Eugenio Mira

Eugenio Mira

Eugenio Mira (born 1977) is a Spanish filmmaker and composer. He has been credited as composer in some films under the pseudonym Chucky Namanera.[1]

He was born in Castalla, Alicante. After finishing his studies in high school and as a piano player he moved to Madrid to attend Septima Ars Madrid film school, working in the Spanish film industry as a first assistant director, in the art department and the advertising world. His debut short film, Fade (2000),[2] called the attention of Guillermo del Toro, who supported his career from the very beginning, introducing him to his agent, Robert Newman (WME).

Mira's first feature-length film, The Birthday (2004), became a cult movie[3] after winning several awards[4] at the first edition of Fantastic Fest (Austin, TX), where he also held the world premieres of his 2010 Gothic tale[5] Agnosia and the 2013 film Grand Piano, starring Elijah Wood and John Cusack (released in the US by Magnet/Magnolia Pictures).

  1. ^ García, Pedro J. (25 February 2019). "Más allá de Bayona: Estos directores españoles están triunfando en el extranjero". ecartelera. p. 9.
  2. ^ "Fade (Short 2000) - IMDb".
  3. ^ "The 100 Best Films of the Decade: 2000 – 2009 (part 5)". 21 December 2009. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  4. ^ "FANTASTIC FEST announces Jury & Audience Awards for the Fest!".
  5. ^ Capone. "Fantastic Fest 2010: Capone gets weepy just thinking about how much he loves Spain's AGNOSIA!!!". Aint It Cool News.