Pablo Agüero (born 13 May 1977 in

Mendoza, Argentina Mendoza (), officially the City of Mendoza (), is the capital of the Provinces of Argentina, province of Mendoza Province, Mendoza in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plain ...

) is an Argentine-French filmmaker and screenwriter. He obtained international recognition with ''Primera Nieve'', winner of the Jury Prize for Short Films at the 2006

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. Born and raised in

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, Agüero made his first film, ''Mas allá de las puertas'' at age 15, and won the main prize at the Patagonian Biennale of Art. Some of the actors who participated in his films are

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(

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), who acted for the first time in the cinema in "Salamandra".

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( Amores perros,

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), Denis Lavant (

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) and

Imanol Arias Manuel María Arias Domínguez (born 26 April 1956), better known as Imanol Arias, is a Spanish actor. In his career beginnings, Arias was a recurring face of Basque cinema. His career in the 21st-century is marked by his portrayal of Antonio ...

( La Flor de mi Secreto) were gathered for the first time in " Eva no duerme".

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performed a radio adaptation of "Eva no Duerme" and an original song together with

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. It was the last performance of her life. Géraldine Chaplin plays "

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" in "Madres de los Dioses".

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and

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star in his last film, Saint-Ex.

Filmography

* ''Lejos del Sol'' (short, 2005) * ''Primera Nieve'' (short, 2006) * ''Salamandra'' (2008) * ''77 Doronship'' (2009) * ''Madres de los Dioses'' (2015) * '' Eva Doesn't Sleep'' (2015) * '' A Son of Man'' (2018) * ''

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'' (2020) * '' Saint-Exupéry'' (202

Awards and nominations

Wins

*2005 Best Short Film Award for Lejos del Sol at the

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* 2005 Best Short Film Award for Lejos del Sol at the Cork International Film Festival * 2006

Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival) The Jury Prize () is an award of the Cannes Film Festival bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films. According to American film critic Dave Kehr, the award is "intended to recognize an original work that embodies t ...

for Primera Nieve * 2006 First Prize at the

Gijón International Film Festival The Gijón International Film Festival ( or ''FICXixón'') is an annual film festival held in Gijón, a city in northwest Spain. The festival is mainly concentrated on independent and auteur cinema. Gijón's International Short Film Competition ...

for Primera Nieve * 2006 Best Opera Prima for Primera Nieve by the

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* 2009 Best Director for 77 Doronship at the

* 2012 Grand Prix for the Best Scriptwriter at SOPADIN, France, for Eva No Duerme. * 2015 Ecumenical Award at

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for Madre de los Dioses. * 2015 Best Director for Eva Doesn't Sleep at ''

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'' * 2015 Best Argentinian Movie of the Year at Pantalla Pinamar for Eva Doesn't Sleep * 2015 Silvestre First Prize at the IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival for Eva Doesn't Sleep *2015 Cine en Construcción Award at the for Eva Doesn't Sleep *2015 Ciné-plus Award at the Toulouse Latin American Film Festival for Eva Doesn't Sleep * 2016

Silver Condor Award for Best Director The Silver Condor Award for Best Director (), given by the Argentine Film Critics Association The Argentine Film Critics Association () is an organization of Argentine-based journalism, journalists and correspondents. The association presents th ...

for Eva Doesn't Sleep * 2016 Best Cinematography at the

Argentine Film Critics Association The Argentine Film Critics Association () is an organization of Argentine-based journalism, journalists and correspondents. The association presents the ''Silver Condor Awards'' (''Premios Cóndor de Plata'') honoring achievements in Argentina, Ar ...

for Eva Doesn't Sleep * 2016 Best Art Direction at the

for Eva Doesn't Sleep * 2016 Best Costume Design at the

for Eva Doesn't Sleep *2016 Best Sound at the

for Eva Doesn't Sleep *2019 Best Feature at the

Rhode Island International Film Festival Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) takes place every year in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island as well as satellite locations throughout the state. Started in 1997, the Festival is produced by Flickers, the Newpor ...

for A Son of Man *2019 ARTE Award at the

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for Akelarre

Nominations

* 2006

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(Cannes Film Festival) for Primera Nieve * 2006

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Residence for Salamandra * 2006

Atelier for Salamandra * 2006

Caméra d'Or The Caméra d'Or ("''Golden Camera''") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight or Critics' Week). The prize was created in 1978 Ca ...

for Salamandra * 2006

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for Salamandra * 2015

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for Eva Doesn't Sleep * 2016 11

Nominations for Eva Doesn't Sleep * 2019 Ecuador's selection for the

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: A Son of Man * 2020

for Akelarre * 2020

for Akelarre * 2021 6

Premios Feroz The Feroz Awards () are Spain-based List of film awards, film and List of television awards, television awards presented by the Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España ('Association of Cinematographic Informers of Spain'). Crea ...

Nominations for Akelarre * 2021 Best Film at the Forqué Awards for Akelarre

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Agüero, Pablo Argentine film directors Argentine screenwriters 1977 births People from Mendoza, Argentina Living people