Nacho Vigalondo

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

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Career Vigalondo's first film was the 2003 Spanish-language short film , 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.

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.

From 2012 to 2014 he wrote and directed a segment in three different anthology film : The ABCs of Death, The Profane Exhibit, and . 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" on a low budget.

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 (released in 2019) and the entire second season of the Ancient-Rome-set comedy series Justo antes de Cristo (released in 2020), as well the episode "La alarma" from season two of anthology horror series Stories to Stay Awake.

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Filmography

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Short film

2001	Código 7			Also cinematographer
2003				Nominated- Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
2005	Domingo
2009	Marisa
2012	A is for Apocalypse			Segment of The ABCs of Death
2013	Sins of the Fathers			Segment of The Profane Exhibit
2014	Parallel Monsters			Segment of

Acting roles

2001	Código 7	Tipo
2003

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Feature film

2007	Timecrimes
2011	Extraterrestrial
2014	Open Windows
2016	Colossal
2019	Paradise Hills
2024	Daniela Forever

Acting roles

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

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Television

2001	Gran hermano				9 episodes
2005	Agitación + IVA
2007	Las aventuras galácticas de Jaime de Funes y Arancha				TV short
2008-2010	Muchachada Nui				3 episodes
2018	Pooka!				Segment of Into the Dark
2019-2021	Vigalondo Midnight Madness				18 episodes
2020	Los Felices veinte
2021	Historias para no dormir				Episode "La alarma"
2025	Superestar

Acting roles

2020	Veneno
2023

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See also

• List of Spanish Academy Award winners and nominees

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External links

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