Actor
Alejandro Amenábar
March 31, 1972 · Santiago de Chile, Chile
Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born 31 March 1972) is a Spanish film director. Amenábar was born in Santiago, Chile to a Spanish mother and Chilean father, but the family moved to Spain just one year after his birth. He studied cinema at Madrid's Universidad Complutense but eventually dropped out.
In addition to writing and directing his own films, Amenábar has maintained a notable career as a composer of film scores, including the Goya Awards-nominated score for José Luis Cuerda's La lengua de las mariposas.
Notable work
Often works with
Eduardo Noriega
5 titles together
Open Your Eyes, Thesis, Nobody Knows Anybody
- J
Joserra Cadiñanos
4 titles together
Open Your Eyes, Thesis, Nobody Knows Anybody
- W
Walter Prieto
3 titles together
Open Your Eyes, Thesis, Spectre
- N
Nieves Herranz
3 titles together
Thesis, Himenóptero, Luna
Fele Martínez
2 titles together
Open Your Eyes, Thesis
José Ángel Egido
2 titles together
Open Your Eyes, Spectre
Full filmography · 14
The Captive
Director
20256.6
While at War
Director
20197.1
Regression
Director
20155.6
Spanish Movie
as Reflejo espejo
20095
Agora
Director and Writer
20097
Spectre
as Man Looking at Statue (uncredited)
20065.2
The Sea Inside
Director and Writer
20047.6
The Others
Director and Writer
20017.6
Nobody Knows Anybody
cast
19995.5
Open Your Eyes
Director
19977.5
Thesis
Director
19967.5
Luna
as Waiter and Director and Writer
1995