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Rodrigo Sorogoyen
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Sorogoyen at the 33rd Goya Awards in 2019
Born
Rodrigo Sorogoyen del Amo

(1981-09-16) 16 September 1981 (age 42)
Madrid, Spain
Occupation Film director

Rodrigo Sorogoyen del Amo (born 16 September 1981) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He won the Goya Award for Best Director and the Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Realm, a feat he repeated for The Beasts. He was previously nominated for the Goya Award for Best New Director for Stockholm, and the Goya Award for Best Director and the Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay for May God Save Us. For the short film Mother, Sorogoyen won the Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. He often works in tandem with Isabel Peña.

Biography

Born on 16 September 1981 in Madrid, Rodrigo Sorogoyen is the grandson of filmmaker Antonio del Amo. Sorogoyen is known among his closest circles as Ruy. His interest in filmmaking picked up upon the experience of watching Léon: The Professional, which fascinated him. Graduated in history from the Complutense University of Madrid, he entered the ECAM in 2004.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes Ref.
2008 8 Dates Yes Yes No Co-directed with Peris Romano
2013 Stockholm Yes Yes Executive
2016 May God Save Us Yes Yes No
2018 The Realm Yes Yes No
2019 Mother Yes Yes Yes Based on the 2017 short film
2022 The Beasts Yes Yes Yes

Short Film

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes Ref.
2014 El Iluso Yes Yes No Medium-length film
2017 Madre Yes Yes Executive Short film
Disquiciones de una pareja que lleva más de seis meses y menos de un año Yes Yes Yes Short film
Also actor

Television

Year Title Director Writer Notes Ref.
2005 Ke no! No Yes Wrote 2 episodes
2006-2007 Manolo & Benito Corporesion No Yes Wrote 4 episodes
2008-2010 Impares Yes Yes Directed 43 episodes and wrote 39 episodes
2010-2011 Impares premium Yes Yes 10 episodes
La pecera de Eva Yes No 221 episodes
2012-2013 Fragiles Yes No Directed 13 episodes
2015 Rabia Yes No Directed 1 episode
2020 En casa Yes Yes Episode:"Una Situación Extraordinaria"
Also actor: Carlos
Antidisturbios Yes Yes 6-episode miniseries
Also creator and executive producer
2021 Historias para no dormir Yes Yes Episode: "El doble"
2022 Apagón Yes No Episode: "Negación"

See also

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