Alejandro Brugués is an Argentinian-Cuban director and writer known for directing ''

Juan of the Dead ''Juan of the Dead'' () is a 2010 Spanish-Cuban zombie comedy film written and directed by Alejandro Brugués. A Spanish-Cuban co-production between La Zanfoña Producciones (Spain) and Producciones de la 5ta Avenida (Cuba) involving the part ...

'', which has been credited as Cuba's first zombie movie.

Biography

Brugués received his education at

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School and made his directorial debut with the 2006 film ''Personal Belongings,'' which he filmed in Cuba. He followed this up with ''Juan of the Dead'', the which has been credited as the first zombie movie to be filmed in Cuba. Brugués later moved to

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around 2014, during which time he was approached to direct a segment for ''ABCs of Death 2''. In 2016 Brugués announced his intent to film a television series for Starz, ''Santeria''. The series, which was to be filmed in Cuba, was met with criticism by Yoruba National Association, which felt that the Santeria practitioners were being portrayed in a negative light. The series was placed on hold while the story was rewritten to take place in Florida, and it was eventually released as part of

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's ''50 States of Fright'', "Destino". In April 2021, it was reported that Alejandro Brugués was set to direct ''The Last Will and Testament of Charles Abernathy'', which was to be produced and distributed by

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began on April 12, 2021 and concluded on June 25, 2021 in

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. In January 2023, it was announced that Netflix had dropped the completed film, now titled ''The Inheritance,'' and that it would be shopped to other distributors.

Filmography

Films

* '' Personal Belongings'' (2006) * ''

'' (2011) * ''

ABCs of Death 2 ''ABCs of Death 2'' is a 2014 American comedy horror anthology film produced by Ant Timpson and Tim League. It contains 26 different shorts, each by different directors spanning various countries. It is a sequel to '' The ABCs of Death ...

'' (2014, segment "E is for Equilibrium") * ''

Nightmare Cinema ''Nightmare Cinema'' is a 2018 American horror anthology film featuring work by directors Alejandro Brugués, Joe Dante, Mick Garris, Ryūhei Kitamura, and David Slade. The film marks the final film role of actor Richard Chamberlain before ...

'' (2018, segment "The Thing in the Woods") * ''

Satanic Hispanics ''Satanic Hispanics'' is a 2022 horror anthology film written by Alejandro Méndez, Demián Rugna, Lino K. Villa and Pete Barnstrom, directed by Mike Mendez, Demián Rugna, Eduardo Sánchez, Gigi Saul Guerrero and Alejandro Brugués and starri ...

'' (2022, segment "The Hammer of Zanzibar") * '' The Inheritance'' (2024)

Television

* '' From Dusk till Dawn: The Series'' (2015-2016, 2 episodes) * '' Into the Dark'' (2020, season 2, episode 7, "

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") * ''

50 States of Fright ''50 States of Fright '' is a horror anthology television series that debuted on Quibi on April 6, 2020, for pre-signed up users and on April 13 for the general public. Premise The series features self-contained scary stories, each located in a ...

'' (2020, "Destino (Florida)" comprising episodes 12-14 of season 1)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brugues, Alejandro Argentine people of Cuban descent Argentine television directors Argentine film directors Argentine horror film directors Mass media people from Los Angeles Living people Year of birth missing (living people)