Álvaro Longoria facts for kids
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Álvaro Longoria (born 1968 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain) is a film director, executive producer, and actor. He produces indie films for several distributors including Cinema Libre and Morena Films. He is perhaps best known for producing the film Everybody Knows directed by Asghar Farhadi and Che starring Benicio Del Toro and directed by Steven Soderbergh as well as Looking for Fidel directed by Oliver Stone. He won a Goya Award for Best Documentary Film for Hijos de las Nubes, a story about the decolonization of the Sahara region of western Africa, starring Javier Bardem. He received the Cinema for Peace International Green Film Award in 2020 for his film Sanctuary, and the Award for Justice in 2019.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | One of the Hollywood Ten | Executive producer |
| 2001 | Fish People | Producer |
| 2002 | Cuatro puntos cardinales | Executive producer |
| 2006 | El carnaval de Sodoma | Co-producer |
| 2007 | La zona | Producer |
| 2008 | Che: Part One | Executive producer |
| Che: Part Two | ||
| 2009 | Daniel and Ana | |
| I Come with the Rain | ||
| 2010 | Room in Rome | Producer, Executive producer |
| 2011 | The Monk | Executive producer |
| 2012 | 7 días en La Habana | Producer |
| Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britain | Co-producer | |
| 2013 | Scorpion in Love | Producer |
| 2015 | Ma Ma | |
| 2016 | Altamira | |
| 2016 | Vernon Walks | Producer Short film |
| 2018 | Campeones | Producer |
| Everybody Knows | ||
| 2020 | Historias Lamentables | |
| 2021 | Poliamor para principiantes | Producer, executive producer |
| Cuidado con lo que deseas | Producer Also concept developer |
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| 2022 | En Los Margenes | Producer |
| 2023 | Champions | Executive producer Remake of his 2018 produced film "Campeones" |
| Campeonex | Producer, executive producer |
Documentary
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Hijos de las Nubes: La Última Colonia | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2015 | The Propaganda Game | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2016 | Esperanza | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |
| 2018 | Two Catalonias | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Gerardo Olivares |
| Ni distintos ni diferentes: Campeones | Yes | Yes | No | Documentary about the disabled actors of his produced film Campeones | |
| 2019 | Santuario | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also camera operator |
| 2022 | Tequila, Sexo y Rock & Roll | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2023 | La vida de Brianeitor | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Producer only
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Portman, a la sombra de Roberto | Executive producer |
| Chavela | Co-producer | |
| 2002 | Cuatro Puntos Cardinales | Executive producer |
| 2003 | Comandante | |
| Caballé, más allá de la música | Producer | |
| 2005 | Iberia | Producer |
| 2009 | Últimos testigos | |
| 2017 | El Maestro de Altamira | |
| 2018 | El Guardián de la Cueva | |
| Renzo Piano, an Architect for Santander | ||
| Altamira, el origen del arte |
Making-offs
| Year | Title | Director | Camera operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Room in Rome | Yes | No |
| 2013 | Scorpion in Love | Yes | No |
| 2021 | Poliamor para principiantes | Yes | Yes |
| Cuidado con lo que deseas | Yes | Yes |
Television
| Year | Title | Creator | Executive Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Queen of Swords | No | Yes | TV series |
| 2003-2004 | America Undercover | No | Yes | TV documentary series |
| 2020 | Diarios de la Cuarentena | Yes | Yes | TV Miniseries |
| Relatos Con-fin-a-dos | Yes | Yes | TV Anthology series |
See also
In Spanish: Álvaro Longoria para niños
