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My Take
Pablo Berger is exactly the kind of filmmaker I root for: a Spaniard from Bilbao who keeps reinventing his own form instead of settling into a brand. Going from the sly period comedy of Torremolinos 73 to a black-and-white silent Snow White in Blancanieves takes real nerve, and that Goya for original screenplay felt earned. Then he jumps to wordless animation with Robot Dreams and lands an Oscar nomination. What I admire most is the through-line of silence and gesture across live action and animation. Two Goyas, a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, a Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts, and still restless.
Overview
Pablo Berger Uranga (born 1963) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He is known for directing and writing the silent drama film Blancanieves (2012), the black comedy films Torremolinos 73 (2003) and Abracadabra (2017), and the animated tragicomedy film Robot Dreams (2023), the latter was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pablo Berger
- Name (Japanese)
- パブロ・ベルヘル
- Reading
- ぱぶろ・べるへる
- Born
- January 1, 1963 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rabbit
- Origin
- Bilbao, Biscay, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- screenwriter / film producer / film director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- 2012 Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay
- 2024 Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
- 2024 Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts
- Gaudí Award for Best Animated Feature Film
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
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.