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My Take
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo intrigues me precisely because he never flooded the market. Winning the Goya for Best New Director with Intacto, earning an Oscar nomination for a short, then being handed 28 Weeks Later, he built a reputation on atmosphere and control rather than volume. Directors who can make a short film feel like a complete world usually bring that same tautness to features, and his dread-soaked sensibility proves it. I trust filmmakers who treat each project as something to be sculpted rather than mass-produced. Whenever his name appears on a new film, I quietly make a note to watch it.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
- Name (Japanese)
- ファン・カルロス・フレナディージョ
- Reading
- ふぁん・かるろす・ふれなでぃーじょ
- Born
- December 5, 1967 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Goat
- Origin
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2001 Goya Award for Best New Director
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan%20Carlos%20Fresnadillo
Frequently asked questions
When was Juan Carlos Fresnadillo born?
Born December 5, 1967 (age 58).
Where is Juan Carlos Fresnadillo from?
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is from Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Spain.
What does Juan Carlos Fresnadillo do?
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo works as film director, screenwriter.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.