Benito Zambrano

Benito Zambrano studied Drama in Seville before becoming a stage director, but ended up working for television as a photographer and cameraman. He graduated from the International Film and TV School at San Antonio de los Baños (Cuba), and in 1999 he directed his feature debut Solas, awarded five Goyas and a Silver Ariel as well as a number of prizes at festivals like Berlin, Brussels or Tokyo among others. In 2002 he directed the miniseries Padre coraje, and his second feature, Havana Blues (2005), earned him two Goya awards. 2011 saw the release of The Sleeping Voice, which harvested some other three Goyas. Since then he has directed the short films Bombería (2014) and The Beginning (2016) and a documentary feature Caballos locos.

Seminci - Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid