Eduardo Noriega (Spanish actor)
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Eduardo Noriega Gómez (born August 1, 1973) is a Spanish
film actor, perhaps best known for his roles in two Alejandro Amenábar
films, the multiple Goya Award
-winning Tesis
(English
: Thesis) (1996) and Open Your Eyes (Spanish
: Abre los Ojos) (1997). He also starred in The Wolf (Spanish: El Lobo) (2004). In the United States
, Noriega is probably best known for his role as Enrique in the political thriller
Vantage Point
(2008).
, Spain
, the youngest of seven siblings and the only one who decided to become an actor. While he was a child, he devoted himself to music
. When he grew up he decided to leave his law degree
and his love for music, and move to Madrid
, Spain, to become an actor.
and Carlos Montero and he appeared in a short role in the well-known Spanish film Stories from the Kronen
(Spanish: Historias del Kronen). But it was not until Tesis
that he had his first starring role in a film that became one of most-important successes in the history of Spanish films. Amenábar confessed in a T.T interview that at first he did not want Noriega in Tesis, thinking he was just a "pretty face", although his collaborators thought otherwise. In the end he called him again because he preferred him over the other actors in the casting. They became close friends and later worked on different projects together, including Open Your Eyes.
With Leonardo Sbaraglia
, he appeared in Plata Quemada
(English: Burnt Money) (2000), an Argentine
film directed by Marcelo Piñeyro
. Noriega went on to star in another Piñeyro film, The Method
(Spanish: El Método (2005), reuniting with Plata Quemada co-star Pablo Echarri
. He appeared as Jacinto in The Devil's Backbone
(2001), a film directed by Guillermo del Toro
and produced by Agustín Almodóvar
and Pedro Almodóvar
, about life in an orphanage
in the last months of the Spanish Civil War
. The film also stars Marisa Paredes
and Federico Luppi.
He starred as the main actor in Novo (2002), a French film directed by Jean-Pierre Limosin, where he appeared completely nude.
Noriega appeared as theConde de Guadalmedina (English: Count of Guadalmedina) in Alatriste
(2006), the most-expensive film in the history of Spanish cinema. Agustín Díaz Yanes
directed the film, starring Viggo Mortensen
, Javier Cámara
, Ariadna Gil
, Blanca Portillo
, and Juan Echanove
. Alatriste is based on five novels written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
.
He starred in Vantage Point (2008), playing Enrique, a Spanish police officer assigned to protect the local mayor
, and who plays an unintended central role in the investigation of the assassination
of the American president
.
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
film actor, perhaps best known for his roles in two Alejandro Amenábar
Alejandro Amenábar
Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos is a Spanish- Chilean 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...
films, the multiple Goya Award
Goya Awards
The Goya Awards, known in Spanish as los Premios Goya, are Spain's main national film awards, considered by many in Spain, and internationally, to be the Spanish equivalent of the American Academy Awards....
-winning Tesis
Tesis
Tesis is a 1996 Spanish film. It is the feature debut of director Alejandro Amenábar, and was written by him and Mateo Gil. The movie won seven 1996 Goya Awards , including the award for Best Film. It stars Ana Torrent, Fele Martínez and Eduardo Noriega...
(English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: Thesis) (1996) and Open Your Eyes (Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
: Abre los Ojos) (1997). He also starred in The Wolf (Spanish: El Lobo) (2004). In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Noriega is probably best known for his role as Enrique in the political thriller
Political thriller
A political thriller is a thriller that is set against the backdrop of a political power struggle. They usually involve various extra-legal plots, designed to give political power to someone, while his opponents try to stop him. They can involve national or international political scenarios....
Vantage Point
Vantage Point (film)
Vantage Point is a 2008 American political action thriller film directed by Pete Travis. It was adapted from a screenplay written by Barry L. Levy. The story focuses on an assassination attempt on the President of the United States as seen from a different set of vantage points through the eyes of...
(2008).
Early life and education
Noriega was born in SantanderSantander, Cantabria
The port city of Santander is the capital of the autonomous community and historical region of Cantabria situated on the north coast of Spain. Located east of Gijón and west of Bilbao, the city has a population of 183,446 .-History:...
, Spain
Spain
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, the youngest of seven siblings and the only one who decided to become an actor. While he was a child, he devoted himself to music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
. When he grew up he decided to leave his law degree
Law degree
A Law degree is an academic degree conferred for studies in law. Such degrees are generally preparation for legal careers; but while their curricula may be reviewed by legal authority, they do not themselves confer a license...
and his love for music, and move to Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain, to become an actor.
Career
He acted in several short films by directors Amenábar, Mateo GilMateo Gil
Mateo Gil Rodríguez is a Spanish screenplay writer and director.-Writer:*Agora *Mar adentro *Vanilla Sky...
and Carlos Montero and he appeared in a short role in the well-known Spanish film Stories from the Kronen
Stories from the Kronen
Stories from the Kronen is a 1995 Spanish drama film directed by Montxo Armendáriz. Starring Juan Diego Botto and Jordi Mollà, the film is an adaptation of José Angel Mañas eponymous novel...
(Spanish: Historias del Kronen). But it was not until Tesis
Tesis
Tesis is a 1996 Spanish film. It is the feature debut of director Alejandro Amenábar, and was written by him and Mateo Gil. The movie won seven 1996 Goya Awards , including the award for Best Film. It stars Ana Torrent, Fele Martínez and Eduardo Noriega...
that he had his first starring role in a film that became one of most-important successes in the history of Spanish films. Amenábar confessed in a T.T interview that at first he did not want Noriega in Tesis, thinking he was just a "pretty face", although his collaborators thought otherwise. In the end he called him again because he preferred him over the other actors in the casting. They became close friends and later worked on different projects together, including Open Your Eyes.
With Leonardo Sbaraglia
Leonardo Sbaraglia
Leonardo Máximo Sbaraglia is a prominent Argentine film actor, with extensive credits in both Argentina and Spain.He has also worked in Mexico, and was cast in his first English-language role in Red Lights.-Life and work:...
, he appeared in Plata Quemada
Plata Quemada
Plata quemada is an Argentine film directed by Marcelo Piñeyro, and written by Piñeyro and Marcelo Figueras.The film won, among other awards, the Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film in 2001....
(English: Burnt Money) (2000), an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
film directed by Marcelo Piñeyro
Marcelo Piñeyro
Marcelo Piñeyro is an Argentine award-winning film director, screenwriter, and film producer.-Biography:Born in Buenos Aires, Piñeyro studied cinematography at the University of La Plata's School of Fine Arts...
. Noriega went on to star in another Piñeyro film, The Method
The Method (2005 film)
El método is a 2005 Spanish, Argentine, and Italian thriller film based on the play El método Grönholm by Jordi Galcerán and directed by Marcelo Piñeyro....
(Spanish: El Método (2005), reuniting with Plata Quemada co-star Pablo Echarri
Pablo Echarri
Pablo Daniel Echarri is a leading Argentine actor.He was born in Villa Dominico, Buenos Aires Province, and began his career on Argentine television in 1993...
. He appeared as Jacinto in The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone is a 2001 Spanish-Mexican gothic thriller film written by Guillermo del Toro, Antonio Trashorras and David Muñoz, and directed by Guillermo del Toro. It was independently produced by Pedro Almodóvar....
(2001), a film directed by Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican director, producer, screenwriter, novelist and designer. He is mostly known for his acclaimed films, Blade II, Pan's Labyrinth and the Hellboy film franchise. He is a frequent collaborator with Ron Perlman, Federico Luppi and Doug Jones...
and produced by Agustín Almodóvar
Agustín Almodóvar
Agustín Almodóvar Caballero is a film producer and younger brother of filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar.He was born in Calzada de Calatrava and obtained a degree in chemistry from the Complutense University of Madrid....
and Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Almodóvar is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation. His films, marked by complex narratives, employ the codes of melodrama and use elements of pop culture, popular...
, about life in an orphanage
Orphanage
An orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans – children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for them...
in the last months of the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
. The film also stars Marisa Paredes
Marisa Paredes
María Luisa Paredes Bartolomé, , better known in show business as Marisa Paredes, is a Spanish actress.-Biography:...
and Federico Luppi.
He starred as the main actor in Novo (2002), a French film directed by Jean-Pierre Limosin, where he appeared completely nude.
Noriega appeared as theConde de Guadalmedina (English: Count of Guadalmedina) in Alatriste
Alatriste
Alatriste is a 2006 Spanish historical film directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes, based on the main character of a series of novels written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Adventures of Captain Alatriste ....
(2006), the most-expensive film in the history of Spanish cinema. Agustín Díaz Yanes
Agustín Díaz Yanes
Agustín Díaz Yanes is a Spanish Goya Awards winner screenwriter and film director.- Screenwriter :* Al límite * Belmonte * Demasiado corazón * A solas contigo * Baton Rouge * Barrios altos...
directed the film, starring Viggo Mortensen
Viggo Mortensen
Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. is a Danish-American actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter. He made his film debut in Peter Weir's 1985 thriller Witness, and subsequently appeared in many notable films of the 1990s, including The Indian Runner , Carlito's Way , Crimson Tide , Daylight , The...
, Javier Cámara
Javier Cámara
Javier Cámara is a Spanish actor, most notably in the Pedro Almodóvar films Talk to Her and Bad Education , and the television series 7 Vidas ....
, Ariadna Gil
Ariadna Gil
Ariadna Gil i Giner is a Spanish actress. She is known for her expressive acting in films such as Belle Époque or Lagrimas Negras.-Career:Bigas Luna discovered her for the 1986 movie Lola...
, Blanca Portillo
Blanca Portillo
-Career:Portillo started as an actress in several small theater productions before graduating in drama from the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramatico....
, and Juan Echanove
Juan Echanove
-Selected filmography:*Manolete *Alatriste .*Bienvenido a casa *Morir en San Hilario .*Los Reyes Magos - voz - .*Sin noticias de Dios...
. Alatriste is based on five novels written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Arturo Pérez-Reverte Gutiérrez is a Spanish novelist and journalist. He worked as a war correspondent for twenty-one years . His first novel, El húsar, set in the Napoleonic Wars, was released in 1986. He is well known outside Spain for his "Alatriste" series of novels...
.
He starred in Vantage Point (2008), playing Enrique, a Spanish police officer assigned to protect the local mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
, and who plays an unintended central role in the investigation of the assassination
Assassination
To carry out an assassination is "to murder by a sudden and/or secret attack, often for political reasons." Alternatively, assassination may be defined as "the act of deliberately killing someone, especially a public figure, usually for hire or for political reasons."An assassination may be...
of the American president
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | En Casa de Diego | Carlos Montero | |
| 1994 | Soñé Que te Mataba | Mateo Gil Mateo Gil Mateo Gil Rodríguez is a Spanish screenplay writer and director.-Writer:*Agora *Mar adentro *Vanilla Sky... |
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| Una Historia Más | Doménicao Ciolfi | ||
| 1995 | David | Carlos Montero | |
| Luna | Alberto | Alejandro Amenábar Alejandro Amenábar Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos is a Spanish- Chilean 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... |
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| Historias del Kronen (also known as Stories from the Kronen Stories from the Kronen Stories from the Kronen is a 1995 Spanish drama film directed by Montxo Armendáriz. Starring Juan Diego Botto and Jordi Mollà, the film is an adaptation of José Angel Mañas eponymous novel... ) |
Montxo Armendáriz Montxo Armendáriz Montxo Armendariz, born Ramón Armendariz Barrios, in Olleta, Orbaibar, in Navarra , Spain 1949, is an awarded Spanish screenwriter and film director.... |
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| 1996 | Cita | Alberto | Luis López Varona |
| Tesis Tesis Tesis is a 1996 Spanish film. It is the feature debut of director Alejandro Amenábar, and was written by him and Mateo Gil. The movie won seven 1996 Goya Awards , including the award for Best Film. It stars Ana Torrent, Fele Martínez and Eduardo Noriega... |
Bosco | Alejandro Amenábar Alejandro Amenábar Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos is a Spanish- Chilean 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... |
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| Más Allá del Jardín | Pedro Olea | ||
| 1997 | Cuestión de Suerte | Julio | Rafael Moleón |
| Abre los Ojos (also known as Open Your Eyes) | César | Alejandro Amenábar Alejandro Amenábar Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos is a Spanish- Chilean 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... |
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| 1998 | Allamiento de Morada | Simón Romero | Mateo Gil Mateo Gil Mateo Gil Rodríguez is a Spanish screenplay writer and director.-Writer:*Agora *Mar adentro *Vanilla Sky... |
| Cha Cha Cha | Antonio | Antonio del Real Antonio del Real -Director:* Manuela * Mujer de mi vida, La * Trileros * Desde que amanece apetece * La Conjura de El Escorial -References:... |
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| 1999 | La Fuente Amarilla | Sergio | Miguel Santesmases |
| Nadie Conoce a Nadie (also known as Nobody Knows Anybody Nobody Knows Anybody Nobody Knows Anybody is a 1999 Spanish film directed by Mateo Gil.... ) |
Simón Cárdenas | Mateo Gil Mateo Gil Mateo Gil Rodríguez is a Spanish screenplay writer and director.-Writer:*Agora *Mar adentro *Vanilla Sky... |
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| 2000 | Carretera y Manta | Luis | Alfonso Arandia |
| El Invierno de las Anjanas | Eusebio | Pedro Telechea | |
| Plata Quemada Plata Quemada Plata quemada is an Argentine film directed by Marcelo Piñeyro, and written by Piñeyro and Marcelo Figueras.The film won, among other awards, the Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film in 2001.... (also known as Burnt Money) |
Angel | Marcelo Piñeyro Marcelo Piñeyro Marcelo Piñeyro is an Argentine award-winning film director, screenwriter, and film producer.-Biography:Born in Buenos Aires, Piñeyro studied cinematography at the University of La Plata's School of Fine Arts... |
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| 2001 | El Espinazo del Diablo (also known as The Devil's Backbone The Devil's Backbone The Devil's Backbone is a 2001 Spanish-Mexican gothic thriller film written by Guillermo del Toro, Antonio Trashorras and David Muñoz, and directed by Guillermo del Toro. It was independently produced by Pedro Almodóvar.... ) |
Jacinto | Guillermo del Toro Guillermo del Toro Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican director, producer, screenwriter, novelist and designer. He is mostly known for his acclaimed films, Blade II, Pan's Labyrinth and the Hellboy film franchise. He is a frequent collaborator with Ron Perlman, Federico Luppi and Doug Jones... |
| Visionarios | Joshe | Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón is an award-winning Spanish screenwriter and film director. His 1973 film Habla, mudita was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. In 1977, he won the Silver Bear for Best Director for Camada negra at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival... |
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| 2002 | Guerreros Guerreros Guerreros is a 2002 Spanish film about a group of Spanish soldiers and their French allies stationed in the border between Kosovo and Serbia during the KFOR humanitarian deployment of 2001. It was nominated for two Goya Awards... (also known as Warriors) |
Teniente Alonso | Daniel Calparsoro |
| 2003 | Novo Novo (film) Novo is a 2002 romantic comedy film starring Eduardo Noriega.-Storyline:Graham suffers from severe amnesia and cannot remember what he has done hours after he has done it. Consequently, he must write everything down; who he knows, where he should be, even where he works. His boss takes advantage... |
Graham | Jean-Pierre Limosin |
| Les mains vides (also known as Where Is Madame Catherine? Where Is Madame Catherine? Where Is Madame Catherine? is a 2003 Spanish-French comedy film directed by Marc Recha. It was entered into the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Dominique Marcas - Madame Catherine* Jérémie Lippmann - Axel... ) |
Gerard | Marc Recha Marc Recha Marc Recha is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He has directed 13 films since 1988. His film Pau i el seu germà was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:* El darrer instant... |
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| 2004 | El Lobo El lobo El lobo is a 2004 film directed by Miguel Courtois. It stars Eduardo Noriega.-Plot:Lobo is based on the life of Mikel Lejarza, an agent of the Spanish intelligence service in the 1970s... (also known as The Wolf) |
Txema | Miguel Courtois |
| 2005 | Mon ange | Romain | Serge Frydman |
| El Método (also known as The Method The Method (2005 film) El método is a 2005 Spanish, Argentine, and Italian thriller film based on the play El método Grönholm by Jordi Galcerán and directed by Marcelo Piñeyro.... ) |
Carlos | Marcelo Piñeyro Marcelo Piñeyro Marcelo Piñeyro is an Argentine award-winning film director, screenwriter, and film producer.-Biography:Born in Buenos Aires, Piñeyro studied cinematography at the University of La Plata's School of Fine Arts... |
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| 2006 | Souli Souli (film) Souli is a 2004 Malagasy drama film written and directed by Alexander Abela and based on William Shakespeare's Othello. It follows Abela's 1999 film Makibefo, an adaptation of Macbeth.-Plot:... |
Carlos | Alexander Abela |
| Alatriste Alatriste Alatriste is a 2006 Spanish historical film directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes, based on the main character of a series of novels written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Adventures of Captain Alatriste .... |
Conde de Guadalmedina | Agustín Díaz Yanes Agustín Díaz Yanes Agustín Díaz Yanes is a Spanish Goya Awards winner screenwriter and film director.- Screenwriter :* Al límite * Belmonte * Demasiado corazón * A solas contigo * Baton Rouge * Barrios altos... |
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| 2007 | Canciones de Amor en Lolita's Club (also known as Lolita's Club) | Raúl Fuentes/Valentín Fuentes | Vicente Aranda Vicente Aranda Vicente Aranda , is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Due to his refined and personal style, he is one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a founded member of the Barcelona School of Film and became known for bringing contemporary Spanish novels to life on the... |
| 2008 | Che Guevara | Ernesto 'Che' Guevara | Josh Evans Josh Evans Joshua Antwon Evans is a former American football player. Evans played collegiately at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama with whom he was a four year starter. Evans signed as an undrafted free agent in 1995 by the Houston Oilers, with whom he stayed with during the... |
| Vantage Point Vantage Point (film) Vantage Point is a 2008 American political action thriller film directed by Pete Travis. It was adapted from a screenplay written by Barry L. Levy. The story focuses on an assassination attempt on the President of the United States as seen from a different set of vantage points through the eyes of... |
Enrique | Peter Travis Peter Travis Peter W. Travis is Chair of the Department of English and Henry Winkley Professor of Anglo-Saxon and English Language and Literature at Dartmouth College. Travis received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and is now a medieval scholar specializing in the works of Chaucer, most notably The... |
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| Transsiberian Transsiberian (film) Transsiberian is a 2008 thriller directed by Brad Anderson, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and began its theatrical release on July 18, 2008 in New York City.... |
Carlos | Brad Anderson | |
| 2009 | Petit Indi (also known as Little Indi) | Sergi | Marc Recha Marc Recha Marc Recha is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He has directed 13 films since 1988. His film Pau i el seu germà was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:* El darrer instant... |
| 2010 | El mal ajeno (also known as For the good of others) | Diego | Oskar Santos |
| Agnosia Agnosía (film) Agnosía is a Spanish baroque retro-futuristic thriller directed by Eugenio Mira and written by Antonio Trashorras.-Plot:The protagonist is a young woman, Joana Prats suffering from agnosia, a strange, primary visual disease that is one of the neuropsychological disorders of perception... |
Carles | Eugenio Mira | |
| 2011 | Gigola | Tony | Laure Charpentier |
| Blackthorn Blackthorn (film) Blackthorn is an 2011 Western film directed by Mateo Gil and starring Sam Shepard, Eduardo Noriega and Stephen Rea.The film was released on iTunes on September 2, 2011 and was released theatrically on October 7th, 2011.-Plot:... |
Eduardo | Mateo Gil Mateo Gil Mateo Gil Rodríguez is a Spanish screenplay writer and director.-Writer:*Agora *Mar adentro *Vanilla Sky... |
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| 2013 | The Last Stand The Last Stand (2013 film) The Last Stand is an upcoming 2013 American action film directed by Kim Ji-woon and Arnold Schwarzenegger's first starring role since 2003. This is the first American production for Kim Ji-woon and cinematographer Kim Ji-yong.-Cast:... |
Kim Ji-woon Kim Ji-Woon Kim Ji-woon is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kim Ji-woon has a history of successfully tackling a wide range of film genres, garnering a cult following among Asian films fans all over the world.-Career:... |
External links
- eduardonoriega.com, Eduardo Noriega's official website