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Mateo Gil
Born
Mateo Gil Rodríguez

(1972-09-23) 23 September 1972 (age 52)
Nationality Spanish
Occupation Film director, screenwriter, second unit director, assistant director, cinematographer, editor, producer
Years active 1992 – present
Spouse(s) Andrea Antezana

Mateo Gil Rodríguez, born on September 23, 1972, in Las Palmas, Spain, is a talented Spanish filmmaker. He is known for directing movies and TV shows, writing screenplays, and also working as a producer. He has helped create many successful films.

Mateo Gil often worked with the famous director Alejandro Amenábar. He helped write many of Amenábar's films and also assisted as a director on some of them. One of the most famous films they worked on together was The Sea Inside. This movie was so good that it won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, which is a huge honor!

Mateo Gil has been nominated for seven Goya Awards, which are Spain's main film awards. He won four of these awards. He won for Best Original Screenplay for The Sea Inside and Agora. He also won Best Adapted Screenplay for The Method and Best Short Film - Fiction for Dime que yo.

Mateo Gil's Film Projects

Mateo Gil has worked on many different films, both as a director and a writer.

Movies He Worked On

Here are some of the movies Mateo Gil has been involved with:

Year Title Role
1996 Tesis Writer (story)
1997 Open Your Eyes Writer
1999 Nobody Knows Anybody Director, Writer
1999 La lengua de las mariposas Assistant Director
2004 The Sea Inside Writer
2005 The Method Writer
2009 Agora Writer
2011 Blackthorn Director
2016 Realive Director, Writer
2018 The Laws of Thermodynamics Director, Writer
2024 Pedro Páramo Writer

Short Films He Made

Mateo Gil has also directed and written several short films:

Year Title Role
1992 Himenóptero Cinematographer
1993 Antes del beso Director
1994 Soñé que te mataba Director
1995 Luna Voice actor
1998 Allanamiento de morada Director, Writer
2008 Dime que yo Director, Writer, Producer

TV Shows He Created

Mateo Gil has also worked on television projects:

Year Title Role
2006 Películas para no dormir: Regreso a Moira Director, Writer, Editor
2020 Los Favoritos De Midas Director, Writer, Executive producer, Creator

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See also

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