Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1965-07-17 (Age: 61)
Place of Birth
Madrid, Espagne
Santiago Segura
Biography
Born in Madrid, Santiago Segura started his career by making his first short movie at the age of fourteen. After studying Arts in Madrid, he finally decided to become a filmmaker. His first short film Relatos de la medianoche (1989) was made with a budget of only 7.000 pts. (about 60 dollars). After that, he appeared as a contestant in several Spanish TV quiz shows, such as Locos por la tele (1990) and No te rías, que es peor (1990). With the money he made of those appareances, he directed Evilio. (1992) and shortly after, Perturbado (1993), winning a Goya for the best short film in 1994. His last short film is the sequel Evilio vuelve (El purificador) (1994). He's a very good friend of the Spanish director Álex de la Iglesia and he has appeared in all of his films. In 1998, he directed his firt feature film, the smashing hit Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley (1998).
Filmography (120)
Torrente for President
2026
The Night My Dad Saved Christmas 2
2025
Frankenstein
2025
Padre no hay más que uno 5: Nido repleto
2025
A nadie le importas
2025
Operación IA IA Oh
2024
This Is Not Hollywood (The Unfinished Story of The Ibarretxe Brothers)
2024
Father There is Only One 4
2024
Lo berlanguiano
2024
Sembrando Sueños
2024
The Night My Dad Saved Christmas
2023
Summer Vacation
2023
Little Red Riding Wolf
2023
The Kids Are Alright 2
2022