Jonás Trueba

Jonás Trueba (born 1981) is a Spanish filmmaker.

Jonás Trueba
Trueba in 2017
Born
Jonás Groucho Rodríguez Huete

1981 (age 42–43)
Madrid, Spain
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Parents
RelativesDavid Trueba (uncle)

Biography

Born in Madrid in 1981, Jonás Groucho Rodríguez Huete is the son of Fernando Trueba and Cristina Huete.[1][2][3] Prior to his directorial debut in a feature film with Every Song Is About Me (2010), he directed the 2000 short film Cero en conciencia and collaborated as a writer in films such as No Pain, No Gain (2001), Go Away from Me (2006) and The Dancer and the Thief (2009).[4][5] Following the production of the 2013 film The Wishful Thinkers, Trueba founded a production company (Los Ilusos Films) alongside Javier Lafuente.[6] He was recognised with the Ojo Crítico Award in 2016.[7]

Filmography
Year English Title Original Title Director Writer Notes
2001 No Pain, No Gain Más pena que gloria No Yes Credited as "Jonás Groucho"[8]
2006 Go Away from Me Vete de mí No Yes [9]
2009 The Dancer and the Thief El baile de la Victoria No Yes [10]
2010 Every Song Is About Me Todas las canciones hablan de mí Yes Yes [11]
2013 The Wishful Thinkers Los ilusos Yes Yes Also producer[12]
2015 The Romantic Exiles Los exiliados románticos Yes Yes [13]
2016 The Reconquest La reconquista Yes Yes [14]
2019 The August Virgin La virgen de agosto Yes Yes [15]
2021 Who's Stopping Us Quién lo impide Yes Yes Also cinematographer[16]
2022 You Have to Come and See It Tenéis que venir a verla Yes Yes Also producer[17]
2024 The Other Way Around Volveréis Yes Yes

References
  1. "Tres películas que encarnan la esencia del verano en Madrid y sus fiestas". Europa Press. 14 August 2021.
  2. "Jonás, el hijo indie de Fernando Trueba que aspira al César con su chica, Itsaso Arana". Vanitatis. El Confidencial. 12 March 2021.
  3. Colàs, Joan (24 October 2021). "Jonás Trueba: "A la que presentas algo un poco diferente, te encuentras un 'no' desde los despachos"". Letra Global – via El Español.
  4. Illescas, Sergio (20 August 2009). "La nueva generación "Trueba" se estrena en Alicante". Información.
  5. "Jonás Trueba debuta como director con 'Todas las canciones hablan de mi'". Europa Press. 14 October 2010.
  6. Leroux, Amelie (30 August 2021). "Jonás Turbea muestra la adolescencia en estado puro". Las Furias Magazine.
  7. "Jonás Trueba, Premio 'El Ojo Crítico' de RNE de Cine". RTVE. 7 November 2016.
  8. "Más pena que gloria". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  9. Young, Deborah (4 October 2006). "Go Away From Me". Variety.
  10. Weissberg, Jay (23 September 2009). "The Dancer and the Thief". Variety.
  11. Holland, Jonathan (28 December 2010). "Every Song Is About Me". Variety.
  12. Holland, Jonathan (18 October 2013). "The Wishful Thinkers (Los ilusos): London Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  13. Holland, Jonathan (5 May 2015). "'The Romantic Exiles' ('Los Exiliados Romanticos'): Buenos Aires Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  14. Holland, Jonathan (26 September 2016). "'The Reconquest' ('La Reconquista'): Film Review | San Sebastian 2016". The Hollywood Reporter.
  15. Debruge, Peter (20 August 2020). "'The August Virgin' Review: Spend a Quiet Month in Madrid With This Late-Summer Breather". Variety.
  16. Romney, Jonathan (24 September 2021). "'Who's Stopping Us': San Sebastian Review". ScreenDaily.
  17. Ferrer, Pablo (5 February 2022). "El actor oscense Vito Sanz, con dos estrenos a la vista en 2022". Heraldo.
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