Alejandro Amenábar
Spanish-Chilean film director, screenwriter and composer · Spain · On the map · Directors · Born 1972 · age 54
Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos is a Chilean-Spanish film director, screenwriter and composer.
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A typical day, 30 days to 3 November 2026
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Something wrong?A life in dates
Misión imposible, no... lo siguienteFilm2025
The CaptiveFilm, Director, Writer2024
La RevueltaSeries2021
La FortunaSeries, Director, Writer2019
While at WarFilm, Director, Writer2015
RegressionFilm, Director, Writer2014Touching Death: Alejandro Amenábar on 'Tesis'Film2009
AgoraFilm, Director, Writer2006Time Machine AwardAward
El hormigueroSeries, 2006
SpectreFilm, 2006Man Looking at Statue (uncredited)2005Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language FilmAward2004European Film Award for Best CinematographerAward
KulturplatzSeries, 2004
The Sea InsideFilm, 2004Director, Writer2001
The OthersFilm, Director, Writer1999
Nobody Knows AnybodyFilm1997
Open Your EyesFilm, Director, Writer1996
ThesisFilm, Director, Writer1995
Lo + plusSeries
LunaFilm, 1995Director, Writer1992
HimenópteroFilm, Director, Writer1972Born31 March 1972People around Alejandro
Close ties
Eduardo Noriega Alejandro directed Open Your Eyes and Luna
José Luis Cuerda Produced Thesis, Open Your Eyes and The Others
Mateo Gil Also in Thesis, The Sea Inside and Agora
Luis Callejo Alejandro directed While at War and The Captive
Belén Rueda Alejandro produced The Sea Inside (2004)
Fele Martínez Alejandro directed Open Your Eyes and Tesis
José Ángel Egido Alejandro directed Open Your Eyes (1997)
Karra Elejalde Alejandro directed While at War and La Fortuna
Tom Cruise Produced The Others (2001)
Penélope Cruz Alejandro directed Open Your Eyes (2002)
Ana Torrent Alejandro produced Tesis (1996)
Tamar Novas Alejandro directed The Sea Inside (2004)
Clara Segura Alejandro directed The Sea Inside (2004)
Celso Bugallo Aguiar Alejandro produced The Sea Inside (2004)
Luis Zahera Alejandro directed While at War (2019)
Miguel Picazo Alejandro directed Tesis (1996)
Xabier Elorriaga Alejandro produced Tesis (1996)
Miguel Rellán Alejandro produced The Captive (2025)
Emma Watson Alejandro produced Regression (2015)
Nicole Kidman Alejandro directed The Others (2001)
Harvey Weinstein Produced The Others (2001)
Blanca Portillo Alejandro directed La Fortuna
David Dencik Alejandro directed Regression (2015)
Josep Maria Pou Alejandro directed The Sea Inside (2004)
Known for
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The Sea Inside 2004
The Others 2001
Open Your Eyes 1997
Thesis 1996
While at War 2019
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 15
55 credits on file
Television 5
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
He has won nine Goya Awards - including Best Director for his 2001 film The Others - and two European Film Awards among other honors; he also accepted an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film on behalf of Spain for The Sea Inside. He has written the screenplays to all seven of his films and composed almost all of their soundtracks.
