Ignacio Vigalondo Palacios (born 6 April 1977), better known as Nacho Vigalondo, is a Spanish filmmaker.

Career

Vigalondo's first film was the 2003 Spanish-language short film '' 7:35 in the Morning'', about a suicide bomber who terrorizes a cafe, which was only eight minutes long. The film won significant accolades: it was nominated for an

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for Best Short Film, got another Best Short Film Award nomination at the

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, and received the Bronze Moon of Valencia at the Cinema Jove – Valencia International Film Festival, and the Prix UIP Drama at the Drama Short Film Festival. He finished his first full-length

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, '' Los Cronocrímenes'' (English title: ''Timecrimes''), in 2007, in which he also co-starred. Vigalondo's next film was the 2011 Spanish-language alien invasion film '' Extraterrestre''. In 2011, it was reported that Vigalondo was recruited to direct a film adaptation of

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's ''Supercrooks''. From 2012 to 2014 he wrote and directed a segment in three different

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s: '' The ABCs of Death'', '' The Profane Exhibit'', and '' VHS: Viral''. In 2014 he also released '' Open Windows'', a

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film that marked his English-language debut. Vigalondo's wrote and directed the 2016 film '' Colossal'', which is a twist on the

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genre and an homage to the

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franchise. Before starting production on ''Colossal'', Vigalondo described his plan as to make a serious film with "old school"

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s on a low budget. Vigalondo's directed the Hulu original film '' Pooka'', released December 2018 in the Into the Dark series. Vigalondo directed the first two episodes of the first season of the superhero comedy series '' The Neighbor'' (released in 2019) and the entire second season of the Ancient-Rome-set comedy series ''

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'' (released in 2020).

Filmography

Film

Short films

Acting roles

References

External links

* * 1977 births Living people People from the Saja and Nansa Valleys Actors from Cantabria Film directors from Cantabria Spanish film directors Science fiction film directors 21st-century Spanish screenwriters {{Spain-actor-stub