Daniel Sánchez Arévalo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Arévalo.
Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
Sánchez Arévalo in 2014
Born (1970-06-24) 24 June 1970
Madrid, Spain
OccupationsScreenwriter, film director
Years active1995–present

Daniel Sánchez Arévalo (born 24 June 1970) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director.[1] He has worked on more than twenty films since 1995.

Life and career

Daniel Sánchez Arévalo is the son of the illustrator José Ramón Sánchez (recognised as the author of the election posters for the PSOE during the Transition) and the actress Carmen Arévalo and was born on 24 June 1970 in Madrid.[2][3][4] He has a brother and a sister, respectively involved in the television industry and a dancer.[5] He studied at the Colegio Montserrat.[5] After taking a degree in business sciences, he began a career in television writing screenplays for Farmacia de guardia as he was hired by Antonio Mercero to that end thanks to his brother.[5][2] He also wrote for Querido maestro and Hospital Central.[6] From 2000 to 2001 he studied filmmaking at the Columbia University thanks to a Fulbright scholarship.[6][4]

Endorsed by Julio Medem, his short film La culpa del alpinista (2004) was presented at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.[7]

His feature film debut Dark Blue Almost Black (2006) won him the Goya Award for Best New Director.[8]

In 2025, when asked by eldiario.es about the top 10 films of the 21st century, Sánchez Arévalo chose Talk to Her (2002), Grizzly Man (2005), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Best in Show (2000), Her (2013), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), The Lives of Others (2006), A Prophet (2009), and A Separation (2011).[9]

Works

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Writer Ref.
2006 Dark Blue Almost Black Yes Yes
2009 Fat People Yes Yes
2010 For the Good of Others No Yes
2011 Cousinhood Yes Yes
2013 Family United Yes Yes
2019 Seventeen Yes Yes
2025 Band Together Yes Yes
TBD Untitled thriller Yes Yes
[10]
2027 Big Game Yes No
[11]

Short Film

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
1999 The More you Know Yes Yes Yes Also editor
2000 Tras el caimán Yes Yes No
Walk Away (Irse) Yes Yes No
Last Thursday Night Yes Yes Yes
Azotea Yes Yes Yes
2002 ¡Gol! Yes Yes Yes
2003 Profilaxis Yes Yes No Also casting director
Domingos No Yes Yes Also camera operator
Exprés Yes Yes Yes Also art director
Gris No Yes No
2004 Hotel y Domicilio No Yes No
Física II Yes Yes No
La Culpa del Alpinista Yes Yes No
2007 El Amor Existe Porqué El Tiempo Se Agota Yes Yes No
Traumalogía Yes Yes No
Pene Yes Yes No
2010 (Uno de los) Primos Yes Yes No Promotional short film of his film Cousinhood
2016 Queimafobia Yes Yes No Also editor and based on an extract of his novel La isla de Alice
2025 Pipiolos Yes Yes Yes

Producer only

  • Dos más (2001)
  • Digital (2005)
  • El premio (2010)

Associate producer

  • Archipielago (2003)
  • Mapa (2010)

Commercials

Year Title Director Writer Company Notes
2016 Cabra y Oveja No Yes Naturgy Series "En un tu cabeza"
Milagros y Remedios No Yes
Suegro y Suegra No Yes
Tu y Dos Veces Yo Yes Yes
No Vaya a Ser Que Yes Yes Shackleton
2017 Un Beso de Película Yes Yes Oikos
Leones Yes Yes Fundación Ronald McDonald España
2018 Birgi: El Poder de la Red Yes Yes Vodafone
La Tienda LOL Yes Yes Campofrío
2019 Fake Me Yes Yes
2020 D.E.V.:Disfrute en Vida Yes Yes Co-directed with Paco Plaza
2022 La Mejor Versión De Ti Yes Yes Viajes Soltour
La Herencia Yes Yes Campofrío

Television

Year Title Director Writer Notes
1995 Farmacia de Guardia No Yes 2 episodes
1997 Los Negocios de Mama No Yes 2 episodes
1998 Una de Dos No Yes 1 episode
Hermanas No Yes 6 episodes
1999 Ellas Son Así No Yes 6 episodes
2001 Abogados No Yes
2005 Lobos No Yes 1 episode
2022 The Girls at the Back Yes Yes TV miniseries
Also executive producer

Cameo roles

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Hermanos Cliente
(uncredited) 		TV series
Episode "Veinticienco de diciembre, oink, oink, oink"
2013 Casting Self Feature-length film
2017 Akemarropa
The Laws of Thermodynamics
2018 Birgi: El Poder de la Red Short film
2022 Voy a pasármelo bien Feature-length film

Other credits

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Ponys Editor Short film
2013 Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang Screenplay advisor Feature length-film
2019 Como novio de pueblo Based on his film Cousinhood

Bibliography

  • La maleta de Ignacio Karaoke (1998)
  • 31 de Junio de 1993 (2007)
  • La isla de Alice (2015)

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Los 40 el Musical Writer [Jukebox musical]

Podcast

Year Title Director Writer Actor Role Notes
2022 Nosotros 2036 Yes Yes Yes Jorge Podcast series
5 episodes

References

  1. ^ Geli, Carles (17 Oct 2015). ""Esta novela es la mejor de mis películas", dice Sánchez Arévalo". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  2. ^ a b Cuéllar, Manuel (23 January 2011). "Algo Más que primos". El País.
  3. ^ "Daniel Sánchez Arévalo: "Me cuesta mucho decir que soy autor"". Antena 3. 16 October 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, un contador de historias". rtve.es. 16 October 2015.
  5. ^ a b c Ruiz Mantilla, Jesús (13 August 2006). "El cine y la vida". El País.
  6. ^ a b "Daniel Sánchez Arévalo vence en el Festival Ibérico con 'Traumatología'". Hoy. Grupo Vocento. 19 May 2008.
  7. ^ "«La culpa del alpinista» se hace con el triunfo en el festival de l'Alfàs del Pi". Levante-EMV. Prensa Ibérica. 16 July 2005.
  8. ^ "'AzulOscuroCasiNegro', el premiado debut de Daniel Sánchez Arévalo". Diez Minutos. 6 September 2018.
  9. ^ Zurro, Javier (27 December 2025). "Daniel Sánchez Arévalo elige las mejores películas del siglo XXI". eldiario.es.
  10. ^ "Comienza el rodaje de la nueva película de Daniel Sánchez Arévalo". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 29 October 2025.
  11. ^ "Caza mayor". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 9 February 2026.


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