Alejandro Amenabar

Biography

Born 00/00/1972

With only a pair of thrillers under his belt, Chilean-born filmmaker Alejandro Amenabar (he and his family fled the dictator Pinochet in 1973 and settled in Spain) was already considered a wunderkind in Spain when he successfully crossed over to English-language films with the subtle and...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2005, received Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film
In 2005, received Oscar for Best Foreign Film
In 2001, received Goya for Best Director

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Production Photos

Alejandro Amenabar, The Sea Inside (2005)

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Highlights

In 2004, Wrote and directed the film "The Sea Inside" based on the real life story of spaniard Ramon Sampedro who fought a 30 year campaign in favor of Euthanasia and his own right to die
In 2001, English-language directorial debut, "The Others", starring Nicole Kidman and executive produced by Tom Cruise; also wrote the screenplay and composed the score
In 1999, Composed the the scores for the acclaimed film "Butterfly/La Lengua de las mariposas", directed by Jose Luis Cuerda, and for "Nadie conoce a nadie/Nobody Knows Anything", directed by Mateo Gil and starring Eduardo Noriega

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Family & Companions

mother: Spanish; had lived through the Spanish Civil War and when Pinochet came to power in Chile in 1973, fled back to her homeland with her son and husband
aunt: Amenabar and his brother attended seances she conducted
brother: lives in Chile

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