Alex García López

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is López.

Alejandro "Alex" García López is an Argentine television director. In addition to his collaborations with fellow director Wayne Yip, his television work includes Fear the Walking Dead (2017), Luke Cage (2018), The Witcher (2019), The Acolyte (2024), and One Hundred Years of Solitude (2024–present).

Alex García López
García López in 2024
Born	Alejandro García López Buenos Aires, Argentina
Education	Berklee College of Music
Occupations	Director screenwriter
Years active	2008–present

Biography

García López was born in Buenos Aires. At the age of 13, he and his family moved to the United States.^[1] He studied musical composition at Berklee College of Music and completed a masters degree in the Netherlands.^[2][3] He lived in London for 16 years before moving back to the United States.^[4]

He began his career composing music for commercials. In 2009, he co-wrote and directed a short film, Diego's Story, based on the true story of his older brother's kidnapping.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2007	Happy Birthday Granddad	Co-written and directed with Wayne Yip	[5][6]
2009	Diego's Story		[7]

Television

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2010	Coming Up	Episode: "Would Like To Meet"	[8]
2011	Secret Diary of a Call Girl	4 episodes	[9]
	Misfits	3 episodes	[10][11]
2013	Utopia	3 episodes
2015	Residue	3 episodes; also co-executive producer	[12]
2017	Fear the Walking Dead	Episode: "100"	[13]
	The Exorcist	Episode: "There But for the Grace of God, Go I"	[14]
2018	Luke Cage	Episode: "They Reminisce Over You"	[13]
	Cloak & Dagger	2 episodes	[3]
	Daredevil	2 episodes
2019	The Punisher	Episode: "The Dark Hearts of Men"
	Chilling Adventures of Sabrina	Episode: "Chapter Fifteen: Doctor Cerberus's House of Horror"	[2]
	The Witcher	2 episodes	[13]
2021	Cowboy Bebop	5 episodes	[15]
2024	The Acolyte	2 episodes	[16]
	One Hundred Years of Solitude	5 episodes	[17][18]