Rodrigo Cortés

Rodrigo Cortés Giráldez (born 31 May 1973) is a Spanish film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, writer and occasional actor.[1] He is best known for directing the 2010 psychological thriller Buried.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cortés and the second or maternal family name is Giráldez.
Rodrigo Cortés
At the 33rd Goya Awards in 2019
Born
Rodrigo Cortés Giráldez

(1973-05-31) 31 May 1973
Cenlle, Spain
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, actor

Early life

Rodrigo Cortés was born in Pazos Hermos (Cenlle, province of Ourense) on 31 May 1973,[2][3] but soon moved to Salamanca, where he spent most of his childhood and his early 20s.

Career

Cortés' fondness for film making started at an early age. At 16 he had already directed his first short film in Super 8. In 1998 he directed the short Yul that won over 20 awards and in 2001 he released 15 Days, a fake documentary in the form of a large short film that earned over 57 awards at festivals, becoming the most awarded Spanish short film of the time.

In 2007 he directed The Contestant, his first feature film that was released with critical applause and earned several awards, including the Critic's prize at Málaga Film Festival.[4] He directed and edited the 2010 thriller Buried, starring Ryan Reynolds. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and has received considerable acclaim.[5]

In 2012 Cortés released Red Lights, a film about a physicist and a psychology professor who specialise in debunking supernatural phenomena, it stars Robert De Niro, Sigourney Weaver, Cillian Murphy and Elizabeth Olsen.[6]

He reunited with Buried screenwriter Chris Sparling for his 2018 movie Down a Dark Hall, based on the novel of the same name by Lois Duncan and produced by Twilight writer Stephenie Meyer.

Philosophy

In a 2012 interview, following the release of Red Lights, Cortés explained his perspective on independent filmmaking in an online interview:

... I don’t believe in indie or studio as labels. As an audience member, what I want is to hear strong voices and clear personalities and to feel challenged; not to feel reaffirmed on my own decisions or whatever... it’s never about where you shoot. It’s about what and about how. I mean that. This is not a pro-Hollywood or anti-Hollywood position. I learned to love cinema via the studio movies and of course Scorsese films, Spielberg films, and Hitchcock. All of them did studio pictures with very strong voices. It’s about finding this margin of expressing and exploring the things that touch your sensitive points.[7]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Director Writer Producer Editor Musical
director		 Notes
2007 Concursante (The Contestant) Yes Yes No Yes Yes Also song writer: "Cyrus Honey Blues" and "Cajas"
2010 Buried Yes No Executive Yes Yes Also song writer: "In the Lap of the Mountain"
2011 Apartment 143 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Also Music editor and second unit director
2012 Red Lights Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2013 Grand Piano No No Yes Uncredited No Also second unit director
2018 Down a Dark Hall Yes No No Yes Yes Also additional voices (credited as Gonzalo Giráldez)
2021 Love Gets a Room Yes Yes Executive Yes Yes Also song writer "Without You", "Little Bride"
and "Little Bride-Stefcia Solo"
TBD Escape Yes [8]

Short films
Year Title Director Writer Producer Editor Notes
1998 Yul Yes Yes Yes Yes
2000 15 días Yes Yes Yes Yes Also composer
La Ley de Murphy No No No Yes Also dialogue supervisor
2001 Dentro Yes Yes No Yes Segment of Diminutos del calvario
Also composer and sound designer
2002 Los 150 metros de Callao Yes Yes Yes Yes Also sound, sound designer and sound editor
2003 El Niño Millon Yes No No No Documentary short film
Co-directed with Abril Balderrama and Ricardo Díaz
Interruptus No No No Yes Also dialogue supervisor
2007 Dirt Devil Yes Yes Yes Yes Also sound designer and sound editor
Impavido No No No Yes Aldo dialogue supervisor
2010 Alone No Original Idea No No
2013 Por activa y por pasiva Yes Yes Yes Yes
2014 1:58 Yes Yes No Yes Advertising short
2022 Tierra Nueva Yes No No No

Acting roles

Year Title Role
1998 Yul Narrador (as "Gonzalo Giraldez")
2000 15 días Ruben Salas
La Ley de Murphy El Holandés (voice)
2002 Los 150 metros de Callao Narrador #1 (voice)
2003 Interruptus Hombre Calvo #1
2007 Dirt Devil Narrador

Television
Year Title Director Writer Editor Musical
Director		 Notes
2021 Stories to Stay Awake Yes Yes Yes Yes Wrote, directed, edited and produced music for episode "La Broma"
Co-wrote and co-edited episode "El Asfalto"

References
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  1. Emma Brown (July 2012). "RODRIGO CORTÉS PUTS ON THE RED LIGHTS". Interviewmagazine.com. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  2. Lakunza, Rosana (14 December 2021). "Rodrigo Cortés: "¿Extranjeros o españoles? Lo difícil es trabajar con actores malos"". Deia.
  3. García-Ferrón, Eva (2020). "Los delirios y balas de Rodrigo Cortés, aforismos del siglo XXI". Dicenda. Estudios de lengua y literatura españolas. Madrid: Ediciones Complutense. 38: 24. doi:10.5209/dice.70148. ISSN 1988-2556.
  4. "嫌がらせ、ストーカー対策にお悩みを解決！ | 【あなたの症状が酷くなる前に】盗聴/盗撮/嫌がらせ/ストーカー対策サイトは初めてご利用を考える方の全国対応サポートサイトです。東京総合探偵興信社".
  5. "Buried (2010)". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  6. "De Niro, Weaver to Star in "Red Lights"". abcnews.go.com. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  7. Nigel M Smith (9 July 2012). "'Red Lights' Writer/Director Rodrigo Cortes On Following Up 'Buried' and Indie Vs. Studio Fare". Indiewire.com. A SnagFilms Co. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  8. Hopewell, John (24 May 2023). "Martin Scorsese Executive Produces Rodrigo Cortes' 'Escape,' Starring Mario Casas (Exclusive)". Variety.
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