List of famous film directors from Spain, listed alphabetically with photos when available. Spain has given birth to some great movie directors over the years, many of who have gone on to direct popular comedies, dramas, horror movies and more. These are some of the best Spanish directors in the history of the world, so if you're a native of Spain and an aspiring director then these are people you should look up to.
This list includes José Luis Garci, Michael Frost and more items.
This list answers the questions, "Who are the best Spanish directors?" and "Which directors are from Spain?"
You can click on the names of these legendary directors of Spain in order to get more information about each one. If you're a film buff use this list of talented Spanish directors to find some new movies you haven't already seen.Achero Mañas
Age: 53Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Nationality: Spain
Films Directed: Pellet, November, Anything You Want, Cazadores
Achero Mañas (born September 5, 1966 in Madrid) is a Spanish film director. He is a former... more on Wikipedia
Adán Aliaga
Age: 56Birthplace: Europe, Alicante, Southern Europe, Spain, Valencian Community
Nationality: Spain
Films Directed: Kanimambo, Dodge And Hit, The Eternauta's Wife, Stigmata
Adán Aliaga is a film director, screenwriter, film producer and cinematographer.Adrián García Bogliano
Age: 39Birthplace: Europe, Madrid, Madrid, Southern Europe, Madrid metropolitan area
Nationality: Spain
Films Directed: The ABCs of Death, 36 pasos, Rooms for Tourists, Here Comes the Devil, Cold Sweat
Adrián García Bogliano is a screenwriter, film director and film editor.Adrián Saba
Age: 31Birthplace: Europe, Madrid, Madrid, Southern Europe, Madrid metropolitan area
Nationality: Spain, Peru
Films Directed: El Limpiador
Adrián Saba is a film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.Agustí Villaronga
Age: 66Birthplace: Mediterranean Sea, Europe, Southern Europe, Spain, Majorca
Nationality: Spain
Films Directed: Al-Mayurka (Fragments), Letter To Eva, Al-Andalus: The Art of Islamic Spain, Miquel Bauçà: poeta invisible, Le passager clandestin
Agustí Villaronga Riutort (Catalan pronunciation: [əɣusˈti βiʎəˈɾoŋɡə]; born 4 March 1953) is... more on WikipediaAgustín Díaz Yanes
Age: 69Birthplace: Europe, Madrid, Madrid, Southern Europe, Madrid metropolitan area
Nationality: Spain
Films Directed: Don't Tempt Me, Alatriste, Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead, Just Walking
Agustín Díaz Yanes (born 1950, Madrid) is a Spanish Goya Awards winner screenwriter and film... more on WikipediaAgustín Navarro
Dec. at 75 (1926-2001)Birthplace: Region of Murcia, Cartagena, Spain, Europe, Southern Europe
Nationality: Spain
Films Directed: Proceso a la conciencia, Una Jaula no tiene secretos, 15 bajo la lona
Agustín Navarro (1926 – July 14, 2001) was a Spanish film director. He studied Philosophy. He... more on WikipediaAhmad Natche
Age: 45Birthplace: Seville, Spain
Nationality: Spain
Films Directed: Two Meters of This Land
Ahmad Natche is a film director, film editor, screenwriter and film producer.Aitor Mazo
Age: 58Birthplace: Spain, Bilbao
Nationality: Spain
Films Directed: Bypass
Aitor Mazo is an actor, film director and screenwriter.Aitor Merino
Age: 47Birthplace: Spain, Donostia / San Sebastián
Nationality: Spain
Films Directed: El Pan Nuestro
Aitor Merino is an actor.Alba Mora
Age: 38Birthplace: Barcelona, Spain
Nationality: Spain
Films Directed: Je ne suis pas moi-même
Alba Mora is a film director, film editor and a screenwriter.Albert Albacete
Age: 62Birthplace: Barcelona, Spain
Nationality: Spain
Films Directed: Artesanos
Albert Albacete is a photographer, film director and screenwriter.Albert Grabuleda Capdevila
Age: 36Birthplace: Spain, Barcelona
Nationality: Spain
Albert Grabuleda Capdevila is an actor.Albert Serra
Age: 44Birthplace: Banyoles, Spain
Nationality: Spain
Films Directed: The Lord Worked Wonders In Me, Els noms de Crist, 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero, Birdsong
Albert Serra is an actor, film director,film editor, screenwriter and a film producer.Alberto Morais
Age: 43Birthplace: Valladolid, Spain
Nationality: Spain
Films Directed: En un lugar del cine, The Waves
Alberto Morais is a film producer, director and screenwriter.Alberto Rodríguez
Age: 48Birthplace: Seville, Spain
Nationality: Spain
Films Directed: After, The Suit, 7 virgins, La Leyenda de la Llorona, AAA – Sin Límite en el Tiempo
Alberto Rodríguez is a film director and screenwriter.Aldo Sambrell
Dec. at 79 (1931-2010)Birthplace: Vallecas, Spain
Nationality: Spain
Alfredo Sánchez Brell (23 February 1931 – 10 July 2010), known as Aldo Sambrell, was a Spanish... more on WikipediaAlejandro Amenábar
Age: 47Birthplace: Santiago, Chile
Nationality: Chile, Spain
Films Directed: The Sea Inside, Agora, The Others, Open Your Eyes, Thesis
Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born March 31, 1972) is a Spanish-Chilean film director,... more on WikipediaAlejandro Lozano
Dec. at 64 (1939-2003)Nationality: Spain
Films Directed: Sultanes del Sur, Matando Cabos
Alejandro Lozano Morales, (March 17, 1939 – March 30, 2003) was a Spanish artist, painter and... more on WikipediaÀlex Brendemühl
Age: 47Birthplace: Spain, Barcelona
Nationality: Spain
Films Directed: Rumbo a Peor
Àlex Brendemühl is a Spanish actor. Born in Barcelona to a Spanish mother and a German father,... more on WikipediaÁlex de la Iglesia
Age: 54Birthplace: Bilbao, Spain
Nationality: Spain
Films Directed: The Perfect Crime, As Luck Would Have It, The Day of the Beast, Perdita Durango, Common Wealth
Alejandro "Álex" de la Iglesia Mendoza (born 4 December 1965) is a Spanish film director,... more on WikipediaÀlex Lora
Age: 40Birthplace: Europe, Catalonia, Province of Barcelona, Southern Europe, Spain
Nationality: Spain
Films Directed: (Buried) Over the Roofs, Odysseus Gambit
Àlex Lora Cercós, better known as Alex Lora, is a Spanish film director. His films, marked by... more on WikipediaÀlex Pastor
Age: 38Birthplace: Europe, Catalonia, Province of Barcelona, Southern Europe, Spain
Nationality: Spain
Films Directed: Carriers, The Natural Route
Àlex Pastor is a Screenwriter and Film Director.
