José Corbacho

José Corbacho Nieto^[1] was born on 12 December 1965 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat,^[2][3] and was diagnosed with Spina bifida.^[4] His father was from Extremadura.^[5] He earned a licentiate degree on Information Sciences (Journalism) from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.^[1] He began nonetheless a professional acting career in comedy theatre group La Cubana [es].^[4] He also worked with television production company El Terrat [es],^[6] of which he was a board member.^[7]

His feature film directorial debut Tapas, co-helmed along with Juan Cruz, earned him a Goya Award for Best New Director.^[8] He also directed his sophomore picture Cowards along with Cruz.^[9] His television work, in various capacities, include Homo Zapping [es], Pelotas, Buenafuente [es],^[10] and Un nuevo amanecer.^[11]