Fernando León de Aranoa

  • Fernando León de Aranoa – Familia AKA Family (1996 )

    1991-2000ComedyDramaFernando León de AranoaSpain

    On the day of his birthday, Santiago (Juan Luiz Galiardo) hires a team of actors and actresses to play as if they were members of his family. Along the day, the personality and sentiments of each member of his fake family is disclosed to the viewer, showing their true feelings. This weird and surrealistic story is a great metaphor with the real society. In a simple way, it can be understood as a powerful and lonely man, who somehow misses his family and hires a group of actors and actresses to perform, on the day of his birthday, as if they were his lost family, as a kind of weird celebration. This type of interpretation leads the viewer to a great review of the hypocrisy of the institution `family’. Read More »

  • Fernando León de Aranoa – Barrio (1998)

    1991-2000DramaFernando León de AranoaSpain


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    Barrio = neighbourhood

    Awards: 11 wins & 7 nominations

    Javi, Rai and Manu go to the same school and live in the same area, out of town, where there isn’t much to do. Stuck in their boring neighbourhood, they look on with envy at the massive summer exodus. They have a lot of free time on their hands; too much. And the devil usually finds work for idle hands.Read More »

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