David Rodríguez Trueba (born 10 September 1969) is a Spanish filmmaker and author.

Biography

David Rodríguez Trueba was born on 10 September 1969 in

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, the youngest of 8 siblings. His elder brother

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is also a filmmaker. In 1987, he joined the

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to study journalism. He later took a 1-year course on scriptwriting at the

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, where he penned the base script of '' The Worst Years of Our Lives''. He is the ex-husband of actress

Ariadna Gil Ariadna Gil Giner (; born 23 January 1969) is a Spanish actress. She is known for her performances in films such as ''Belle Époque'' (for which she won the Goya Award for Best Actress), ''Black Tears'' and ''Pan's Labyrinth''. Career Film dir ...

. He has published the novels ''Abierto toda la noche'', ''Cuatro amigos'' and ''Saber perder'' in

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Filmography

Film

Documentary

Television

Music Videos

Director

Bibliography

Fiction

* ''Abierto Toda La Noche'' (1995) * ''Artículos de Ocasión'' (1998) * ''Cuatro Amigos'' (1999) * ''Saber Perder'' (2008) * ''Blitz'' (2014) * ''Tierra de Campos'' (2017) * ''El Río Baja Sucio'' (2019) * ''Queridos Niños'' (2021)

Articles

*''Artículos de Ocasión'' (1998) *''Tragarse la Lengua y Otro Artículos de Ocasión''(2003) *''Érase una Vez''(2013) * ''La Tiranía Sin Titanos'' (2018) *''El Siglo XIX Cumple 18'' (2018) * ''Ganarse la Vida'' (2020)

Political books

"Biblioteca de Ideas Insensatas"

*''Para salvar de una vez por todas la monarquía'' (2015) *''Para salvar de una vez por todas la democracia'' (2015)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trueba, David 1969 births Best Director Goya Award winners Living people Male actors from Madrid Male screenwriters Spanish film directors Spanish male film actors Spanish male writers 20th-century Spanish screenwriters 20th-century Spanish male writers 21st-century Spanish screenwriters