Lance Hool

Early life, family and education Hool was born and raised in Mexico City, the son of an American father and a Mexican mother. His father, Alan, was a diplomat. His mother, Constanza, was an actress, dancer and choreographer who co-founded Ballet Folklórico de México. His maternal great-grandfather was painter David Alfaro Siqueiros. According to Hool, his great-grandfather worked as a financier for Charlie Chaplin. Hool and his brother were childhood friends of Bill Richardson, the governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011.

Career Hool made his acting debut in the Howard Hawks film Rio Lobo (1970), Hawks's last film before his death. and was the U.S. representative for the Mexican national film distribution company Pelmex between 1977 and 1980. During the 1970s, he co-starred in two Jorge Rivero Westerns, El payo - un hombre contra el mundo! (1972) and El payo - la montaña del diablo (1974), and played a supporting role in the American horror film Dogs (1977).

In America, Hool produced the thriller films Wolf Lake (1978), 10 to Midnight (1983), and The Evil That Men Do (1984), the adventure film Flipper (1996), and the comedy films Pure Luck (1991) with Sean Daniel and McHale's Navy (1997). Hool directed and produced the historical war film One Man's Hero, about John Riley and the Saint Patrick's Battalion's role in the Mexican–American War, which was released in 1999. Hool cast his sons Brett and Jason in the film. For the Los Angeles Times, Kevin Thomas wrote in a review of the film that it was "directed with vigor and passion by Hool", while Paul Cullum of LA Weekly called his direction "flaccid". It became New Mexico's second-largest film studio, following Albuquerque Studios. Negotiations to open the studio had taken place the year before, when, in an attempt to increase economic growth in Santa Fe, Richardson offered Hool a ten-million-dollar economic development grant to build the studio south of the city, while then–chairman of the Democratic Party of New Mexico structured the studio's land and financing package. The project was considered controversial among residents of Santa Fe due to Hool's early ties to Richardson. Hool and his associates were sued by attorneys for Santa Fe County for the studio's unpaid debt of over $2.3 million in 2016.

Hool directed the romantic drama film 2 Hearts, inspired by the story of Leslie and Jorge Bacardi of the Bacardi family after Hool's brother, Conrad, met Jorge on a cruise. It was co-written by Robin U. Russin with Hool's daughter, Veronica, and co-produced by Hool with Conrad with a score by Hool's son, Brett, and casting direction by his niece, Caral. The film finished principal photography in July 2018. It was released in theaters in October 2020 and distributed by Freestyle Releasing.

Filmography

Film

Producer only Year Title Director 1979 Survival RunLarry Spiegel 1979 Wolf LakeBurt Kennedy 1983 10 to Midnight 1989 Damned RiverMichael Schroeder 1991 Pure LuckNadia Tass 1994 FlashfireElliot Silverstein 2001 Crocodile Dundee in Los AngelesSimon Wincer 1994 The Air Up TherePaul Michael Glaser 1996 FlipperAlan Shapiro

Acting roles

Television

Producer only

Executive producer only Year Title DirectorNotes 1993Born to RunAlbert MagnoliTV movie

Acting roles