Rodrigo Sorogoyen del Amo (born 16 September 1981) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. After co-helming the sketch comedy film '' 8 Dates'' with Peris Romano in 2008, Sorogoyen has directed the features ''

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'' (2013), '' May God Save Us'' (2016), '' The Realm'' (2018), ''

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'' (2019), and '' The Beasts'' (2022). He has also co-created the miniseries ''

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'' (2020) and '' The New Years'' (2024). He often works in tandem with screenwriter Isabel Peña. He has won two Goya Awards for Best Director and two Goya Awards for Best Original Screenplay.

Biography

Born on 16 September 1981 in

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, Rodrigo Sorogoyen is the grandson of filmmaker Antonio del Amo. Sorogoyen is known among his closest circles as Ruy. His interest in filmmaking stemmed from the experience of watching '' Léon: The Professional'', which fascinated him. After graduating in history from the

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, he entered the ECAM in 2004. His solo directorial debut ''

'' earned him a nomination for the Goya Award for Best New Director in 2014. For his short film ''

'', Sorogoyen won the Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film in 2018 and was nominated for the

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at the

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. In 2019, Sorogoyen won the

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for Best Director and

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for '' The Realm''. In July 2019, Sorogoyen was invited to become a member of the

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. Sorogoyen's '' The Beasts'' swept the

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, with total of 9 awards at the

, including Best Film. ''The Beasts'' also won him the César Award for Best Foreign Film.

Filmography

Film

Feature Film Short Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Premios Goya 2019 - Rodrigo Sorogoyen Goya

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sorogoyen, Rodrigo 1981 births Living people Best Director Goya Award winners Film directors from the Community of Madrid 21st-century Spanish screenwriters Complutense University of Madrid alumni