Jonás Trueba (born 1981) is a Spanish filmmaker.

Biography

Born in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

in 1981, Jonás Groucho Rodríguez Huete is the son of

Fernando Trueba Fernando Rodríguez Trueba (born 18 January 1955), known as Fernando Trueba, is a Spanish book editor, screenwriter, film director and producer. Between 1974 and 1979, he worked as a film critic for Spain's leading daily newspaper '' El País' ...

and . Prior to his directorial debut in a feature film with ''

Every Song Is About Me ''Every Song Is About Me'' ( es, Todas las canciones hablan de mí, links=no) is a 2010 Spanish romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jonás Trueba which stars Oriol Vila and Bárbara Lennie, also featuring Bruno Bergonzini, Valeria Alonso, Ángel ...

'' (2010), he directed the 2000 short film ''Cero en conciencia'' and collaborated as a writer in films such as ''

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'' (2001), ''

Go Away from Me ''Go Away from Me'' ( es, Vete de mí, links=no) is a 2006 Spanish film directed by Víctor García León which stars Juan Diego and Juan Diego Botto alongside Cristina Plazas, Rosa María Sardá, Esperanza Roy and José Sazatornil. It was produce ...

'' (2006) and ''

The Dancer and the Thief ''The Dancer and the Thief'' ( es, El baile de la victoria, links=no) is a 2009 film directed by Fernando Trueba. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by author Antonio Skármeta. Plot Following the 1988 national plebiscite and t ...

'' (2009). Following the production of the 2013 film ''The Wishful Thinkers'', Trueba founded a production company (Los Ilusos Films) alongside Javier Lafuente. He was recognised with the Ojo Crítico Award in 2016.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trueba, Jonas 1981 births Living people Spanish film directors 21st-century Spanish screenwriters Spanish male screenwriters