| Birth Name: | David Rodríguez Trueba |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Madrid, Spain |
David Rodríguez Trueba (born 10 September 1969) is a Spanish filmmaker and author.
David Rodríguez Trueba was born on 10 September 1969 in Madrid,[1] [2] the youngest of 8 siblings.[3] [4] His elder brother Fernando is also a filmmaker.[5] In 1987, he joined the Complutense University of Madrid to study journalism.[6] He later took a 1-year course on scriptwriting at the American Film Institute, where he penned the base script of The Worst Years of Our Lives.[7]
He is the ex-husband of actress Ariadna Gil.
He has published the novels Abierto toda la noche, Cuatro amigos and Saber perder in Anagrama.[8]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Quiero que sea él | Short film | |||
| 1992 | Amo tu cama rica | ||||
| 1994 | Los peores años de nuestra vida | ||||
| 1995 | Two Much | ||||
| 1996 | The Good Life | ||||
| 1997 | Perdita Durango | ||||
| 1998 | La niña de tus ojos | ||||
| 2000 | Vengo | ||||
| Obra maestra | |||||
| 2002 | Soldados de Salamina | Also editor | |||
| 2006 | Bienvenido a Casa | ||||
| 2011 | Madrid, 1987 | Also composer | |||
| Los Muertos No Se Tocan, Nene | |||||
| 2013 | Vivir es Fácil Con Los Ojos Cerrados | ||||
| 2018 | Casi 40 | ||||
| 2020 | El Olvido Que Seremos | ||||
| A Este Lado Del Mundo | |||||
| 2023 | Saben aquell | ||||
| 2024 | El Hombre Bueno | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Balseros | ||||
| 2004 | Cerrar los Ojos | Segment from the episodic political documentary "¡Hay Motivo! | " | ||
| 2006 | La silla de Fernando | Co-directed with Luis Alegre Also editor | |||
| 2011 | Positive Generation: Voces Por Un Futuro Sin Vida | ||||
| 2013 | El Cuadro | ||||
| 2015 | Monólogos de Montaigne por Ramon Fontseré | ||||
| 2016 | Salir de Casa | Also producer | |||
| 2019 | Si Me Borrara El Viento Lo Que Yo Canto | ||||
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | ¡Felicidades, Albert! | TV special | ||
| 1993 | El Peor Programa del Mundo | 5 episodes | ||
| 1995 | IX Premios Goya | TV special | ||
| 2007 | Rafael Azcona, Oficio de Guionista | TV Interview to Rafael Azcona | ||
| 2009 | La Ciudad de las Palabras | |||
| 2010 | ¿Que Fue de Jorge Sanz? | TV Mini-Series | ||
| 2013 | Un Lugar Llamado Mundo | TV Documentary Mini-Series | ||
| 2016 | ¿Que Fue de Jorge Sanz?: 5 Años Después | TV Movie | ||
| 2017 | ¿Que Fue de Jorge Sanz? III | |||
| 2022 | La Sagrada Familia | TV Mini-series Documentary | ||
| 2023 | Sofia y la vida real | TV Mini-series Documentary Co-directed with Jordi Ferreons | ||
| 2024 | Un día en Nueva York con Woody Allen | TV Interview to Woody Allen | ||
| Operación Barrio Inglés | TV series Post-production |
Director
| Year | Title | Artist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | El Lado Más Bestia del Mundo | Albert Pla | |
| 2004 | Suponne Follosa | ||
| 2006 | Beautiful Señoritas | Top Models | |
| 2007 | Sé Feliz | Luz Cascal | |
| 2009 | Fuera de Aquí | Ondrina | |
| 2014 | Universos Paralelos | Jorge Drexler | |
| 2015 | 'Dança Tribal' (Imagining Miró) | Ignasi Terraza Trio | |
| Not in Love | Maika Makovski | ||
| 2020 | A Este Lado del Mundo | Ondina |