A Perfect Day

He was born in Madrid in 1958 and is a graduate in image studies (Universidad Complutense). An excellent draftsman, he began working in commercials and after some courses began a prolific career as a scriptwriter for TV and for other directors. In 1994 he produced his first short film Sirenas that brought him into contact with the producer El£as Querejeta. The success of his first two films (Family and Barrio) established his reputation as one of the most important film directors of his generation.

Selected
1996 Familia/Family
1998 Barrio
2002 Los lunes al sol/Mondays in the Sun
2005 Princesas/Princesses
2007 Buenas Noches, Ouma/Good Night, Ouma (segment from the film Invisibles,doc.)