David Serrano de la Peña (born 1975) is a Spanish filmmaker as well as writer and adapter of
musical stage plays.
Biography
David Serrano de la Peña was born in
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
in 1975.
He penned the screenplay of the box-office hit ''
The Other Side of the Bed'', a 2002 musical comedy film directed by
Emilio Martínez Lázaro Emilio may refer to:
* Emilio Navaira, a Mexican-American singer often called "Emilio"
* Emilio (given name)
* ''Emilio'' (film), a 2008 film by Kim Jorgensen
See also
* Emílio (disambiguation)
* Emilios (disambiguation) Emilios, or Aimilios, (G ...
,
also taking over writing duties of its 2005 sequel, ''
The 2 Sides of the Bed''. His feature film directorial debut was the 2003 comedy ''
Football Days'',
earning a nomination for the
Goya Award for Best New Director
The Goya Award for Best New Director () is the Goya Awards, Goya awarded yearly to the best debuting director. The award was first presented at the 4th Goya Awards, fourth edition of the Goya Awards with Ana Díez being the first winner for her fi ...
. He has since directed ''
Cinema Days'' (2007), ''
With or Without Love'' (2010), ''
We Need to Talk'' (2016), and ''
Voy a pasármelo bien'' (2022).
In addition to his work in the film industry, Serrano has also written and adapted musical plays such as ''
Hoy no me puedo Levantar'' (writer), ''
Billy Elliot
''Billy Elliot'' is a 2000 British coming-of-age Comedy film, comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Daldry and written by Lee Hall (playwright), Lee Hall. Set in County Durham in North East England during the 1984–1985 miners' strike, the fi ...
'' (adapter), and ' (writer),
as well as directed episodes of the 2019 comedy television series ''
Vota Juan
''Vota Juan'' () is a Spanish comedy television series created and . Produced by 100 Balas (Mediapro), the first season of the series consists of eight thirty-minute episodes that began airing on TNT España on 25 January 2019. The series was re ...
''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
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1975 births
Spanish film directors
Spanish television directors
21st-century Spanish screenwriters
Musical theatre librettists
21st-century Spanish dramatists and playwrights
Living people
Spanish male screenwriters