FILM DIRECTOR

Alejandro Amenábar

1972 - Today

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Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (Spanish pronunciation: [aleˈxandɾo ameˈnaβaɾ]; born 31 March 1972) is a Chilean-Spanish film director, screenwriter and composer. He has won nine Goya Awards—including Best Director for his 2001 film The Others—and two European Film Awards among other honors; he also accepted an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film on behalf of Spain for The Sea Inside. He has written (or co-written) the screenplays to all seven of his films and composed almost all of their soundtracks. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2024). Alejandro Amenábar is the 674th most popular film director (up from 686th in 2024), the 61st most popular biography from Chile (up from 63rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chilean Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Alejandro Amenábar ranks 674 out of 2,041. Before him are Stephen Hopkins, Sally Potter, Claude Miller, Steven Zaillian, James Whale, and Henri Colpi. After him are Erik Balling, Jim Sheridan, Georges Franju, Hamo Beknazarian, João César Monteiro, and Andrew Marton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Alejandro Amenábar ranks 101. Before him are Hermann Maier, Chiara Mastroianni, Nina Badrić, Samantha Smith, Severina, and Audrey Azoulay. After him are Takuya Kimura, Garou, Evan Williams, Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice, Julie Benz, and Cat Power.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, Alejandro Amenábar ranks 61 out of 321. Before him are Pedro Aguirre Cerda (1879), Cristina Calderón (1928), René Schneider (1913), Guillermo Subiabre (1903), Ramón Freire (1787), and Braulio Musso (1930). After him are José Miguel Carrera (1785), Agustín Eyzaguirre (1768), Aníbal Pinto (1825), Gabriel Boric (1986), Manuel Bulnes (1799), and Valentina Vargas (1964).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Chile

Among film directors born in Chile, Alejandro Amenábar ranks 3. Before him are Raúl Ruiz (1941), and Patricio Guzmán (1941). After him are Pablo Larraín (1976), and Claudio Miranda (1972).

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