Santiago Zannou | |
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 At the31st Goya Awards in 2017 | |
| Born | 1977 Madrid, Spain |
| Other names | Santiago A. Zannou |
Santiago Ahuanojinou Zannou (born 1977) is a Spanish filmmaker.
Zannou was born in 1977 inMadrid,[1] son to a father fromBenin and a mother fromAragon.[2][3] He was raised inCarabanchel,[2] leaving forMallorca at age 19.[4] He moved toBarcelona to study filmmaking at theCentre d'Estudis Cinematogràfics de Catalunya [es] (CECC).[4]
Zannou's debut filmThe One-Handed Trick (2008) earned him theGoya Award for Best New Director (the film also won Best New Actor and Best Original Song).[2] It was followed by two documentary films, namelyEl alma de La Roja [es] (2009; a documentary about theSpain national football team) andLa puerta de no retorno (2011; tracking the return of his father Alphonse Zannou to Benin with his family 40 years after leaving).[5][3]
His second fiction featureScorpion in Love (2013), penned alongsideCarlos Bardem, earned him a nomination to theGoya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.[6]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2008 | El truco del manco (The One-Handed Trick) | Yes | Yes | [7] | |
| 2011 | El alma de la Roja [es] | Yes | Documentary | [5] | |
| 2011 | La puerta de no retorno | Yes | Documentary | [8] | |
| 2013 | Alacrán enamorado (Scorpion in Love) | Yes | Yes | [9] | |
| 2016 | Muna | Yes | Documentary | [10] |
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