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Álvaro Brechner

Uruguayan Spain film director, producer and screenwriter
Person Human Q2118367

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[39]
Date of birth
April 9, 1976
Place of birth
Montevideo
Country of citizenship
Uruguay, Spain, Germany[8][9][10]
Occupation
film director, film producer, screenwriter, opera director, documentary filmmaker, director[11]
Field of work
film direction, film producer, film screenwriter, opera director[12][13][14][15]
Position held
competition judge, competition judge[16]
Educated at
Catholic University of Uruguay, Autonomous University of Barcelona[17]
Award received
Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Silver Condor Award, Cinema Brazil Grand Prize, Golden Pyramid Award, Berlin International Film Festival, Premios CEC, Mar del Plata Film Festival, San Sebastián International Film Festival, European Film Awards, Fribourg International Film Festival, Mar del Plata Film Festival, Platino Awards, Platino Awards, Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film, Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film, Forqué Awards, Forqué Awards[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]
Notable work
Bad Day to Go Fishing, Mr. Kaplan, A Twelve-Year Night, A Pagan Party, Don Giovanni, El presidente[18][19][20][21][22][23]
Genre
comedy film, drama film, opera, biographical film, musical film, political film[40][41][42][43][44][45]
Work location
Madrid[49]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Spanish, English, French[51][52][53]
Described by source
Variety[50]
Family name
Brechner[47]
Given name
Álvaro[48]
Member of
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, European Film Academy[37][38]
Residence
Madrid[46]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 45
ISNI
0000000114787981
VIAF cluster ID
100921906
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2011021027
GND ID
1090905084
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Premios Goya 2019-Alvaro Brechner.jpg ↗
AdoroCinema person ID
261290
Africultures person ID
52546
AllMovie person ID
p559805
AlloCiné person ID
261290
Autores.uy ID
135
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
178262258
CANTIC ID
981058611546706706
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11866498
Cinenacional.com person ID
alvaro-brechner
Crew United person and company ID
389868
DBC author ID
87097969401406
DDB person (GND) ID
1090905084
Danish National Filmography person ID
264060
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1090905084
Elonet person ID
1483622
Film.ru person ID
alvaro-brehner
Filmportal ID
1b3cf719028949e09c6a203033d944e7
Freebase ID
/m/0chkm22
HAND ID
7756-9741-A9F2-C519-CAAB
IMDb ID
nm1304308
IdRef ID
150219555
Instagram username
alvarobrechner
Kinopoisk person ID
768475
LdiF person ID
286901
MovieMeter person ID
233912
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1618384
PORT person ID
327001
RERO ID (legacy)
A024889494
RILM ID
388176
Scope.dk person ID
55286
Swedish Film Database person ID
450122
TCM Movie Database person ID (archived)
11477871
TMDB person ID
233912
Tabakalera ID
122189
Threads username
alvarobrechner
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058611546706706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1401350
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJj4pTRHQwp4kM6kYfkYyd
Yale LUX ID
person/3dfa6a59-9d71-432f-ad8e-30df4a269384
ČSFD person ID
66106

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🔗 Connections
Award received 11
Berlin International Film Festival, European Film Awards, San Sebastián International Film Festival, Mar del Plata Film Festival, Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film, Silver Condor Award, Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Cinema Brazil Grand Prize +3 more
Genre 6
opera, comedy film, drama film, biographical film, musical film, political film
Notable work 4
Don Giovanni, A Twelve-Year Night, Mr. Kaplan, Bad Day to Go Fishing
Occupation 4
film director, screenwriter, film producer, documentary filmmaker
Country of citizenship 3
Germany, Spain, Uruguay
Films directed 3
A Twelve-Year Night, Mr. Kaplan, Bad Day to Go Fishing
Films written 3
A Twelve-Year Night, Mr. Kaplan, Bad Day to Go Fishing
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
English, Spanish, French
Educated at 2
Autonomous University of Barcelona, Catholic University of Uruguay
Field of work 2
film producer, film direction
Member of 2
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, European Film Academy
← Producer 2
Mr. Kaplan, Bad Day to Go Fishing
Described by source 1
Variety
Given name 1
Álvaro
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Montevideo
Residence 1
Madrid
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Madrid
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Summary

Álvaro Brechner was born on April 9, 1976[1], in Montevideo[2]. He has worked as a film director[3], film producer[4], screenwriter[5], opera director[6], and documentary filmmaker[7].

FAQs

Where was Álvaro Brechner born?

Álvaro Brechner's place of birth was Montevideo[2].

What did Álvaro Brechner do for work?

Álvaro Brechner worked as a film director[3], film producer[4], screenwriter[5], opera director[6], and documentary filmmaker[7].

Where did Álvaro Brechner go to school?

Álvaro Brechner was educated at Catholic University of Uruguay[17].

What awards did Álvaro Brechner receive?

Honors received include Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay[24], Silver Condor Award[25], Cinema Brazil Grand Prize[26], and Golden Pyramid Award[27].

Related Entities

Germany Spain Uruguay

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. 10d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → Bad Day to Go Fishing, Mr. Kaplan, A Twelve-Year Night +2
    "Changed claim: Notable work: A Pagan Party, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect Fiesta Pagäna → A Pagan Party (…"
  2. 19d ago · PeterCanthropus · 2026-10-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cinenacional.com person ID → alvaro-brechner
    "Created claim: Cinenacional.com person ID: alvaro-brechner, #temporary_batch_1792874571330"
  3. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 7756-9741-A9F2-C519-CAAB
    Occupation → film director, film producer, screenwriter +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46467: HAND ID (7)"
  4. 27w ago · Ceaseless Watcher · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → April 9, 1976
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  5. 27w ago · Ceaseless Watcher · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → April 9, 1976
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