
Singles L'idole (Also released as El Idolo in Spanish) Estoy Mal No Me Siento Solo Dancing to the Radio Would you be mine
External links
(archived)
Super 45's interview with Adanowsky in Spanish Adanowsky Fans Club Vídeo for the song Estoy Mal