About
Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born 31 March 1972) is a Spanish film director. Amenábar was born in Santiago, Chile to a Spanish mother and Chilean father, but the family moved to Spain just one year after his birth. He studied cinema at Madrid's Universidad Complutense but eventually dropped out. In addition to writing and directing his own films, Amenábar has maintained a notable career as a composer of film scores, including the Goya Awards-nominated score for José Luis Cuerda's La lengua de las mariposas.
Filmography
The Captive2025 · Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Producer
While at War2019 · Director, Producer, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
Danielle2017 · Director, Writer
Regression2015 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Vale2015 · Director, Screenplay
Cousinhood2011 · Thanks
Agora2009 · Director, Writer
The Sea Inside2004 · Director, Producer, Original Music Composer, Editor, Writer
Vanilla Sky2001 · Original Film Writer
The Others2001 · Director, Original Music Composer, Writer
Nobody Knows Anybody1999 · Original Music Composer
Butterfly1999 · Music
Allanamiento de morada1998 · Music
Open Your Eyes1997 · Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
Thesis1996 · Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Associate Producer, Story
Luna1995 · Director, Writer, Original Music Composer
Himenóptero1992 · Director, Writer, Original Music Composer, Editor