Nacho Vigalondo

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

Ignacio "Nacho" Vigalondo Palacios (born 6 April 1977) is a Spanish filmmaker.^[1]

Nacho Vigalondo
Vigalondo at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	Ignacio Vigalondo Palacios (1977-04-06) 6 April 1977 (age 47) Cabezón de la Sal, Spain
Occupations	Film director television director screenwriter producer actor
Years active	2002–present

Career

Vigalondo's first film was the 2003 Spanish-language short film 7:35 in the Morning, about a suicide bomber who terrorizes a cafe, which was only eight minutes long. The film won significant accolades: it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film, got another Best Short Film Award nomination at the European Film Awards, and received the Bronze Moon of Valencia at the Cinema Jove – Valencia International Film Festival, and the Prix UIP Drama at the Drama Short Film Festival.

He finished his first full-length feature film, Los Cronocrímenes (English title: Timecrimes), in 2007, in which he also co-starred.^[2]

Vigalondo's next film was the 2011 Spanish-language alien invasion film Extraterrestre.

In 2011, it was reported that Vigalondo was recruited to direct a film adaptation of Mark Millar's Supercrooks.^[3]

From 2012 to 2014 he wrote and directed a segment in three different anthology horror films: The ABCs of Death, The Profane Exhibit, and VHS: Viral.^[4] In 2014 he also released Open Windows, a techno-thriller film that marked his English-language debut.

Vigalondo's wrote and directed the 2016 film Colossal, which is a twist on the Kaiju genre and an homage to the Godzilla franchise. Before starting production on Colossal, Vigalondo described his plan as to make a serious film with "old school" practical effects on a low budget.^[5]

Vigalondo's directed the Hulu original film Pooka, released December 2018 in the Into the Dark series.

Vigalondo directed the first two episodes of the first season of the superhero comedy series The Neighbor^[6] (released in 2019) and the entire second season of the Ancient-Rome-set comedy series Justo antes de Cristo^[7] (released in 2020), as well the episode "La alarma" from season two of anthology horror series Stories to Stay Awake.^[8]

Filmography

Short film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
2001	Código 7	Yes	Yes	Also cinematographer
2003	7:35 in the Morning	Yes	Yes	Nominated- Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
2005	Domingo	Yes	Yes
2009	Marisa	Yes	Yes
2012	A is for Apocalypse	Yes	Yes	Segment of The ABCs of Death
2013	Sins of the Fathers	Yes	Yes	Segment of The Profane Exhibit
2014	Parallel Monsters	Yes	Yes	Segment of V/H/S: Viral

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role
2001	Código 7	Tipo
2003	7:35 in the Morning

Feature film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
2007	Timecrimes	Yes	Yes	No
2011	Extraterrestrial	Yes	Yes	Yes
2014	Open Windows	Yes	Yes	No
2016	Colossal	Yes	Yes	No
2019	Paradise Hills	No	Yes	No
2024	Daniela Forever[9]	Yes	Yes	Yes

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role
2007	Timecrimes	The Scientist
2014	Open Windows	Richy Gabilondo
2015	Camino	Guillermo
2021	El Planeta	Older Man

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Executive Producer	Notes
2001	Gran hermano	Yes	No	No	9 episodes
2005	Agitación + IVA	Yes	No	No
2007	Las aventuras galácticas de Jaime de Funes y Arancha	Yes	No	No	TV short
2008-2010	Muchachada Nui	No	Yes	No	3 episodes
2018	Pooka!	Yes	No	No	Segment of Into the Dark
2019-2021	Vigalondo Midnight Madness	No	Yes	No	18 episodes
2020	Los Felices veinte	No	Yes	Yes
2021	Historias para no dormir	No	Yes	No	Episode "La alarma"
TBA	Superestar	Yes	Yes		[10]

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2020	Veneno	Juan Antonio Canta [es]		[11]
2023	La Mesías			[12]
	El otro lado (The Other Side)	Gorka Romero		[13]

See also

• List of Spanish Academy Award winners and nominees

References

1. "Los cronocrimenes". Crossing Europe. 2007. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
2. ""Time Crimes" Giveaway". Obscure Horror. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
3. Anderton, Ethan (19 May 2011). "'Timecrimes' Director Adapting Mark Millar's Comic Book 'Supercrooks'". First Showing. Retrieved 6 June 2011. Bleeding Cool reports Timecrimes director Nacho Vigalondo will be at the helm of an adaptation of the forthcoming comic book Supercrooks from Marvel Icon.
4. Tinnin, Drew (19 May 2011). "'VHS: Viral' – Gorgeous Vortex Impressions". Dread Central. Retrieved 6 June 2011. Parallel Monsters director Nacho Vigalondo of the anthology VHS Viral.
5. Squires, John (September 23, 2014). "Nacho Vigalondo Wants to Make an Old School Kaiju Movie". Dread Central. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
6. Belategui, Oslar (31 December 2019). "Nacho Vigalondo: "Mi superhéroe favorito es Alan Moore"". El Correo.
7. "Vigalondo dirige la 2ª temporada de Justo antes de Cristo: "Es mentira que en España sepamos reírnos de nosotros mismos"". Europa Press. 4 March 2020.
8. Mayor Ortega, Leonor; Meseguer, Astrid (11 October 2022). "Las nuevas 'Historias para no dormir': una tele mortal, vampiros, eterna juventud y lluvia ácida". La Vanguardia.
9. Wiseman, Andreas (8 February 2023). "Henry Golding To Star In Nacho Vigalondo's Madrid-Set Sci-Fi Romance 'Daniela Forever' — EFM". Deadline Hollywood.
10. "Netflix lanza nuevas fotos de 'Superestar' y muestra en detalle la caracterización de su Yurena, Paco Porras y compañía". Vertele!. 3 July 2024 – via eldiario.es.
11. Ximénez, Mario (6 October 2020). "De cuando 'Veneno' puso a España frente al espejo". Vogue.
12. Molina, B (15 September 2023). "'La Mesías', la serie de Los Javis para Movistar Plus+, ya tiene fecha de estreno". El Confidencial.
13. Albero, Enric (23 September 2023). "'El otro lado': Berto Romero, Iker Jiménez y el fantasma del buen periodismo". El Cultural – via El Español.

External links

• Official website
• Nacho Vigalondo at IMDb