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At the 2018 Sitges Film Festival
Born
Daniel de la Torre Alvaredo

(1975-01-04) 4 January 1975 (age 49)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • television director
  • screenwriter

Daniel de la Torre Alvaredo (born 4 January 1975, Monforte de Lemos) is a Spanish film and television director and screenwriter from Galicia.

Life and career

Daniel de la Torre Alvaredo was born on 4 January 1975 in Monforte de Lemos. [1] [2]

His debut film, action thriller Retribution , world premiered at the 2015 Venice Days, [3] also earning him a nomination for the Goya Award for Best New Director. [4] It was followed by gangster thriller Gun City (2018) and adventure film Live Is Life (2021). [5] [6] He directed the 36th Goya Awards ceremony held in Valencia in February 2022. [7] In addition to his film work, he has co-created with Alberto Marini the thriller television series La unidad and Marbella  [ es ]. [8] [9] [10] In 2024, de la Torre began shooting spy action film Zeta . [11]

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References

  1. "Daniel de la Torre: "La cultura hay que protegerla siempre por su labor social"". El Correo Gallego. 29 November 2012.
  2. Sanmartín, Xabier (21 November 2020). "Dani de la Torre, mirar monfor(d)tino". El Correo Gallego.
  3. Wise, Damon (20 October 2015). "MIA: Dani De La Torre on Explosive Financial Crisis Thriller 'Retribution'". Variety .
  4. "Dani de la Torre, candidato como Mejor Dirección Novel, no espera ganar el Goya". El Confidencial . 2 February 2016.
  5. Rodríguez Marchante, Oti (11 October 2018). "Crítica de "La sombra de la ley": Cine de gánsteres en la Barcelona anarquista". ABC .
  6. "Dani de la Torre vuelve a los 80 con 'Live is Life': "Hoy en día todo va demasiado rápido"". Europa Press . 31 May 2021.
  7. Silvestre, Juan (12 February 2022). "Premios Goya 2022: Palmarés completo". Fotogramas .
  8. Vicente, Eduardo de (25 May 2020). "Dani de la Torre cuenta las anécdotas del rodaje de la serie 'La Unidad'". El Periódico de Catalunya . Prensa Ibérica.
  9. "Movistar Plus+ renueva 'Marbella' por una segunda temporada". Audiovisual451. 27 June 2024.
  10. Sales Ross, Rafa (14 May 2024). "Dani de La Torre on Capturing the Spanish Criminal Underbelly in Blood-Pumping Series 'Marbella': 'The Mafia Turned Marbella Into Their Headquarters'". Variety .
  11. Sánchez Sequera, Marco (26 September 2024). "Comienza el rodaje de 'Zeta', thriller de acción dirigido por Dani de la Torre y producido por Fonte Films para Prime Video". Audiovisual451.