Enrique Urbizu (born 1962) is a Spanish

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and screenwriter. A native of

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, he was one of the few Spanish film directors who brought the

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into the late Spanish film industry. Urbizu graduated from

Universidad del País Vasco The University of the Basque Country ( eu, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, ''EHU''; es, Universidad del País Vasco, ''UPV''; UPV/EHU) is a Spanish public university of the Basque Autonomous Community. Heir of the University of Bilbao, initially ...

, where he did media studies. In 2011 he won the Goya Award for Best Director with the movie '' No Rest for the Wicked''.

Filmography

;Films * '' Tu novia está loca'' (1988) * ''

Todo por la pasta ''Anything for Bread'' ( es, Todo por la pasta) is a 1991 Spanish language, Spanish film directed by Enrique Urbizu and written by Luis Marías. Premise The film centres on an armed robbery within a bingo hall, within a background in the underwor ...

'' (1991) * '' Como ser infeliz y disfrutarlo'' (1994) * '' Cachito'' (1995) * '' Cuernos de mujer'' (1995) * ''

The Ninth Gate ''The Ninth Gate'' is a 1999 neo-noir horror thriller film directed, produced, and co-written by Roman Polanski. An international co-production between the United States, Portugal, France, and Spain, the film is loosely based upon Arturo Pére ...

'' (1999, script only) * ''

La caja 507 ''Box 507'' ( es, La caja 507, links=no) is a 2002 Spanish action film directed by Enrique Urbizu. It is set in the Costa del Sol. The film was theatrically released on 23 August 2002. Cast Awards and nominations , - , align = "center" row ...

'' (2002) * '' La vida mancha'' (2003) * '' Adivina quién soy'' (2006) * '' No habrá paz para los malvados'' (2011) * ''

Herederos de la bestia ''Herederos de la bestia'' is a 2016 Spanish documentary film directed by Diego López and David Pizarro, released on 5 May 2017. It is the first film directed by both directors. This film is a documentary on the 1995 film ''El día de la bestia' ...

'' (2016) ;Television * ' (TV series) (2015; co-director) * ''Gigantes'' (TV Series) (2018–2019; co-director) * ''Libertad'' (TV Series) (2021; director)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Urbizu, Enrique 1962 births Living people People from Bilbao Film directors from the Basque Country (autonomous community) Spanish film directors Spanish screenwriters Spanish male writers Male screenwriters Best Director Goya Award winners University of the Basque Country alumni