Esteban Arango is a Colombian American filmmaker.

Early life and education

Arango was born in

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and moved with his family to the United States in 2000. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from

Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Westchester, Florida, United States. Founded in 1965 by the Florida Legislature, the school opened to students in 1972. FIU is the third-largest univ ...

Career

After graduating college, Arango worked as a creative producer at the

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. Arango's feature-length debut, ''

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'', adapted from his 2015 short film of the same name, premiered at the

2020 Sundance Film Festival The 2020 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 23 to February 2, 2020. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 4, 2019. The opening night film was '' Miss Americana'' directed by Lana Wilson and produced by Morg ...

. That year, he was named one of 10 Directors to Watch by ''

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''. '' Ponyboi'', directed by Arango and written by and starring River Gallo, premiered at the

2024 Sundance Film Festival The 2024 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 18 to 28, 2024. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 6, 2023. Among the highlighted events included the premiere of a documentary about the 1980s rock band Dev ...

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arango, Esteban Living people Mass media people from Bogotá Florida International University alumni American people of Colombian descent Colombian emigrants to the United States Year of birth missing (living people)