Mateo Gil

Mateo Gil Rodríguez (born 23 September 1972, Las Palmas, Spain) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, second unit director, assistant director, cinematographer, editor and producer.

For the conquistador, see Mateo Gil (conquistador). For the baseball player, see Mateo Gil (baseball).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gil and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Mateo Gil
Born
Mateo Gil Rodríguez

(1972-09-23) 23 September 1972
Las Palmas, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, second unit director, assistant director, cinematographer, editor, producer
Years active1992 – present
SpouseAndrea Antezana

He co-wrote most of Alejandro Amenábar's films with him, and also served as second unit or assistant director in two of this films. Amenábar's The Sea Inside, which Gil co-wrote, won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

He was nominated for seven Goya Awards including Best New Director and Best Director, and won four: Best Original Screenplay for The Sea Inside and Agora, Best Adapted Screenplay for The Method and Best Short Film - Fiction for Dime que yo.

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