Elio Quiroga Rodríguez is a Spanish filmmaker and writer from the

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous Community of Spain. They are located in the northwest of Africa, with the closest point to the cont ...

. His work is primarily devoted to the

fantasy genre Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or magical elements, often including imaginary places and creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, which later became fantasy literature and drama. From the ...

Life and career

Born in

Las Palmas Las Palmas (, ; ), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital city of the Canary Islands (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife) and the m ...

, Elio Quiroga Rodríguez studied a degree on informatics from the

University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, also known as the ULPGC (''Spanish'' Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) is a Spanish public university located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the capital city of Gran Canaria island. It is t ...

. His debut feature film as a director, surreal melodrama '' Fotos'' (1996), is considered to have attained cult status. It was followed by '' The Dark Hour'' (2006), '' The Haunting'' (2009), the documentary ''The Mystery of the King of Kinema'' (2015), and ''La estrategia del pequinés'' (2019). He has also directed short films, including ''Sirena negra'', ''El último minutero'' (which earned a nomination for the Goya Award for Best Documentary Short Film), and ''Whence comes the rain''. As a fiction writer, he has penned novels such as ''Los que sueñan'', ''Niños del sol'', ''Astral'' and ''Tiempo sucio''.

References

Spanish fantasy writers Spanish male screenwriters 21st-century Spanish screenwriters Film directors from the Canary Islands Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Spain-film-director-stub