Jonás Trueba

Jonás Trueba (born 1981) is a Spanish filmmaker.

Jonás Trueba
Trueba in 2017
Born	Jonás Groucho Rodríguez Huete 1981 (age 42–43) Madrid, Spain
Occupations	Film director screenwriter producer
Parents	Fernando Trueba (father) Cristina Huete (mother)
Relatives	David Trueba (uncle)

Biography

Born in Madrid in 1981, Jonás Groucho Rodríguez Huete is the son of Fernando Trueba and Cristina Huete.^[1][2][3] Prior to his directorial debut in a feature film with Every Song Is About Me (2010), he directed the 2000 short film Cero en conciencia and collaborated as a writer in films such as No Pain, No Gain (2001), Go Away from Me (2006) and The Dancer and the Thief (2009).^[4][5] Following the production of the 2013 film The Wishful Thinkers, Trueba founded a production company (Los Ilusos Films) alongside Javier Lafuente.^[6] He was recognised with the Ojo Crítico Award in 2016.^[7]

Filmography

Year	English Title	Original Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
2001	No Pain, No Gain	Más pena que gloria	No	Yes	No	Credited as "Jonás Groucho"[8]
2006	Go Away from Me	Vete de mí	No	Yes	No	[9]
2009	The Dancer and the Thief	El baile de la Victoria	No	Yes	No	[10]
2010	Every Song Is About Me	Todas las canciones hablan de mí	Yes	Yes	No	[11]
2013	The Wishful Thinkers	Los ilusos	Yes	Yes	Yes	[12]
2015	The Romantic Exiles	Los exiliados románticos	Yes	Yes	No	[13]
2016	The Reconquest	La reconquista	Yes	Yes	No	[14]
2019	The August Virgin	La virgen de agosto	Yes	Yes	No	[15]
2021	Who's Stopping Us [lower-alpha 1]	Quién lo impide	Yes	Yes	No	Documentary film Also cinematographer[16]
2022	You Have to Come and See It	Tenéis que venir a verla	Yes	Yes	Yes	[17]
2024	The Other Way Around	Volveréis	Yes	Yes	Yes

Notes

1. On 2018, early rough cuts of the film were screened exclusively on various film festivals and were named as a series of the same title and divided into 4 chapters: "Principiantes", "Solo Somos", "Si vamos 28, volvemos 28" & "Tu también lo has vivido”

References

1. "Tres películas que encarnan la esencia del verano en Madrid y sus fiestas". Europa Press. 14 August 2021.
2. "Jonás, el hijo indie de Fernando Trueba que aspira al César con su chica, Itsaso Arana". Vanitatis. El Confidencial. 12 March 2021.
3. Colàs, Joan (24 October 2021). "Jonás Trueba: "A la que presentas algo un poco diferente, te encuentras un 'no' desde los despachos"". Letra Global – via El Español.
4. Illescas, Sergio (20 August 2009). "La nueva generación "Trueba" se estrena en Alicante". Información. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
5. "Jonás Trueba debuta como director con 'Todas las canciones hablan de mi'". Europa Press. 14 October 2010.
6. Leroux, Amelie (30 August 2021). "Jonás Turbea muestra la adolescencia en estado puro". Las Furias Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
7. "Jonás Trueba, Premio 'El Ojo Crítico' de RNE de Cine". RTVE. 7 November 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
8. "Más pena que gloria". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
9. Young, Deborah (4 October 2006). "Go Away From Me". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
10. Weissberg, Jay (23 September 2009). "The Dancer and the Thief". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
11. Holland, Jonathan (28 December 2010). "Every Song Is About Me". Variety. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
12. Holland, Jonathan (18 October 2013). "The Wishful Thinkers (Los ilusos): London Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
13. Holland, Jonathan (5 May 2015). "'The Romantic Exiles' ('Los Exiliados Romanticos'): Buenos Aires Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
14. Holland, Jonathan (26 September 2016). "'The Reconquest' ('La Reconquista'): Film Review | San Sebastian 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
15. Debruge, Peter (20 August 2020). "'The August Virgin' Review: Spend a Quiet Month in Madrid With This Late-Summer Breather". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
16. Romney, Jonathan (24 September 2021). "'Who's Stopping Us': San Sebastian Review". ScreenDaily. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
17. Ferrer, Pablo (5 February 2022). "El actor oscense Vito Sanz, con dos estrenos a la vista en 2022". Heraldo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

External links

• Jonás Trueba at IMDb