Juan Luis Pérez Iborra (born 25 March 1959), simply known as Juan Luis Iborra, is a Spanish screenwriter and director.

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Juan Luis Iborra
Born
Juan Luis Pérez Iborra

(1959-03-25) 25 March 1959 (age 65)
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • film director
  • television director
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Biography

Juan Luis Pérez Iborra was born in L'Alfàs del Pi on 25 March 1959.[1][2][3] He moved to Madrid, where he started studying drama in 1979.[4]

After making his acting debut on stage in 1982, he developed instead a career as a screenwriter (both in film and television), including Televisión Española's show ¡Hola Raffaella! [es].[4]

In 1995, he won the Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay for All Men Are the Same.[2] One year later, he earned a nomination for Best Original Screenplay for Mouth to Mouth.[5]

Iborra debuted as director with the featured films Amor de hombre (1997) and Km. 0 (2000), both co-helmed alongside Yolanda García Serrano, making his solo debut with Tiempos de azúcar [es] (2000).[6] They were followed by Valentín,[7] and Crazy.[8] He also worked as director of the popular series Aquí no hay quien viva and La que se avecina.[9][6]

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