Gustavo Fuertes

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Screen-writer and director of Spanish cinema born November 14, 1959 on Madrid Spain. Among his main works it highlights the short film El Juicio Final (US Title: The Final Judgement 1991) winner of a Silver Plaque in Chicago International Film Festival.

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In 1982, Fuertes concluded his studies in the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, being licensed in Audiovisual Communication. At the time that he obtained the diploma in the Center of Studies of the Image. In 1984 he got a diploma of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for their short of animation presented in the Olympic Games of Los Angeles, The Spirit of Olympus(1984). In 1991, he founded his own production company Legendland Films at the time that the branch, High Contrast, a special, holding company of effects and animation, dedicated mainly to short films of low budget. Carrying out along 20 years all type of works for the cinema.

In 1996, he collaborated directly with Juan Carlos Fresnadillo for the realization of his multi winning short, Esposados (US Title: "Linked"), nominated for the Academy Award (Oscar) of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences(AMPAS).

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Blood Brothers (2008) [Cinematographer]
Sand Walls (2008) [Cinematographer]
Lenny the Wonder Dog (2004) [Digital Artist]
Intacto (2001) [Writer] (uncredited) [Thanks]
I Could'nt Care Less (2000) [Writer]
The Island of the hell (1998) [Head Titles And Credits]
The Flavor of the can food (1997) [Animation]
Trailer (1997) [Title Designer] (ace High Contrast)
Esposados (US Title Linked) (1996) [Title Designer] [Special Effects: artificial head]
Chewing gums (1996) [Visual Effects]
The Controls Aren't Responding (1993) [Animation Effects]
El Juicio Final, (US Title The Final Judgement 1991) [Writer] [Animatronics] [Editor] [Producer] [Director]
For the old times (1990) [Cinematographer: / second unit]
Periodic pure (1984) [Cinematographer]
The Spirit of Olympus (1984) [Cinematographer] [Writer] [Animation Camera Operator][Managing Of Photography: animation] [Editor] (animation) [Producer]
Power Game (1983) [Sound Assistant]
The Doll (1983) [Cinematographer]
Those Winners of the tomorrow (1981) [Sound Assistant]
Nostalgia of silent comedy (1981) [Assistant Camera]
Behind every day (1980) [Sound Assistant]
Everebody Calls Me The Cat (1980) [Actor.... Policeman] (uncredited) [Assistant Director] [Stunt Driver] (uncredited)
Sound stimuli (1979) [Cinematographer]
Blindfolded eyes (1978) [Actor.... Extra] (uncredited)