Carlos Montero
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, he is the creator of Física o Química and Elite.
Also recorded as Carlos Montero Castiñeira
Carlos Montero
- Name
- Carlos Montero Castiñeira
- Born
- 9 October 1972
- Birthplace
- Celanova, province of Ourense, Galicia, Spain
- Education
- Complutense University of Madrid
- Occupation
- * Screenwriter
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Fields
- creative and professional writing.
- Known for
- Física o Química, Elite, The Mess You Leave Behind and Breathless.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Carlos Montero studied at Complutense University of Madrid. The recorded working language is Spanish. The field of work recorded is creative and professional writing. Works named in the authority record are Física o Química, Elite, The Mess You Leave Behind and Breathless.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Carlos Montero Castiñeira • Born — 9 October 1972 • Birthplace — Celanova, province of Ourense, Galicia, Spain • Education — Complutense University of Madrid • Occupation — * Screenwriter • Film Producer • Film Director • Television Producer • Years Active — 1993–present • Notable Works — * Física o Química (2008–2011) • Elite (2018–2024) • The Mess You Leave Behind (2020)
Biography
Biography
Carlos Montero was born on 9 October 1972 in Celanova, Province of Ourense, Montero earned a licentiate degree in Information Sciences (Journalism) from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM).
Career
Career
Starting 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. He was the creator of another popular teen drama series, Física o Química (2008–2011). He co-wrote together with Jaime Vaca the screenplay of the Daniel Calparsoro's film Combustión, released in 2013. He also worked in other television series such as El tiempo entre costuras (The Time in Between), Apaches, and El comisario. Working for Netflix, he created the teen drama series Élite together with Darío Madrona and created the Netflix series El desorden que dejas (The Mess You Leave Behind), an adaptation of his own novel, winner of the 2016 Premio Primavera de Novela. 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. He co-created together with Agustín Martínez the Netflix fantasy thriller series Feria, which began filming in 2021. In 2024, he was showrunner, co-writer and executive producer on the hospital-set drama Breathless for Netflix.
Movies
Movies
• 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
Television
• 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
Novels
• 2012: Los tatuajes no se borran con láser • 2016: The Mess You Leave Behind (Premio Primavera de Novela 2016)
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1972
Carlos Montero born at Celanova.
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- 1.Así va a ser el retorno como miniserie de Física o Química. El Mundo. 23 April 2020.
- 2.Carlos Montero, Premio Primavera de Novela por "El desorden que dejas". El Periódico. 18 February 2016.
- 3.El celanovés Carlos Montero gana el 'Primavera de Novela'. La Región. 18 February 2016.
- 4.Llanos Martínez, Héctor. De 'Al salir de clase' a 'Élite', Carlos Montero lleva dos décadas haciendo series adolescentes. Verne. El País. 4 November 2018.
- 5.Recta final para el rodaje de "Combustión", una "Fast & Furious" a la española. ABC Guionistas. December 2025.
- 6.Jiménez, Adrián. Los trabajos de Carlos Montero y Darío Madrona, creadores de 'Élite'. Ecartelera. 7 January 2019.
- 7.America Reads Spanish.
- 8.Granada, Emiliano. Carlos Montero on New Netflix Original 'The Mess You Leave Behind'. Variety. 19 February 2020.
- 9.Onieva, Álvaro. El final de 'El desorden que dejas', analizado por su creador y actores. Fuera de Series. 14 December 2020.
- 10.Gimeno, Santiago. 'Gente que viene y bah': Conoce en EXCLUSIVA al personaje que interpreta Carmen Maura. SensaCine. 15 January 2019.
- 11.Gómez, Susana C. "No hay que renunciar al localismo o borrar la identidad española con la intención de cruzar fronteras". Diario de Sevilla. 16 February 2021.
- 12.Lang, Jamie. 'Elite' Creator Carlos Montero Shares First Images of New Netflix Medical Drama 'Breathless' (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. May 9, 2024.
- 13.Carlos Montero gana el Primavera de Novela con 'El desorden que dejas'. Diario de Sevilla. 18 February 2016.
- 14.Granada, Emiliano. Carlos Montero on New Netflix Original 'The Mess You Leave Behind'. Variety. 18 February 2020.
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