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Achero Mañas
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Achero Mañas Amyach
5 September 1966 Madrid, Spain
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El Bola |
Achero Mañas (born Achero Mañas Amyach on September 5, 1966) is a Spanish film director. He used to be an actor. He made three successful short films. Then, he became famous and won many awards for his first full-length movie, El Bola.
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Achero Mañas's Life Story
Achero Mañas was born in Madrid, Spain. His mother, Paloma Lorena, was an actress. His father, Alfredo Mañas, was a writer for plays. Growing up, Achero was always around theatre, books, and art. This helped him choose what to study and what job to do later. He studied painting for three years. At the same time, he acted in plays and sometimes in movies.
In 1984, Achero and his family moved to New York City. He got a scholarship, which is like a special grant to help pay for school. He studied acting at the Actors Studio. After he came back to Spain, he kept acting. He worked with many famous directors. Some of them were Ridley Scott and Carlos Saura.
Becoming a Film Director
When his daughter Laura was born, Achero decided to stop acting. He wanted to become a filmmaker instead. He wrote and directed his first short film, Metro, in 1995. This film won the Luis Buñuel Prize. It also won the Best Short Film Prize at a festival in Italy.
In 1996, he made his second short film, Cazadores (which means Hunters). He wrote, directed, and produced it. This film won several awards, including a Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film. The Goya Awards are very important in Spanish cinema. In 1997, he made his third short film, Paraísos Artificiales (Artificial Paradises). This one also won important awards from Spain and other countries.
Award-Winning Films
El Bola (The Ball) was Achero's first full-length movie. It came out in 2001. Both movie critics and the public really liked it. The film won many awards in Spain and around the world. It won four Goya Awards. These included Best Original Screenplay, Best New Actor, Best New Director, and Best Film of the year. It also won the Fassbinder Award.
In 2002, Achero and his brother Federico wrote his second full-length movie, Noviembre (November). This film also won many important awards. It won the FIPRESCI Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. It also won the Youth Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.
His Other Projects
A year later, a French TV channel called Canal Plus asked Achero to direct a documentary. This documentary was about the peace process in Northern Ireland. He interviewed important people who were working for peace there.
Achero's third full-length movie was Todo lo que tú quieras (Anything You Want). It was shown for the first time at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2010. His fourth movie as a director was Un mundo normal (A Normal World). It was released in 2019.
Movies by Achero Mañas
As an Actor
- 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
- ¡Dispara! (1993)
- Así en el cielo como en la tierra (1995)
As a Director
Feature Films
- El Bola (2000)
- Noviembre (2003)
- Todo lo que tú quieras (2010)
- Un mundo normal (2020)
Documentaries
- Blackwhite (2004)
Short Films
- Metro (1994)
- Cazadores (1997)
- Paraísos artificiales (1998)
See Also
In Spanish: Achero Mañas para niños
