Cesc Gay

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gayand the second or maternal family name is Puig.

Cesc Gay
Attending the 13th Gaudí Awards in 2021
Born	Francesc Gay Puig 1967 (age 58–59) Barcelona, Spain
Occupations	Screenwriter film director

Francesc Gay Puig (born 1967), better known as Cesc Gay, is a Spanish film screenwriter and film director. ^[1]

Biography

Francesc Gay Puig was born in Barcelona in 1967. ^[2] His 2015 film Truman won Goya Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Ricardo Darín), Best Supporting Actor (Javier Cámara) and Best Original Screenplay (Cesc Gay and Tomás Aragay). ^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes	Ref.
1998	Hotel Room	Yes	Yes	Co-directed with Daniel Gimelberg	[4]
2000	Krámpack	Yes	Yes		[5]
2003	En la ciudad	Yes	Yes		[6]
2006	Ficció	Yes	Yes	Also composer	[7]
2009	V.O.S: Versión Original Subtitulada	Yes	Yes		[8]
2010	Alex	Yes	Yes	Short film
2012	Una pistola en cada mano	Yes	Yes		[9]
2015	Truman	Yes	Yes		[10]
2019	Los Adoptantes	No	Story
2020	Sentimental	Yes	Yes		[11]
2022	Historias para no contar	Yes	Yes		[12]
2025	Mi amiga Eva	Yes	Yes		[13]
2026	53 domingos	Yes	Yes

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
2001–2006	Jet Lag	No	Yes	72 episodes
2009	50 Años de...	Yes	No	Episode "Canciones"
2012–2013	La Riera	No	Yes	19 episodes
2014	Encants: Diari D'Un Trasllat	No	Yes	Documentary film
2018	Félix	Yes	Yes	Miniseries

Theatre

• "Los Vecinos de Arriba" (2015) (Author and director)

References

1. Magí Crusells (2009). Directores de cine en Cataluña: de la A a la Z. Edicions Universitat Barcelona. pp. 118–119. ISBN   978-84-475-3316-9.
2. "Directores de cine en Cataluña. De la A a la Z." Universitat de Barcelona . Retrieved 8 August 2022.
3. Hopewell, John; Mayorga, Emilio (6 February 2016). "Cesc Gay's 'Truman' Takes Big Prize at Spain's Goyas". Variety. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
4. Seibert, Perry. "Hotel Room (1998)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Retrieved 10 February 2016.^{[ dead link ]}
5. Ebert, Roger (15 June 2001). "Nico and Dani" . Retrieved 10 February 2016.
6. Deming, Mark (2014). "In the City (2003)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
7. Deming, Mark. "Ficcio (2006)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Retrieved 10 February 2016.^{[ dead link ]}
8. Deming, Mark. "V.O.S. (2009)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Retrieved 10 February 2016.^{[ dead link ]}
9. Mintzer, Jordan (20 November 2012). "A Gun in Each Hand: Rome Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
10. "Truman Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
11. Pando, Juan (29 October 2020). "Sentimental. Para espectadores que prefieren reflexionar, pero con una sonrisa". Fotogramas .
12. "Los estrenos más esperados del cine español en 2022". El Periódico de España. 30 December 2021.
13. "Así es el tráiler de 'Mi amiga Eva', la nueva comedia de Cesc Gay". rtve.es . 2 July 2025.

External links

• Cesc Gay at IMDb