Rodrigo Sorogoyen facts for kids
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Rodrigo Sorogoyen
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Rodrigo Sorogoyen del Amo
16 September 1981 Madrid, Spain
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Rodrigo Sorogoyen del Amo (born September 16, 1981) is a talented Spanish film director and writer. He is known for creating exciting movies and TV shows. Rodrigo often works with screenwriter Isabel Peña to bring his stories to life.
He has won many important awards for his work, including several Goya Awards. These are Spain's biggest film awards, like the Oscars in the United States. He has won for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
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About Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Early Life and Inspiration
Rodrigo Sorogoyen was born in Madrid, Spain, on September 16, 1981. His grandfather, Antonio del Amo, was also a filmmaker. This might have inspired Rodrigo from a young age. His friends even call him Ruy!
Rodrigo became very interested in movies after watching Léon: The Professional. This film really amazed him and made him want to make his own stories. He first studied history at the Complutense University of Madrid. Then, in 2004, he went to a special film school called ECAM.
Starting His Directing Career
Rodrigo started his career by co-directing a comedy film called 8 Dates in 2008. After that, he began directing movies on his own. His first solo film was Stockholm in 2013. This movie was so good that it earned him a nomination for the Goya Award for Best New Director.
He also made a short film called Mother in 2017. This short film won the Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film. It was even nominated for an Academy Award (an Oscar!) for Best Live Action Short Film in 2019.
Major Film Successes
Rodrigo Sorogoyen has directed several popular feature films. These include May God Save Us (2016), The Realm (2018), Mother (2019), and The Beasts (2022).
In 2019, Rodrigo won two big Goya Awards for his film The Realm. He won for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. This showed how talented he is at both directing and writing.
His film The Beasts was a huge success. It won nine Goya Awards in 2023, including the award for Best Film! This movie also won him the César Award for Best Foreign Film. The César Awards are France's national film awards.
Television Work
Besides movies, Rodrigo has also created and directed TV series. He co-created the miniseries Riot Police in 2020. This show was very popular. He also worked on The New Years, a 10-episode miniseries released in 2024.
Awards and Recognitions
Rodrigo Sorogoyen has received many awards and honors for his amazing work in film and television. Here are some of his most notable wins:
- Goya Awards: He has won multiple Goya Awards, including Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for The Realm (2019) and The Beasts (2023). He also won Best Fictional Short Film for Mother (2018) and Best Film for The Beasts (2023).
- César Awards: In 2023, he won the César Award for Best Foreign Film for The Beasts.
- CEC Awards: He has won several awards from the Cinema Writers Circle Awards in Spain, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay for both The Realm and The Beasts.
- Feroz Awards: He has won Feroz Awards for Best Drama Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay for The Realm. He also won Best Drama Series for Riot Police.
- Forqué Awards: He won Best Short Film for Mother and Best Fiction and Animation Feature Film for The Beasts.
- San Sebastián International Film Festival: He won the Jury Prize for Best Screenplay for May God Save Us (2016) and the Audience Award for Best European Film for The Beasts (2022).
- Tokyo International Film Festival: In 2022, he won the Tokyo Grand Prix and Best Director for The Beasts.
In July 2019, Rodrigo was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This is the group that gives out the Academy Awards (Oscars). It's a big honor for filmmakers!
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Sorogoyen in 2023
See also
In Spanish: Rodrigo Sorogoyen para niños
