Alejandro Amenábar

Spanish-Chilean film director, screenwriter and composer
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Summary

Alejandro Amenábar was born on March 31, 1972[1], in Santiago[2]. He has worked as a film director[3], screenwriter[4], actor[5], composer[6], and film producer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,834 views/month, #6,845 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Spain[9], Chile[10]
  • Occupation: film editor[11], film score composer[12], film actor[13]
  • Educated at: Complutense University of Madrid[14]
  • Award received: Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film[15], European Film Award for Best Cinematographer[16], Time Machine Award[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Sexual orientation: homosexuality[19]
  • Commons category: Alejandro Amenábar[20]
  • Family name: Amenábar[21]
  • Given name: Alejandro[22], Fernando[23]
  • Official website: http://www.amenabar.com/[24]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Alejandro Amenábar[25]
  • Described at URL: https://film.lzmk.hr/clanak/amenabar-alejandro[26]
  • Nominated for: European Film Award for Best Film[27], European Film Award for Best Director[28], European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[29], European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film[30]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish[31]
  • Topic has template: Template:Alejandro Amenábar[32]
  • Birth name: Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos[33]
  • Second family name in Spanish name: Cantos[34]
  • Start of work period: 1992[35]

Why It Matters

Alejandro Amenábar has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Alejandro Amenábar born?

Alejandro Amenábar's place of birth was Santiago[2].

What did Alejandro Amenábar do for work?

Alejandro Amenábar worked as a film director[3], screenwriter[4], actor[5], composer[6], and film producer[7].

Where did Alejandro Amenábar go to school?

Alejandro Amenábar was educated at Complutense University of Madrid[14].

What awards did Alejandro Amenábar receive?

Honors received include Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film[15], European Film Award for Best Cinematographer[16], and Time Machine Award[17].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . elperiodico.com. elperiodico.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . musik-sammler.de. musik-sammler.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  3. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 17w ago · Radiohist · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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