A Million Friends

Director, Screenwritter, Producer, Actor. Fernando Merinero began his film career in the early eighties as an autodidact film maker, shooting shorts films with a Super 8 camera. After his success at various festivals, including first prize at the National Super 8 Film Festival in Spain, he graduated in film and drama from TAI (Taller de las Artes Imaginarias) 1984-89. He also took courses on directing, editing and filmmaking at Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid, 1988, as well as an acting course by John Strasberg at Proyecto Piamonte. Moreover, he is graduated from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, with a Master Degree on screenwriting, 1990-91. He has directed eight films and has participated in festivals such as Cannes, San Sebastian, Montreal, Istanbul, Malaga, Cairo, Manheim-Heidelberg, Bogotá, New York, London, Los Angeles, etc ... It is noteworthy the retrospective tribute that the prestigious Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid dedicated to him, on September 2008, by showing all his filmography, as well as the tribute that the Different 5 Festival dedicated to him in Paris on the June 2nd , 2012, this french festival was sponsored by the Cultural Association Spagnolas in Paris, the Cervantes Institute and the Paris City Council. Known for titles such as Los hijos del viento, Agujetas en el alma, Casting, La novia de Lázaro, Háblame bajito, Las huellas de Dylan, Un millón de amigos, El viaje de Penélope, Haz de tu vida una obra de arte.