Daniel Calparsoro López-Tapia (born 11 May 1968) is a Spanish filmmaker, considered one of Spain's most adept
action film
Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include l ...
directors.
Biography
Daniel Calparsoro López-Tapia was born in
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
on 11 May 1968,
although he was raised in between
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and
San Sebastián, in
Gipuzkoa
Gipuzkoa (, , ; es, Guipúzcoa ; french: Guipuscoa) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Its capital city is Donostia-San Sebastián. Gipuzkoa shares borders with the French depa ...
.
He studied Political Science in Madrid simultaneously with filmmaking studies, the latter of which he further advanced in New York.
From 1995 to 2000, he was married to actress and singer
Najwa Nimri.
He married actress
Patricia Vico circa 2006.
Selected filmography
;Feature films
References
External links
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Spanish film directors
1968 births
Living people
Action film directors