Eduardo Miguel Sánchez-Quiros (born December 20, 1968) is a

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-born American

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, known for his work in the horror genre. His most famous credit is for co-directing and writing the 1999

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film ''

The Blair Witch Project ''The Blair Witch Project'' is a 1999 American supernatural horror film written, directed and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez (director), Eduardo Sánchez. It is a fictional story of three student filmmakers—Heather Donahue, Mic ...

'' with

Daniel Myrick Daniel Myrick (born September 3, 1963) is an American film director, most famous for horror films, especially for co-directing and writing the 1999 psychological horror ''The Blair Witch Project'' with Eduardo Sánchez. They won the Independent ...

Biography

Born in 1968, Sánchez moved to

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with his family at the age of two, before settling in the

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in 1972. His family located to

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, where he attended

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. He later studied television production at

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in Maryland and obtained his

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degree from the

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Film Department where he studied with Mary C. Johnson and

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.
In 1999, Sánchez was joint-recipient of the inaugural

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Filmography

Feature films *''

'' (1999) *'' Altered'' (2006) *''

Seventh Moon ''Seventh Moon'' is a 2008 American horror film written by Eduardo Sánchez and Jamie Nash, and directed by Eduardo Sánchez. Part of Robert Tapert's Ghost House Underground DVD series, and entirely shot in shaky cam style. The film is based on ...

'' (2008) *'' Lovely Molly'' (2011) *'' Exists'' (2014) *'' Butterfly Kisses'' (2018) Short films *''Curse of the Blair Witch'' (1999) *''Sticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch'' (1999) *''A Ride in the Park'' (2013) (segment from ''

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'') Web series *''ParaAbnormal'' (2009) *''Four Corners of Fear'' (2013) Television episodes *''

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'' (2005–2020) (5 episodes) *'' Intruders'' (2014) (4 episodes) *'' From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series'' (2014–2016) (4 episodes) *'' 12 Deadly Days'' (2016) (1 episode) *''

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'' (2016–2021) (2 episodes) *'' Queen of the South'' (2016–2021) (8 episodes) *'' Taken'' (2017–18) (2 episodes) *''

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'' (2019) (episode " You Are like the Sun") *''

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'' (2019) (episode " The Devil's Refugee") *''

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'' (2020) (episode " file #4") *''

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'' (2021) (episode "The Reunion of The Lost Souls") *''

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'' (2021) (episode "Drive In") * ''

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'' (2022) (episode "Sic Transit Gloria Mundi") *''

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'' (2022) (episode "Truth or Dares")

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Eduardo 1968 births People from Havana American people of Cuban descent Cuban film directors Horror film directors Independent Spirit Award winners Living people Montgomery College alumni University of Central Florida alumni Cuban expatriates in Spain American television writers Cuban television writers