Santiago Mitre

Santiago Mitre is exactly the kind of filmmaker I want to champion. An Argentine writer-director who also acts, he builds the dense, morally tangled human dramas that South American cinema does so well. Serving on a Cannes Critics' Week jury and winning Best Director in Havana for Paulina marks him as a serious voice, not a festival tourist. Being named an Outstanding Citizen of Buenos Aires in 2023 tells me his roots run deep. I trust artists who stay grounded in their own soil rather than chasing Hollywood gloss, and Mitre strikes me as one of them.

Santiago Mitre (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtja.ɣo ˈmi.t̪ɾe], MEE-tray; born 4 December 1980) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter. He was named as a member of the jury of the Critics' Week section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. In 2016, Mitre won the Havana Star Prize for Best Director for his film Paulina at the 17th Havana Film Festival New York.

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Name (English)

Santiago Mitre

Name (Japanese)

サンティアゴ・ミトレ

Reading

さんてぃあご・みとれ

Born

December 4, 1980 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Monkey

Origin

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

film director / screenwriter / actor

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Awards & achievements

• 2023 Outstanding Citizen of Buenos Aires

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC

Tags

• film director
• screenwriter
• actor

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.