Top 100 Spanish & Portuguese Directors

1. Segundo de Chomón

Segundo de Chomón became involved in film through his wife, who was an actress in Pathé films. In 1902 he became a concessionary for Pathé in Barcelona, distributing its product in Spanish-speaking countries and managing a factory for the coloring of Pathé films. He began shooting footage of ...

2. Francisco Gómez Hidalgo

Writer | La malcasada

Francisco Gómez Hidalgo is known for La malcasada (1926).

3. Florián Rey

Writer | La aldea maldita

Spanish director Florian Rey began his career in the film industry in the 1920s as an actor, but he soon switched careers and directed his first film in 1924. His 1927 film La hermana San Sulpicio (1927) starred Spanish actress Imperio Argentina, whom he later married. His best-known film is La ...

4. Francisco Camacho

Writer | El misterio de una noche de verano o El enigma de una noche

Francisco Camacho is known for El misterio de una noche de verano o El enigma de una noche (1916), Zalacaín el aventurero (1930) and El cura de aldea (1936).

5. Antonio Román

Director | Los últimos de Filipinas

During the 1940s, Antonio Román was Spain's most celebrated filmmaker and went on to become one of the managers of the Cooperativa Cinematográfica Castilla. Originally planning to be a pharmacist, he instead turned to film criticism, writing for some of Spain's most distinguished journals. By 1934,...

6. José Leitão de Barros

Director | Ala-Arriba!

José Leitão de Barros was born on October 22, 1896 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was a director and writer, known for Ala-Arriba! (1942), Camões (1946) and Lisboa (1930). He was married to Helena Roque Gameiro. He died on June 29, 1967 in Lisbon, Portugal.

7. Rafael Gil

Director | Teatro Apolo

Rafael Gil was born on May 22, 1913 in Madrid, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Teatro Apolo (1950), La calle sin sol (1948) and I Was a Parish Priest (1953). He died on July 10, 1986 in Madrid, Spain.

8. Juan de Orduña

Director | Un drama nuevo

Of aristocratic origin, while attending college, and theatergoers will soon begin to combine classroom with on stage performances. Adding to the Society of Emilio Thuiller, debuting on camera in 1924 with "The House of Troy, and forming his own company shortly thereafter. Although Juan de Orduña is...

9. Manuel Mur Oti

Writer | Orgullo

Manuel Mur Oti was born on October 25, 1908 in Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Orgullo (1955), Un hombre va por el camino (1949) and El batallón de las sombras (1957). He died on August 5, 2003 in Madrid, Spain.

10. José Luis Sáenz de Heredia

Writer | Faustina

José Luis Sáenz de Heredia was born on April 10, 1911 in Madrid, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Faustina (1957), Don Juan (1950) and Historias de la radio (1955). He was married to María Ascensión Casado Iturbide. He died on November 4, 1992 in Madrid, Spain.

11. Juan Antonio Bardem

Writer | Calle Mayor

Juan Antonio Bardem was born on June 2, 1922 in Madrid, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Main Street (1956), Los inocentes (1963) and Vengeance (1958). He was married to María Aguado Barbado. He died on October 30, 2002 in Madrid, Spain.

12. José Val del Omar

Cinematographer | Fiestas Cristianas/Fiestas Profanas

Creator of an extraordinary technological and artistic talent, "believer in cinema" and brightened by new horizons that were formed through the initials PLAT - (Spanish for) equivalent to the totaling concept Pict-lumen-audio-touch -, Val del Omar was contemporary and comrade in the Spanish ...

13. Isidoro M. Ferry

Director | Cruzada en la mar

Isidoro M. Ferry was born on January 17, 1925 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Cruzada en la mar (1968), Escala en Hi-Fi (1963) and Face of Terror (1962). He died on July 18, 2012 in Benidorm, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.

14. César Fernández Ardavín

Writer | El Lazarillo de Tormes

César Fernández Ardavín was born on September 22, 1921 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Lazarillo (1959), Cerca de las estrellas (1962) and La llamada de África (1952). He died on September 7, 2012 in Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain.

15. Luis María Delgado

Producer | You're the one (una historia de entonces)

Luis María Delgado was born on September 12, 1926 in Madrid, Spain. He was a director and assistant director, known for You're the one (una historia de entonces) (2000), The Grandfather (1998) and Diferente (1962). He died on July 11, 2007 in Celorio, Asturias, Spain.

16. Luis García Berlanga

Writer | El verdugo

Berlanga commenced his studies in Valencia in1928, although in 1929 his family sent him and his brother Fernando (due to a lung disease) to the Beau-soleil hospital school in Switzerland. In 1930, he returned to the San José School in Valencia where he stayed until 1931, the year in which the ...

17. Francisco Regueiro

Writer | Padre nuestro

Francisco Regueiro was born in 1934 in Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. He is a writer and director, known for Padre nuestro (1985), Madregilda (1993) and El buen amor (1963).

18. Manuel Summers

Writer | Del rosa al amarillo

Manuel Summers was born on March 26, 1935 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Del rosa al amarillo (1963), Juguetes rotos (1966) and La niña de luto (1964). He was married to Consuelo Rodriguez Marquez. He died on June 12, 1993 in Seville, Seville, ...

19. Jorge Grau

Writer | Noche de verano

Jorge Grau was born on October 27, 1930 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Noche de verano (1963), El espontáneo (1964) and Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (1974). He died on December 26, 2018 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

20. José María Forqué

Director | Amanecer en Puerta Oscura

José María Forqué was born on March 8, 1923 in Zaragoza, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Amanecer en Puerta Oscura (1957), 091 Policía al habla (1960) and De espaldas a la puerta (1959). He was married to Carmen Vázquez Vigo. He died on March 17, 1995 in Madrid, Spain.

21. Miguel Picazo

Director | La tía Tula

Miguel Picazo was born on March 27, 1927 in Cazorla, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. He was a director and actor, known for Aunt Tula (1964), Oscuros sueños de agosto (1968) and Beyond the Walls (1985). He died on April 23, 2016 in Guarromán, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain.

22. Julio Diamante

Writer | Tiempo de amor

Julio Diamante was born on December 27, 1930 in Cádiz, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Tiempo de amor (1964), El arte de vivir (1965) and Helena y Fernanda (1970). He died on August 1, 2020 in Madrid, Spain.

23. Jesús Franco

Writer | Der Teufel kam aus Akasava

He was only six years old when he started composing music under the protection of his brother Enrique. After the Spanish Civil War he was able to continue his studies at the Real Conservatorio de Madrid, where he finished piano and harmony. Being a Bachelor of Law and an easy-read novel writer (...

24. Angelino Fons

Director | Fortunata y Jacinta

Angelino Fons was born on March 6, 1936 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Fortunata y Jacinta (1970), Peppermint Frappé (1967) and The Search (1966). He was married to Coral Pellicer. He died on June 7, 2011 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

25. Antonio Eceiza

Writer | Ke arteko egunak

Antonio Eceiza was born on September 14, 1935 in Donostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Ke arteko egunak (1989), Último encuentro (1967) and A través de San Sebastián (1960). He died on November 15, 2011 in San Sebastián, ...

26. Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi

Writer | Estambul 65

Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi was born on March 22, 1927 in Madrid, Spain. He was a writer and producer, known for That Man in Istanbul (1965), They Came to Rob Las Vegas (1968) and Summertime Killer (1972). He died on September 27, 2017 in Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain.

27. Fernando Fernán Gómez

Actor | El abuelo

Spanish actor and director of cinema and theater. Son of the actress Carola Fernán Gómez. When he was three years old he comes back to Spain from Argentina. He has written comedies, novels and poem books. He plays a wide repertoire of roles from comedy to drama.

28. José Antonio Sistiaga

Director | ...ere erera baleibu izik subua aruaren...

José Antonio Sistiaga was born on May 4, 1932 in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for ...ere erera baleibu izik subua aruaren... (1970), Impresiones en la alta atmósfera (1989) and Animation Has No Borders (2015). He died on June 25, 2023 in ...

29. Pere Portabella

Director | Die Stille vor Bach

Pere Portabella was born on February 11, 1927 in Figueres, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for The Silence Before Bach (2007), Warsaw Bridge (1990) and No compteu amb els dits (1967).

30. Luis Buñuel

Writer | Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

The father of cinematic Surrealism and one of the most original directors in the history of the film medium, Luis Buñuel was given a strict Jesuit education (which sowed the seeds of his obsession with both religion and subversive behavior), and subsequently moved to Madrid to study at the ...

31. Jacinto Esteva

Writer | Después del diluvio

Jacinto Esteva was born in 1936 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Después del diluvio (1968), Metamorfosis (1970) and Le fils de Marie (1973). He died on September 9, 1985 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

32. Fernando Lopes

Director | O Fio do Horizonte

Fernando Lopes was born on December 28, 1935 in Macas de D. Maria, Alvaiazere, Portugal. He was a director and editor, known for O Fio do Horizonte (1993), 98 Octanas (2006) and O Delfim (2002). He died on May 2, 2012 in Lisbon, Portugal.

33. Isidoro Valcárcel Medina

Director | Un diálogo circunstancial

Isidoro Valcárcel Medina is known for Un diálogo circunstancial (2019), La celosía (1972) and No escribiré arte con mayúscula (2015).

34. José Luis Borau

Writer | Leo

Born in Zaragoza (Spain). 1949. He began to study law in Zaragoza. 1952. He began to publish articles about cinema in the newspaper "El Heraldo de Aragon". April 1954-January 1956. Critic of cinema in the same newspaper. 1957. Enters the spanish Instituto de Investigaciones y Experiencias ...

35. Carlos Saura

Writer | Carmen

Spanish director, writer, producer (2 films) and actor (2 films). His interest in cinema started when he was very young. His mother, who was a pianist, instilled in him the liking for music, and his brother, Antonio, who was a painter, the passion for art. When he was an teenager he started to ...

36. Gonzalo García Pelayo

Director | Tu coño

Gonzalo García Pelayo was born on May 25, 1947 in Madrid, Spain. He is a director and producer.

37. Jaime Chávarri

Director | A un Dios desconocido

Director and screenwriter Jaime Chávarri, who modestly defines himself as a "passionate craftsman", was a professional lawyer who enjoyed experimenting with his Super 8 camera. Then one day he realized he had to follow a new professional path, and entered the Escuela Oficial de Cine in Madrid. His ...

38. Narciso Ibáñez Serrador

Writer | ¿Quién puede matar a un niño?

Narciso Ibáñez Serrador was born on July 4, 1935 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was a writer and director, known for Who Can Kill a Child? (1976), The House That Screamed (1969) and Historias para no dormir (1966). He was married to Adriana Gardiazábal and Diana Nauta. He died on June 7, 2019 in Madrid...

39. Manoel de Oliveira

Director | Os Canibais

Manoel de Oliveira was born on December 11, 1908 in Oporto, Portugal. He was a director and writer, known for The Cannibals (1988), I'm Going Home (2001) and Christopher Columbus, the Enigma (2007). He was married to Maria Isabel Brandão de Meneses de Almeida Carvalhais. He died on April 2, 2015 in...

40. Adolfo Arrieta

Director | Merlín

Adolfo Arrieta was born on August 28, 1942 in Madrid, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for Merlín (1991), Sleeping Beauty (2016) and Les intrigues de Sylvia Couski (1975).

41. Iván Zulueta

Director | Arrebato

Iván Zulueta was born on September 29, 1943 in Donostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Arrebato (1979), Un, dos, tres... al escondite inglés (1970) and A MAL GAM A (1976). He died on December 30, 2009 in Donostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa,...

42. Pilar Miró

Director | El perro del hortelano

Born to a military family. Attends law studies before starting a newspaper career. In 1960 starts on TV. Joins the Socialist Party in 1976 and conducts the electoral campaign in 1982 and in the same year she is designated General Director of Cinema. Resigning in 1985, the next year she joins the ...

43. José Fonseca e Costa

Director | A Mulher do Próximo

José Fonseca e Costa was born on June 27, 1933 in Caala, Angola. He was an actor and director, known for A Mulher do Próximo (1988), Sem Sombra de Pecado (1983) and Cinco Dias, Cinco Noites (1996). He died on November 1, 2015 in Lisbon, Portugal.

44. Josefina Molina

Director | Esquilache

Josefina Molina was born on November 14, 1936 in Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain. She is a director and writer, known for Esquilache (1989), The Most Natural Thing (1991) and Entre naranjos (1998).

45. Antonio Mercero

Director | Planta 4ª

Spanish director, author of great success TV series and several award-winning films. His father, a staff chief in a local tyre factory, was shot by the anarchists in the Spanish Civil War when he was only 6 months old. His mother wanted him to study Law, and that's what he did. He starting studying...

46. Paulo Rocha

Director | Os Verdes Anos

Paulo Rocha was born on December 22, 1935 in Porto, Portugal. He was a director and producer, known for Os Verdes Anos (1963), Vanitas (2004) and A Raiz do Coração (2000). He died on December 29, 2012 in Porto, Portugal.

47. António Reis

Writer | Trás-os-Montes

António Reis was born on August 27, 1927 in Valadares, Portugal. He was a writer and director, known for Trás-os-Montes (1976), Ana (1982) and Rosa de Areia (1989). He was married to Margarida Cordeiro. He died on September 10, 1991 in Valadares, Portugal.

48. Margarida Cordeiro

Editor | Trás-os-Montes

Margarida Cordeiro was born in 1939 in Mogadouro, Portugal. She is an editor and director, known for Trás-os-Montes (1976), Ana (1982) and Rosa de Areia (1989).

49. Antonio José Betancor

Director | Mararía

Antonio José Betancor was born in 1942 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Mararía (1998), Valentina (1982) and 1919, crónica del alba (1983). He died on October 3, 2006 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.

50. Víctor Erice

Director | Cerrar los ojos

Víctor Erice was born on June 30, 1940 in Karrantza, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for Close Your Eyes (2023), El Sur (1983) and The Spirit of the Beehive (1973).

51. Mario Camus

Director | Young Sánchez

Camus started studying Law, but soon left his studies to enter the IIEC (now EOC) in 1956, where he got a director's diploma in 1963 with the training film El borracho (1962) and, finally, ended up as a professor. He worked with Carlos Saura in several screenplays during the early 60s (The ...

52. Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón

Writer | Demonios en el jardín

Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón was born on January 2, 1942 in Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spain. He is a writer and director, known for Demonios en el jardín (1982), Maravillas (1981) and Habla, mudita (1973).

53. José Álvaro Morais

Director | O Bobo

José Álvaro Morais was born on September 2, 1943 in Coimbra, Portugal. He was a director and writer, known for The Jester (1987), Quaresma (2003) and Peixe-Lua (2000). He died on January 30, 2004 in Lisbon, Portugal.

54. José Luis Cuerda

Director | Los girasoles ciegos

José Luis Cuerda was born on February 18, 1947 in Albacete, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Los girasoles ciegos (2008), Butterfly (1999) and The Others (2001). He died on February 4, 2020 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

55. Teresa Villaverde

Director | Colo

Teresa Villaverde was born on May 18, 1966 in Lisbon, Portugal. She is a director and writer, known for Colo (2017), Two Brothers, My Sister (1994) and Transe (2006).

56. Fernando Trueba

Writer | Belle Epoque

Trueba studied Imagen at the Facultad de Ciencias de la Información, was cinema critic for the newspaper 'El País' and for 'La Guía del Ocio' and also founded the journal "Casablanca". At the movies his first success was Opera Prima (1980) following the style of the "comedia madrileña". He had ...

57. Bigas Luna

Writer | Jamón Jamón

Bigas Luna was born on March 19, 1946 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Jamón, Jamón (1992), Caniche (1979) and Anguish (1987). He was married to Celia Orós. He died on April 6, 2013 in La Riera de Gaià, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

58. João César Monteiro

Actor | Recordações da Casa Amarela

Born in Figueira da Foz, a cosmopolitan beach resort, moved to Lisbon at the age of 15. In 1963 studies cinema at London School of Technique and starts his first movie at 1965 only concluded five years later. "Silvestre" from Portuguese short stories was presented at Venice Film Festival, where he ...

59. Álex de la Iglesia

Director | El bar

Álex de la Iglesia is one of the most popular and respected European filmmakers of his generation. Considered a genre of his own, based on his skill and originality in a range of cinematographic art styles, he has currently finished shooting the second season of "30 Coins", the successful HBO Max ...

60. Vicente Aranda

Director | Amantes

Vicente Aranda was born on November 9, 1926 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Lovers: A True Story (1991), El Lute: Run for Your Life (1987) and The Maidens' Conspiracy (2006). He was married to Teresa Font. He died on May 26, 2015 in Madrid, Spain.

61. Alejandro Amenábar

Writer | The Others

Is the son of a Spanish mother and a Chilean father. His family moved back to Spain when he was 1 year old, and he grew up and studied in Madrid. He wrote, produced and directed his first short film La cabeza at the age of 19, and he was 23 when he directed his feature debut Thesis (1996). His film ...

62. Basilio Martín Patino

Writer | Nueve cartas a Berta

Martín Patino studied philosophy and arts but also attended the School of Cinema. He debuted at the movies with "Nueve cartas a Berta" (1967), one of the most important films of the New Spanish Cinema (nuevo cine español). The film "Canciones para después de una Guerra" (1971) which reconstructs ...

63. Montxo Armendáriz

Director | Silencio roto

Montxo Armendáriz was born on January 27, 1949 in Olleta, Navarra, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for Broken Silence (2001), Secrets of the Heart (1997) and Stories from the Kronen (1995).

64. Juanma Bajo Ulloa

Director | Airbag

Juanma Bajo Ulloa was born in Vitoria, a small town in northern Spain where he has set most of his movies.

From his childhood he has been in contact with the audiovisual business. His family owns a popular magazine in Vitoria specialized in photography.

At 14 he started making short movies in super-8...

65. Julio Medem

Director | Lucía y el sexo

Julio Medem was born in San Sebastian in northern Spain. As a teenager Medem made short movies with a super-8 camera owned by his father. Some of those films are "El ciego" (1976), "El jueves pasado" (1977) and "Fideos" (1979.) Wanting to know more about the darkest corners of the human mind, Medem...

66. José Luis Garci

Director | Canción de cuna

Born on January 20th of 1944 in Madrid, Spain, José Luis Garci is without a doubt one of the most influential film personalities in the history of film in Spain and perhaps the best known writer in the country. He has left a distinguished talent in his successful movies throughout the years: La ...

67. Benito Zambrano

Director | Intemperie

Born in the South of Spain, Benito Zambrano first studied drama for three years with a view to becoming a theater director. He then worked for the Spanish television as a photographer and a camera operator. After a while, he felt the urge to turn to movie-making. This was the early 1990s and, as ...

68. João Pedro Rodrigues

Director | Fogo-Fátuo

João Pedro Rodrigues was born in 1966 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is a director and writer, known for Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022), Morrer Como Um Homem (2009) and The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012).

69. Rita Azevedo Gomes

Director | A Portuguesa

Rita Azevedo Gomes is known for The Portuguese Woman (2018), Correspondences (2016) and O Trio em Mi Bemol (2022).

70. Pedro Almodóvar

Writer | Hable con ella

The most internationally acclaimed Spanish filmmaker since Luis Buñuel was born in a small town (Calzada de Calatrava) in the impoverished Spanish region of La Mancha. He arrived in Madrid in 1968, and survived by selling used items in the flea-market called El Rastro. Almodóvar couldn't study ...

71. Fernando León de Aranoa

Writer | A Perfect Day

Fernando León de Aranoa was born on May 26, 1968 in Madrid, Spain. He is a writer and director, known for A Perfect Day (2015), The Good Boss (2021) and Mondays in the Sun (2002).

72. David Trueba

Director | La buena vida

David Trueba was born on September 10, 1969 in Madrid, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for The Good Life (1996), Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed (2013) and Soldiers of Salamina (2003).

73. Javier Fesser

Director | Camino

Javier Fesser was born in 1964 in Madrid, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for Camino (2008), Champions (2018) and Bienvenidos (2015).

74. Pedro Costa

Director | Cavalo Dinheiro

Pedro Costa was born on December 30, 1958 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is a director and writer, known for Horse Money (2014), Vitalina Varela (2019) and Colossal Youth (2006).

75. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

Director | 28 Weeks Later

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo was born on December 5, 1967 in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. He is a producer and director, known for 28 Weeks Later (2007), Intacto (2001) and Linked (1996).

76. J.A. Bayona

Director | La sociedad de la nieve

Juan Antonio García Bayona is a Spanish film director. He directed the 2007 horror film The Orphanage, the 2012 drama film The Impossible, and the 2016 fantasy drama film A Monster Calls. Bayona's latest film is the 2018 science fiction adventure film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the fifth ...

77. Jaume Balagueró

Director | [Rec]

Jaume Balagueró was born on November 2, 1968 in Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for REC (2007), Sleep Tight (2011) and The Nameless (1999).

78. Paco Plaza

Director | [Rec]

Paco Plaza was born in 1973 in València, València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for REC (2007), Veronica (2017) and [Rec]² (2009). He is married to Leticia Dolera.

79. José Luis Guerín

Director | Tren de sombras

José Luis Guerín was born in 1960 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for Tren de sombras (1997), The Academy of Muses (2015) and En construcción (2001).

80. Isabel Coixet

Director | My Life Without Me

Isabel Coixet was born on April 9, 1960 in Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is a director and writer, known for My Life Without Me (2003), The Secret Life of Words (2005) and The Bookshop (2017).

81. Jaume Collet-Serra

Producer | The Shallows

Jaume Collet-Serra was born on March 23, 1974 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. At the age of 18, he moved to Los Angeles and attended Columbia College Hollywood, working as an editor on the side. Upon graduation, he began shooting music videos and caught the eye of several production ...

82. Rodrigo Cortés

Director | Buried

Rodrigo Cortés was born in 1973 in Pazos Hermos, Ourense, Galicia, Spain. He is a director and editor, known for Buried (2010), Love Gets a Room (2021) and Red Lights (2012).

83. Guillem Morales

Director | Los ojos de Julia

Guillem Morales was born in 1975 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for Julia's Eyes (2010), Back Room (1999) and The Uninvited Guest (2004).

84. Pablo Berger

Writer | Blancanieves

Pablo Berger was born in 1963 in Bilbao, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain. He is a writer and director, known for Snow White (2012), Robot Dreams (2023) and Torremolinos 73 (2003). He is married to Yuko Harami. They have one child.

85. Miguel Gomes

Director | Aquele Querido Mês de Agosto

Miguel Gomes was born in 1972 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is a director and writer, known for Our Beloved Month of August (2008), Arabian Nights: Volume 2 - The Desolate One (2015) and Arabian Nights: Volume 1 - The Restless One (2015).

86. Alberto Rodríguez

Writer | La isla mínima

Alberto Rodríguez was born on May 11, 1971 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain. He is a writer and director, known for Marshland (2014), Unit 7 (2012) and Prison 77 (2022).

87. Carlos Vermut

Writer | Quién te cantará

Carlos Vermut was born on March 6, 1980 in Madrid, Spain. He is a writer and director, known for Quién te cantará (2018), Magical Girl (2014) and Manticore (2022).

88. Rodrigo Sorogoyen

Director | Antidisturbios

Rodrigo Sorogoyen was born on September 16, 1981 in Madrid, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for Antidisturbios (2020), The Beasts (2022) and Stockholm (2013). He has been married to Marta Nieto since 2008.

89. Icíar Bollaín

Director | Te doy mis ojos

Born in Madrid, Iciar Bollain has worked as an actress in films such El Sur (1983), directed by Víctor Erice; Sublet (1991) directed by Chus Gutiérrez, Malaventura (1988) directed by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón; El Mejor de los Tiempos (1990) and Un Paraguas para Tres (1992) directed by Felipe Vega, ...

90. Oriol Paulo

Writer | El cuerpo

Oriol Paulo studied audiovisual communication at Pompeu Fabra University and film at the Los Angeles Film School.

As a scriptwriter, he wrote screenplays for small screen films such as Ecos (2006) and Codi 60 (2011), but is best known for his work in series such as Absolute majority (2004) and The ...

91. Raúl Arévalo

Director | Tarde para la ira

Raúl Arévalo was born on November 22, 1979 in Móstoles, Madrid, Spain. He is an actor and director, known for The Fury of a Patient Man (2016), Marshland (2014) and Ghost Graduation (2012).

92. Albert Serra

Director | Pacifiction

Albert Serra was born in 1975 in Banyoles, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for Pacifiction (2022), The Death of Louis XIV (2016) and Quixotic/Honor de Cavelleria (2006).

93. Daniel Calparsoro

Director | A ciegas

Daniel Calparsoro was born in 1968 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for Blinded (1997), Salto al vacío (1995) and The Warning (2018). He has been married to Patricia Vico since December 27, 2005. They have one child. He was previously married to ...

94. Óliver Laxe

Director | Mimosas

Óliver Laxe was born on April 11, 1982 in Paris, France. He is a director and actor, known for Mimosas (2016), Fire Will Come (2019) and You All Are Captains (2010).

95. Miguel Ángel Jiménez

Director | Una ventana al mar

Madrid, 1979. After a few cinema summers in Valladolid, he left Law to study Camera and Photography. In 2001 he got the help of Aki Kaurismäki and Jose Luis Cuerda to shoot his first short: "Las Huellas". He founded Kinoskopik Film Produktion in 2007 and shooted the fiction films: "Ori" (2009) and ...

96. Catarina Vasconcelos

Director | A Metamorfose dos Pássaros

Catarina Vasconcelos is known for The Metamorphosis of Birds (2020), Nocturno para uma floresta (2023) and Metaphor or Sadness Inside Out (2014).

97. Paula Cons

Writer | La isla de las mentiras

Paula Cons is known for The Island of Lies (2020), Lobos sucios (2015) and The Hidden Battle (2017).

98. Óscar Aibar

Director | El Gran Vázquez

Óscar Aibar is known for The Great Vazquez (2010), Atolladero (1995) and The Replacement (2021).

99. Manuel Martín Cuenca

Director | Caníbal

Manuel Martín Cuenca was born on November 30, 1964 in Almería, Almería, Andalucía, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for Cannibal (2013), The Daughter (2021) and The Motive (2017).

100. Carla Simón

Director | Alcarràs

Carla Simón was born on December 22, 1986 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is a director and writer, known for Alcarràs (2022), Summer 1993 (2017) and Letter to My Mother for My Son (2022).