Álvaro Longoria (born 1968 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain) is a film director, executive producer, and actor. He produces indie films for several distributors including Cinema Libre and Morena Films. He is perhaps best known for producing the film Everybody Knows directed by Asghar Farhadi and Che starring Benicio Del Toro and directed by Steven Soderbergh as well as Looking for Fidel directed by Oliver Stone. He won a Goya Award for Best Documentary Film for Hijos de las Nubes, a story about the decolonization of the Sahara region of western Africa, starring Javier Bardem. He received the Cinema for Peace International Green Film Award in 2020 for his film Sanctuary, and the Award for Justice in 2019.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role2000One of the Hollywood Ten Executive producer2001Fish People Producer2002Cuatro puntos cardinales Executive producer2006El carnaval de Sodoma Co-producer 2007 La zona Producer2008Che: Part OneExecutive producerChe: Part Two2009Daniel and AnaI Come with the Rain 2010 Room in Rome Producer, Executive producer 2011 The MonkExecutive producer 20127 días en La Habana ProducerAsterix & Obelix: God Save BritainCo-producer2013Scorpion in Love Producer2015Ma Ma 2016Altamira 2016Vernon Walks ProducerShort film 2018Campeones ProducerEverybody Knows 2020Historias Lamentables2021Poliamor para principiantesProducer, executive producerCuidado con lo que deseasProducerAlso concept developer2022En Los MargenesProducer2023ChampionsExecutive producerRemake of his 2018 produced film "Campeones"CampeonexProducer, executive producer 2024EllipsisProducer 2025 8
Documentary Year Title Director Producer Writer Notes2012Hijos de las Nubes: La Última Colonia 2015The Propaganda Game2016EsperanzaShort film2018Two Catalonias Co-directed with Gerardo OlivaresNi distintos ni diferentes: CampeonesDocumentary about the disabled actors of his produced film Campeones2019Santuario Also camera operator2022Tequila, Sexo y Rock & Roll 2023La vida de Brianeitor 2025 The Sleeper. El Caravaggio perdido The film structured like a thriller is about the piece of art, titled "Ecce homo."
Producer only Year Title Role2001Portman, a la sombra de Roberto Executive producerChavelaCo-producer2002Cuatro Puntos CardinalesExecutive producer2003ComandanteCaballé, más allá de la músicaProducer2005Iberia Producer2009Últimos testigos2017El Maestro de Altamira 2018El Guardián de la CuevaRenzo Piano, an Architect for SantanderAltamira, el origen del arte
Making-offs Year Title Director Camera operator 2010 Room in Rome 2013Scorpion in Love 2021Poliamor para principiantesCuidado con lo que deseas
Television Year Title Creator Executive Producer Notes2000Queen of Swords TV series2003-2004America UndercoverTV documentary series2020Diarios de la CuarentenaTV MiniseriesRelatos Con-fin-a-dosTV Anthology series
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