
Alejandro Amenábar
Writing
Born: 1972-03-31 · Santiago de Chile, Chile
Biography
Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born 31 March 1972) is a Spanish film director. Amenábar was born in Santiago, Chile to a Spanish mother and Chilean father, but the family moved to Spain just one year after his birth. He studied cinema at Madrid's Universidad Complutense but eventually dropped out. In addition to writing and directing his own films, Amenábar has maintained a notable career as a composer of film scores, including the Goya Awards-nominated score for José Luis Cuerda's La leng
🎬 Movies (20)

The Captive
2025
Director

While at War
2019
Director

Danielle
2017
Director

Regression
2015
Screenplay

Vale
2015
Director
Touching Death: Alejandro Amenábar on 'Tesis'
2014
Self

Cousinhood
2011
Thanks

Spanish Movie
2009
Reflejo espejo

Agora
2009
Director

Spectre
2006
Man Looking at Statue (uncredited)

The Sea Inside
2004
Producer

The Others
2001
Original Music Composer

Vanilla Sky
2001
Original Film Writer

Nobody Knows Anybody
1999

Butterfly
1999
Music

Allanamiento de morada
1998
Music

Open Your Eyes
1997
Screenplay

Thesis
1996
Screenplay

Luna
1995
Waiter

Himenóptero
1992
Bosco




