Alejandro "Álex" Pina Calafi (born 22 June 1967) is a Spanish television producer, writer, and director, known for the crime drama ''

Money Heist ''Money Heist'' (, , ) is a Spanish heist crime drama television series created by Álex Pina. The series traces two long-prepared heists led by the Professor ( Álvaro Morte), one on the Royal Mint of Spain, and one on the Bank of Spain, ...

''. Previous shows include '' Vis a vis'', ''

El embarcadero ''El embarcadero'' (''The Pier'') is a Spanish drama television series created by Álex Pina and Esther Martínez Lobato. It was produced by Atresmedia Studios and Vancouver Media for Movistar+. The first season was released on Movistar+ on 18 J ...

'', and ''

Los hombres de Paco ''Los hombres de Paco'' (English: ''Paco's Men'') is a Spanish television series that originally aired from 9 October 2005 to 19 May 2010 on Antena 3. A tenth season was aired from 10 May 2021 to 16 December 2021. Created by Daniel Écija and � ...

''. His newest series, ''

Sky Rojo ''Sky Rojo'' () is a Spanish black comedy action drama television series, created by Álex Pina and . The series traces three prostitutes who flee from their pimp. According to the creators, the series shows "the impunity, ambiguity and brutal r ...

'', started filming in November 2019, while '' White Lines'', a co-production for

Netflix Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple lang ...

with ''

The Crown The Crown is a political concept used in Commonwealth realms. Depending on the context used, it generally refers to the entirety of the State (polity), state (or in federal realms, the relevant level of government in that state), the executive ...

'' team, first streamed on 15 May 2020. ''

The Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade pap ...

'' listed Pina in their "Top International Showrunners of 2019".

Biography

Born in

Pamplona Pamplona (; ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Navarre, Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. Lying at near above sea level, the city (and the wider Cuenca de Pamplona) is located on the flood pl ...

in 1967, Pina began his career as a journalist in the press such as ''

El Diario Vasco ''El Diario Vasco'' ( English: ''The Basque Daily'') is a Spanish morning daily newspaper based in San Sebastián, Basque Country. History and profile ''El Diario Vasco'' was founded in 1934 by the Sociedad Vascongada de Publicaciones, led by ...

'' and ''

Diario de Mallorca The is a Spanish daily newspaper based in Palma de Mallorca. History The ''Diario de Mallorca'' was founded in 1953 from a merger between the '' Correo de Mallorca'' and '. In November 1991, Prensa Ibérica acquired a majority stake in the news ...

'' and later in the Europa Press Agency. Between 1993 and 1996, he worked as a scriptwriter and editor for Videomedia until he then joined Globomedia in 1996. In 1997, at the same production company, he started his career as a screenwriter in the television series ''Más que amigos'', from there, he began to play the roles of creator and executive producer in iconic Spanish series such as ''Los Serrano'', ''

'', and ''El barco''. At the end of 2016, after the launch of ''Vis a vis'' by Antena 3, Pina left Globomedia and founded

Vancouver Media Vancouver Media Sociedad Limitada, is a Spanish media group, present in the television industry, founded in 2016 by Álex Pina, creator of the Spanish television series ''Money Heist'', from 2017 acquired by Netflix. History The first production ...

, his own production company. The first production was '' La Casa de Papel (Money Heist)'', which premiered on Antena 3 on 2 May 2017 with more than four million viewers. The series was distributed worldwide by

and became the biggest success of his career, leading to the signing of an exclusive contract with the streaming platform for the creation and production of an original series. In 2020 Alex Pina produced White Lines.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pina, Álex Living people Spanish film directors Spanish film producers Spanish screenwriters Spanish male writers Spanish television directors Spanish television producers Spanish television writers Television show creators Spanish-language film directors Male television writers 1967 births International Emmy Award–winning screenwriters