playwright and filmmaker born in Malaga in 1967. He studied acting and directing at the Instituto de Teatro de Sevilla, the Ecole Philippe Gaulier in London, the Royal Court Theater and the New York Film Academy. With his first two short films Los Díaz felices and Bailongas he won more than forty awards at national and international festivals (including the Fotogramas and Gijón Festival awards).
His first feature film, Carlos contra el mundo, premiered at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. This film received more than a dozen awards, including Best Film and Best Screenplay at the Festival de Óperas Primas de Lorca. In 2009 he created the production company Divina Mecánica, with which he made 12+1, a metaphysical comedy, his second feature film, awarded Best Film and Best Director at the Malaga Spanish Film Festival in the ZonaZine section.
In 2023 his third feature film as director, La fortaleza, a black comedy participated by SkyShowtime and Canal Sur and premiered at the Seville Festival, after which he has participated in competitions such as the Malaga Festival or the Tarazona y el Moncayo Comedy Film Festival, winning the Best Film Award at the Zamora Festival.
He has made music videos for Warner Chappell Music or Javier Corcobado. He has directed episodes of the series Malaka and El ministerio del tiempo for TVE. Also for A3 the series Honor or this year Operation English Neighborhood. He continues to develop his work as a playwright and director with his own company, Club Caníbal.
IMDB link: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0135824/
Filmography
As a director:
OPERATION ENGLISH NEIGHBORHOOD (TV Series) (4 episodes) (2023)
THE FORTRESS (2023)
HONOR (TV Series) (5 episodes) (2023)
THE MINISTRY OF TIME (TV Series) (2 episodes) (2020)
TIME FLIES (2020)
LOST IN TIME (2020)
MALAKA (TV Series) (3 episodes) (2019)
AND I GET PAID (2019)
YOU DON’T KNOW WHO I AM (2019)
LIVING INSIDE A STONE (2019)
A HOUSE IN THE FIELD (Short Film) (2017)
NORMAL (Short Film) (2017)
12+1: A METAPHYSICAL COMEDY (2012)
CARLOS AGAINST THE WORLD (2002)
BAILONGAS (Short Film) (2001)
DIMINUTOS DEL CALVARIO (Collective feature film) (segment “WAIKIKI”) (2001)
LOS DIAZ FELICES (Short Film) (2001)
As a screenwriter:
THE FORTRESS (2023)
A HOUSE IN THE FIELD (Short Film) (2017)
NORMAL (Short Film) (2017)
12+1: A METAPHYSICAL COMEDY (2012)
CARLOS AGAINST THE WORLD (2002)
BAILONGAS (Short Film) (2001)
LOS DIAZ FELICES (Short Film) (2001)
