José Corbacho Nieto (born 12 December 1965) is a Spanish comedian, screenwriter, actor, and film and television director from Catalonia.

José Corbacho
Attending the 32nd Goya Awards
Born
José Corbacho Nieto

(1965-12-12) 12 December 1965 (age 58)
Alma materAutonomous University of Barcelona (Lic.)
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • screenwriter
  • film director
  • television director
  • actor
  • television host
  • producer

Biography

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José Corbacho Nieto[1] was born on 12 December 1965 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat,[2][3] and was diagnosed with Spina bifida.[4] His father was from Extremadura.[5] He earned a licentiate degree on Information Sciences (Journalism) from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.[1] He began nonetheless a professional acting career in comedy theatre group La Cubana [es].[4] He also worked with television production company El Terrat [es],[6] of which he was a board member.[7]

His feature film directorial debut Tapas, co-helmed along with Juan Cruz, earned him a Goya Award for Best New Director.[8] He also directed his sophomore picture Cowards along with Cruz.[9] His television work, in various capacities, include Homo Zapping [es], Pelotas, Buenafuente [es],[10] and Un nuevo amanecer.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Crusells, Magí (26 April 2024). Directores de cine en Cataluña: de la A a la Z. Edicions Universitat Barcelona. p. 86. ISBN 978-84-475-3316-9.
  2. ^ "La 1 emite "Tapas" de Corbacho previo al estreno de su serie "Pelotas"". FormulaTV. 27 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Quiénes son los invitados de 'Pasapalabra' del 13 al 17 de octubre en Antena 3". Tiramillas. 17 October 2023 – via Marca.
  4. ^ a b Pita, Elena (16 July 2012). "El lado más serio de Corbacho" – via Expansión.
  5. ^ Rodríguez Muñoz, Raquel (12 November 2022). "José Corbacho en Plasencia: "No se puede judicializar la comedia y el humor, es un sinsentido"". El Periódico Extremadura. Prensa Ibérica.
  6. ^ Zujeros, Lucía (20 November 2023). "José Corbacho: "El humor es una terapia necesaria para la vida humana"". rtve.es.
  7. ^ "El Terrat fulmina su consejo y se queda solo con Buenafuente". Economía Digital. 17 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Goya.- José Corbacho y Juan Cruz reciben el premio a Mejor Dirección Novel por "Tapas"". Europa Press. 29 January 2006.
  9. ^ "Corbacho y Cruz relatan los miedos de adolescentes y adultos en la película 'Cobardes'". Europa Press. 13 July 2007.
  10. ^ López Reina, Alejandro (12 December 2015). "Los mejores trabajos de José Corbacho". ecartelera.
  11. ^ Laghrissi, Chaima (8 March 2024). "'Un nuevo amanecer': el viaje de una celebrity en busca de la desintoxicación". La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica.