# Leoncio Lara

Leoncio Lara Álvarez (known professionally as Leoncio "Bon" Lara; born 9 August 1965) is a Mexican film composer.
His notable works include Top Cat: The Movie, Rudo y Cursi, and the Leyendas animated franchise. He was a member and principal songwriter of his former band, Bon y los Enemigos del Silencio.

## Early life

Leoncio Lara was raised and born in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico.

## Career

Lara began his film career in 1992 with the film Marea Suave.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2005 | Al filo de la ley | Spanish telenovela |
| 2017–present | Legend Quest | Netflix original series based on the Leyendas film trilogy. |
| 2017–present | Noctámbulos, historia de una noche | Documentary series |
| 2018– | Maestros Olvidados, oficios que sobreviven | Documentary series |

### 1990s

| Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes |
| 1992 | Marea Suave | Juan Manuel González | Domain Entertainment / Marea Suave, S.A. | — |
| 1994 | Chiapas: Historia Inconclusa | Cristian Calonico | Centro Cultural San Angel / Producciones Marca Diablo | Documentary film |
| 1998 | Wash and Wear | Sergio Guerrero | Manifiesto Films / IMCINE | Short film |

### 2000s

| Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes |
| 2000 | Such is Life (Así es la vida) | Arturo Ripstein | Wanda Visión S.A. | — |
| 2000 | The Ruination of Men (La perdición de los hombres) | Arturo Ripstein | Wanda Visión S.A. / Vanguard Cinema / Canal+ España | — |
| 2002 | The Virgin of Lust (La virgen de la lujuria) | Arturo Ripstein | Laurenfilm / Producciones Amaranta | — |
| 2002 | Alas rotas | Carlos Gil | Planeta 2010 | — |
| 2003 | At That Point... Rebecca (Rebeca a esas alturas) | Luciana Jauffred Gorostiza | IMCINE | Short film |
| 2003 | Brusco despertar | Ernesto Godoy | IMCINE / Conaculta | Short film |
| 2004 | Las Lloronas | Lorena Villarreal | Leyenda Films | — |
| 2005 | La quietud y el fuego | Marcel Sisniega | Astrolabio / Zorry Films | — |
| 2005 | El baile de la iguana | Marcel Sisniega | Astrolabio / Zorry Films | — |
| 2005 | Club Eutanasia | Agustín Tapia | IMCINE / DistriMax | — |
| 2005 | Los héroes y el tiempo | Arturo Ripstein | IMCINE | Documentary film |
| 2006 | Welcome Back to the Barrio | Jaime Mariscal | Mindlight Films / Orta-Mex Films / Laguana Productions | — |
| 2007 | Luces artificiales | Marcel Sisniega | Astrolabio | — |
| 2007 | El guapo | Marcel Sisniega | Andromeda Films / Astrolabio | — |
| 2008 | Morenita, el escándalo | Alan Jonsson | New World Distribution / Fidecine / DistriMax | — |
| 2008 | Rudo y Cursi | Carlos Cuarón | Esperanto Filmoj | — |
| 2009 | Invasión | Alberto Mar | Blue Boy Animation | Animated short film |

### 2010s

| Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes |
| 2010 | AAA – Sin Límite en el Tiempo (AAA: The Movie) | Alberto Rodríguez | Ánima Estudios / PAP | — |
| 2011 | Así es la suerte | Juan Carlos de Llaca | Lionsgate / Videocine | — |
| 2011 | Top Cat: The Movie | Alberto Mar | Ánima Estudios / Illusion Studios | — |
| 2011 | La Leyenda de la Llorona (The Legend of the Llorona) | Alberto Rodríguez | Ánima Estudios | — |
| 2012 | Palabras mágicas | Mercedes Moncada Rodríguez | IMCINE | Documentary film |
| 2012 | Las sufragistas | Ana Cruz Navarro | IMCINE | Documentary film |
| 2012 | Las paredes hablan | Antonio Zavala Kugler | Studio Fierberg / IMCINE / Canibal Networks | — |
| 2014 | El trompetista | Raúl Robin Alejandro Morales Reyes | Glat Entertainment | Animated short film |
| 2014 | La leyenda de las Momias (The Legend of the Mummies) | Alberto Rodríguez | Ánima Estudios | — |
| 2015 | Guardians of Oz | Alberto Mar | Discreet Arts Productions / Ánima Estudios | Also known as Wicked Flying Monkeys in some territories. |
| 2015 | Top Cat Begins | Andrés Couturier | Ánima Estudios / Discreet Arts Productions | — |
| 2016 | El Americano: The Movie | Ricardo Arnaiz and Mike Kunkel | Animex / Phil Roman Entertainment / Olmos Productions | First animated work outside Ánima Estudios; also known simply as Americano. |
| 2016 | La Leyenda del Chupacabras (The Legend of Chupacabras) | Alberto Rodríguez | Ánima Estudios | — |
| 2017 | No sucumbió la eternidad | Daniela Rea Gómez | Artegios / Foprocine | Documentary film |
| 2017 | Humboldt en México – La mirada del explorador | Ana Cruz Navarro | Arte y Cultura en Movimiento | Documentary film |
| 2018 | La Leyenda del Charro Negro | Alberto Rodríguez | Ánima Estudios | — |
| 2018 | Silencio | Lorena Villarreal | Barraca Producciones | — |

### 2020s

| Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes |
| 2022 | Las leyendas: el origen | Ricardo Arnaiz | Ánima | ViX+ original film |
| 2023 | La leyenda de los Chaneques | Marvick Núñez | Ánima | ViX+ original film |

### TBA

| Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes |
| Rebeca | Juan Carlos Reyes | Ánima Estudios | Short Animation |