Enrique Urbizu

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Enrique Urbizu (born 1962) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. A native of Bilbao, he was one of the few Spanish film directors who brought the film noir into the late Spanish film industry.

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Urbizu graduated from Universidad del País Vasco, where he did media studies.

In 2011 he won the Goya Award for Best Director with the movie No Rest for the Wicked .[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Films
Television

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References

  1. "El capitán Alatriste llega por fin a Telecinco". El Confidencial . 12 December 2014.
  2. Gómez, Belén (5 October 2018). "'Gigantes', vuelve el thriller español más sorprendente con Urbizu y Coronado". Eldiario.es .
  3. Rivera, Antonio (18 February 2021). "'Libertad', la consagración de la alianza entre Enrique Urbizu y Movistar+ que será película y serie". Fuera de Series.