Carlos Montero Castiñeira (born 9 October 1972) is a Spanish screenwriter, film producer, film director and television producer. Featuring an extensive background as writer of teen drama television series,[1] he is the creator of Física o Química and Elite.[2]
Carlos Montero Castiñeira | |
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| Born | 9 October 1972 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
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Biography
editCarlos Montero was born on 9 October 1972 in Celanova, Province of Ourense,[3] Montero earned a licentiate degree in Information Sciences (Journalism) from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM).[4]
Career
editStarting at 25 years old, he wrote the screenplay of hundreds of episodes of the teen drama series Al salir de clase from 1997 to 1999.[1] He was the creator of another popular teen drama series, Física o Química (2008–2011).[1] He co-wrote together with Jaime Vaca the screenplay of the Daniel Calparsoro's film Combustión,[5] released in 2013.
He also worked in other television series such as El tiempo entre costuras (The Time in Between),[1] Apaches,[1] and El comisario.[6]
Working for Netflix, he created the teen drama series Élite together with Darío Madrona[6] and created the Netflix series El desorden que dejas (The Mess You Leave Behind), an adaptation of his own novel,[7][8][9] winner of the 2016 Premio Primavera de Novela.[3] He partnered again with Madrona to write the screenplay of the 2019 film Gente que viene y bah (In Family I Trust), adapting the novel by Laura Norton.[10] He co-created together with Agustín Martínez the Netflix fantasy thriller series Feria,[11] which began filming in 2021.
In 2024, he was showrunner, co-writer and executive producer on the hospital-set drama Breathless for Netflix.[12]
Filmography
editMovies
edit| Year | Movie | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | En casa de Diego | Film Director | |
| 1995 | David | Film Director | |
| 2003 | La vida aquí | Jesús Font | Screenwriter |
| 2010 | Dinero fácil | Film Director Screenwriter Film Producer | |
| 2011 | Dieciséis | Film Director | |
| 2013 | Combustion | Daniel Calparsoro | Screenwriter |
| 2013 | Boys on Film 9: Youth in trouble | Film Director | |
| 2016 | Don't Blame the Karma for Being an Idiot | María Ripoll | Screenwriter |
| 2019 | In Family I Trust | Patricia Font | Screenwriter |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–1998 | Al salir de clase | Telecinco | |
| 2000–2004 | El comisario | Screenwriter | |
| 2005 | Maneras de sobrevivir | La 1 | Creator Original Idea |
| 2006–2007 | Génesis: en la mente del asesino | Cuatro | Creator Original Idea |
| 2008–2011 | Física o Química | Antena 3 | Creator Screenwriter |
| 2013 | The Time in Between | Screenwriter | |
| 2013–2014 | Vive cantando | Screenwriter | |
| 2014 | Cuéntame un cuento | Screenwriter | |
| 2017 | Apaches | Netflix | Screenwriter |
| 2018–2024 | Elite | Creator Producer | |
| 2020 | The Mess You Leave Behind | Creator | |
| 2021 | Élite: historias breves | Creator Screenwriter | |
| 2021 | Feria | Creator Screenwriter Producer | |
| 2023 | In Love All Over Again | Creator Screenwriter Producer | |
| 2024–present | Breathless | Creator Screenwriter |
Novels
edit- 2012: Los tatuajes no se borran con láser[13]
- 2016: The Mess You Leave Behind (Premio Primavera de Novela 2016)[3][14]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Llanos Martínez, Héctor (4 November 2018). "De 'Al salir de clase' a 'Élite', Carlos Montero lleva dos décadas haciendo series adolescentes". Verne. El País.
- ^ "Así va a ser el retorno como miniserie de Física o Química". El Mundo. 23 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Carlos Montero, Premio Primavera de Novela por "El desorden que dejas"". El Periódico. 18 February 2016.
- ^ "El celanovés Carlos Montero gana el 'Primavera de Novela'". La Región. 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Recta final para el rodaje de "Combustión", una "Fast & Furious" a la española". ABC Guionistas. 21 November 2012.
- ^ a b Jiménez, Adrián (7 January 2019). "Los trabajos de Carlos Montero y Darío Madrona, creadores de 'Élite'". Ecartelera.
- ^ "America Reads Spanish".
- ^ Granada, Emiliano (19 February 2020). "Carlos Montero on New Netflix Original 'The Mess You Leave Behind'". Variety. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ Onieva, Álvaro (14 December 2020). "El final de 'El desorden que dejas', analizado por su creador y actores". Fuera de Series.
- ^ Gimeno, Santiago (15 January 2019). "'Gente que viene y bah': Conoce en EXCLUSIVA al personaje que interpreta Carmen Maura". SensaCine.
- ^ Gómez, Susana C (16 February 2021). ""No hay que renunciar al localismo o borrar la identidad española con la intención de cruzar fronteras"". Diario de Sevilla.
- ^ Lang, Jamie (May 9, 2024). "'Elite' Creator Carlos Montero Shares First Images of New Netflix Medical Drama 'Breathless' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Carlos Montero gana el Primavera de Novela con 'El desorden que dejas'". Diario de Sevilla. 18 February 2016.
- ^ Granada, Emiliano (18 February 2020). "Carlos Montero on New Netflix Original 'The Mess You Leave Behind'". Variety.