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Mariano Barroso is a film director, screenwriter and film producer. Mariano Barroso was born in Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona Province, Spain on December 26, 1959. The age as of 2026 is 66.
My Take
Barroso is exactly the kind of filmmaker I admire: a working director with more than twenty films and a Berlinale entry, who then took on the unglamorous job of steering an entire industry as president of Spain's film academy. That blend of authorship and institutional stewardship is rare and hard. Spanish cinema's strength has always been its sturdy, human-scaled dramas rather than spectacle, and people like Barroso are the connective tissue holding that tradition together. I respect anyone willing to trade some personal creative time for the thankless work of protecting a whole filmmaking culture.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mariano Barroso
- Name (Japanese)
- マリアーノ・バロッソ
- Reading
- まりあーの・ばろっそ
- Born
- December 26, 1959 (age 66)
- Origin
- Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona Province, Spain
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / film producer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Boar
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Mariano Barroso born?
Born December 26, 1959 (age 66).
Where is Mariano Barroso from?
Mariano Barroso is from Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona Province, Spain.
What does Mariano Barroso do?
Mariano Barroso works as film director, screenwriter, film producer.
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