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Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
Spanish screenwriter and film director (born 1970)
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Daniel Sánchez Arévalo (born 24 June 1970) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director.[1] He has worked on more than twenty films since 1995.
Life and career
Daniel Sánchez Arévalo is the son of the illustrator José Ramón Sánchez (recognised as the author of the election posters for the PSOE during the Transition) and the actress Carmen Arévalo and was born on 24 June 1970 in Madrid.[2][3][4] He has a brother and a sister, respectively involved in the television industry and a dancer.[5] He studied at the Colegio Montserrat.[5] After taking a degree in business sciences, he began a career in television writing screenplays for Farmacia de guardia as he was hired by Antonio Mercero to that end thanks to his brother.[5][2] He also wrote for Querido maestro and Hospital Central.[6] From 2000 to 2001 he studied filmmaking at the Columbia University thanks to a Fulbright scholarship.[6][4]
Endorsed by Julio Medem, his short film La culpa del alpinista (2004) was presented at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.[7]
His feature film debut Dark Blue Almost Black (2006) won him the Goya Award for Best New Director.[8]
In 2025, when asked by eldiario.es about the top 10 films of the 21st century, Sánchez Arévalo chose Talk to Her (2002), Grizzly Man (2005), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Best in Show (2000), Her (2013), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), The Lives of Others (2006), A Prophet (2009), and A Separation (2011).[9]
Works
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Dark Blue Almost Black | Yes | Yes | |
| 2009 | Fat People | Yes | Yes | |
| 2010 | For the Good of Others | No | Yes | |
| 2011 | Cousinhood | Yes | Yes | |
| 2013 | Family United | Yes | Yes | |
| 2019 | Seventeen | Yes | Yes | |
| 2025 | Band Together | Yes | Yes | |
| TBD | Untitled thriller | Yes | Yes | |
| 2027 | Big Game | Yes | No |
Short Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The More you Know | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also editor |
| 2000 | Tras el caimán | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Walk Away (Irse) | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Last Thursday Night | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Azotea | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2002 | ¡Gol! | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2003 | Profilaxis | Yes | Yes | No | Also casting director |
| Domingos | No | Yes | Yes | Also camera operator | |
| Exprés | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also art director | |
| Gris | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2004 | Hotel y Domicilio | No | Yes | No | |
| Física II | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| La Culpa del Alpinista | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2007 | El Amor Existe Porqué El Tiempo Se Agota | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Traumalogía | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Pene | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2010 | (Uno de los) Primos | Yes | Yes | No | Promotional short film of his film Cousinhood |
| 2016 | Queimafobia | Yes | Yes | No | Also editor and based on an extract of his novel La isla de Alice |
| 2025 | Pipiolos | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Producer only
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Associate producer
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Commercials
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Cabra y Oveja | No | Yes | Naturgy | Series "En un tu cabeza" |
| Milagros y Remedios | No | Yes | |||
| Suegro y Suegra | No | Yes | |||
| Tu y Dos Veces Yo | Yes | Yes | |||
| No Vaya a Ser Que | Yes | Yes | Shackleton | ||
| 2017 | Un Beso de Película | Yes | Yes | Oikos | |
| Leones | Yes | Yes | Fundación Ronald McDonald España | ||
| 2018 | Birgi: El Poder de la Red | Yes | Yes | Vodafone | |
| La Tienda LOL | Yes | Yes | Campofrío | ||
| 2019 | Fake Me | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2020 | D.E.V.:Disfrute en Vida | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Paco Plaza | |
| 2022 | La Mejor Versión De Ti | Yes | Yes | Viajes Soltour | |
| La Herencia | Yes | Yes | Campofrío | ||
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Farmacia de Guardia | No | Yes | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Los Negocios de Mama | No | Yes | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Una de Dos | No | Yes | 1 episode |
| Hermanas | No | Yes | 6 episodes | |
| 1999 | Ellas Son Así | No | Yes | 6 episodes |
| 2001 | Abogados | No | Yes | |
| 2005 | Lobos | No | Yes | 1 episode |
| 2022 | The Girls at the Back | Yes | Yes | TV miniseries Also executive producer |
Cameo roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Hermanos | Cliente (uncredited) |
TV series Episode "Veinticienco de diciembre, oink, oink, oink" |
| 2013 | Casting | Self | Feature-length film |
| 2017 | Akemarropa | ||
| The Laws of Thermodynamics | |||
| 2018 | Birgi: El Poder de la Red | Short film | |
| 2022 | Voy a pasármelo bien | Feature-length film | |
Other credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Ponys | Editor | Short film |
| 2013 | Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang | Screenplay advisor | Feature length-film |
| 2019 | Como novio de pueblo | Based on his film Cousinhood |
Bibliography
- La maleta de Ignacio Karaoke (1998)
- 31 de Junio de 1993 (2007)
- La isla de Alice (2015)
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Los 40 el Musical | Writer | [Jukebox musical] |
Podcast
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Nosotros 2036 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Jorge | Podcast series 5 episodes |
