Overview
Santiago Segura
Known For
Operación IA IA Oh
An Artificial Intelligence created by the European Union separates Spanish...
This Is Not Hollywood (The Unfinished Story of The Ibarretxe Brothers)
When her father and uncles die, Jone (Josemi's daughter) decides...
Sembrando Sueños
The Night My Dad Saved Christmas
What would happen if, one year, Santa Claus was forced...
Padre no hay más que uno 3
Christmas is coming. The children accidentally break a Nativity scene...
¿Y si sí?
Biography
Born in Madrid, Santiago Segura started his career by making his first short movie at the age of fourteen. After studying Arts in Madrid, he finally decided to become a filmmaker. His first short film Relatos de la medianoche (1989) was made with a budget of only 7.000 pts. (about 60 dollars). After that, he appeared as a contestant in several Spanish TV quiz shows, such as Locos por la tele (1990) and No te rías, que es peor (1990). With the money he made of those appareances, he directed Evilio. (1992) and shortly after, Perturbado (1993), winning a Goya for the best short film in 1994. His last short film is the sequel Evilio vuelve (El purificador) (1994). He's a very good friend of the Spanish director Álex de la Iglesia and he has appeared in all of his films. In 1998, he directed his firt feature film, the smashing hit Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley (1998).