Enrique Urbizu facts for kids

Enrique Urbizu in 2011

Enrique Urbizu, born in 1962, is a talented Spanish film director and screenwriter. He comes from Bilbao, a city in Spain. Urbizu is known for bringing a special style of movie called "film noir" to the Spanish film industry.

Film noir movies are usually crime stories. They often have a dark and mysterious mood. They might feature detectives, criminals, and tricky situations.

Enrique Urbizu studied media at the Universidad del País Vasco. In 2011, he won a very important award, the Goya Award for Best Director. He won it for his movie No Rest for the Wicked.

Movies and TV Shows

Enrique Urbizu has worked on many exciting projects. He has directed several movies and also helped create popular TV series.

Movies He Directed

• Tu novia está loca (1988)
• Todo por la pasta (1991)
• Como ser infeliz y disfrutarlo (1994)
• Cachito (1995)
• Cuernos de mujer (1995)
• La caja 507 (2002)
• La vida mancha (2003)
• Adivina quién soy (2006)
• No habrá paz para los malvados (2011)
• Herederos de la bestia (2016)

Movies He Wrote

• The Ninth Gate (1999, he wrote the script for this movie)

TV Series He Worked On

• Las aventuras del Capitán Alatriste [es] (TV series) (2015; he was a co-director)
• Gigantes (TV Series) (2018–2019; he was a co-director)
• Libertad (TV Series) (2021; he was the director)

See also

In Spanish: Enrique Urbizu para niños