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Lester Mendez

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  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Lester Mendez is known for Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004), Eragon (2006) and Admission (2013).
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      • 3 wins & 1 nomination

    Known for

    Romola Garai and Diego Luna in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
    Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
    5.9
    • Soundtrack("Descarga Negra", "Satellite", "Do You Only Want to Dance", "Descarga Negra", "Do You Only Want to Dance", "Do You Only Want to Dance" (instrumental))
    • 2004
    Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Robert Carlyle, Rachel Weisz, Sienna Guillory, and Ed Speleers in Eragon (2006)
    Eragon
    5.1
    • Soundtrack("Once in Every Liftime")
    • 2006
    Tina Fey and Paul Rudd in Admission (2013)
    Admission
    5.7
    • Soundtrack("It's Amazing")
    • 2013
    Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, and Susan Sarandon in Shall We Dance? (2004)
    Shall We Dance?
    6.2
    • Soundtrack("Descarga Negra")
    • 2004

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    Composer

    • Gepe: NO (2021)
      Gepe: NO
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Nelly Furtado: Más (2009)
      Nelly Furtado: Más
      5.8
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • Shakira Feat. Carlos Santana: Illegal (2006)
      Shakira Feat. Carlos Santana: Illegal
      5.1
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2006
    • Enrique Iglesias in Enrique Iglesias: Para Qué la Vida (2003)
      Enrique Iglesias: Para Qué la Vida
      5.0
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2003
    • Enrique Iglesias: Quizás
      5.9
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2002

    Music Department

    • James Franco, Zachary Quinto, and Emma Roberts in I Am Michael (2015)
      I Am Michael
      5.6
      • additional music composition and production
      • 2015
    • Kerli: Walking on Air (2008)
      Kerli: Walking on Air
      7.7
      Music Video
      • composer: additional music
      • music producer
      • 2008

    Soundtrack

    • Rachel Robinson, Brad Fiorenza, Derek M. Chavez, Cara Maria Sorbello, Leroy Garrett, Averey Tressler, Tony Raines, and Kam Williams in The Challenge: All Stars (2021)
      The Challenge: All Stars
      8.3
      TV Series
      • writer: "Intuition" (uncredited)
      • 2024
    • The Horror of Dolores Roach (2023)
      The Horror of Dolores Roach
      7.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "Amoré (Sexo)"
      • 2023
    • Penn Badgley, Aidan Cheng, Ozioma Whenu, Ed Speleers, Charlotte Ritchie, Dario Coates, Lukas Gage, Eve Austin, Tilly Keeper, and Niccy Lin in You (2018)
      You
      7.7
      TV Series
      • writer: "Play by Play"
      • 2021
    • The Ultimate Playlist of Noise (2021)
      The Ultimate Playlist of Noise
      6.6
      • writer: "Far from Home"
      • 2021
    • Andrew Rannells, Maya Rudolph, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, and Ayo Edebiri in Big Mouth (2017)
      Big Mouth
      7.8
      TV Series
      • writer: "Feral Hearts" (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Jillian Bell in Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019)
      Brittany Runs a Marathon
      6.8
      • writer: "Sunrise Boulevard"
      • 2019
    • The Eurovision Song Contest: Semi Final 1 (2017)
      The Eurovision Song Contest: Semi Final 1
      7.1
      TV Special
      • writer: "Paper"
      • 2017
    • Todd's Pop Song Reviews (2009)
      Todd's Pop Song Reviews
      8.0
      TV Series
      • writer: "Intuition"
      • 2015
    • Tu cara me suena - Argentina (2013)
      Tu cara me suena - Argentina
      6.5
      TV Series
      • producer: "La tortura"
      • 2014
    • Eric Roberts, Tori Spelling, Reginald VelJohnson, Alfonso Ribeiro, Anna Delvey Sorokin, Joey Graziadei, Ilona Maher, Jenn Tran, Stephen Nedoroscik, Dwight Howard, Julianne Hough, Phaedra Parks, Chandler Kinney, Danny Amendola, and Brooks Nader in Dancing with the Stars (2005)
      Dancing with the Stars
      4.9
      TV Series
      • writer: "Underneath Your Clothes"
      • 2009–2013
    • Tina Fey and Paul Rudd in Admission (2013)
      Admission
      5.7
      • writer: "It's Amazing"
      • 2013
    • Claudia Leitte in Claudia Leitte: Negalora - Íntimo (2012)
      Claudia Leitte: Negalora - Íntimo
      8.9
      Video
      • writer: "Você Existe em Mim"
      • 2012
    • Beyaz, Sergen Sesli, Acun Ilicali, Seda Sayan, Hadise, and Murat Boz in O Ses Türkiye (2011)
      O Ses Türkiye
      4.4
      TV Series
      • music: "Objection"
      • 2011
    • X Factor (2010)
      X Factor
      4.5
      TV Series
      • writer: "Underneath Your Clothes"
      • 2010
    • Dermot O'Leary, Sharon Osbourne, Nicole Scherzinger, Simon Cowell, and Louis Walsh in The X Factor UK (2004)
      The X Factor UK
      4.3
      TV Series
      • writer: "Underneath Your Clothes" (uncredited)
      • 2010

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