Guillermo Amoedo
Guillermo Amoedo Schultze (born 2 March 1983 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan director and screenwriter, working in Santiago, Chile since 2007. Amoedo is the cowriter, with Nicolás López, of the films Que Pena Tu Vida (2010), Que Pena Tu Boda (2011), Que Pena Tu Familia (2012), Mis Peores Amigos (2013) and, with Eli Roth, of the films Aftershock (2012), The Green Inferno (2013) and Knock Knock (2015). He has also written and directed the TV films El Crack (2011), La Leyenda de El Crack (2015) and the feature films Retorno (2010) and The Stranger (2014).
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- Name
- Guillermo Amoedo
- Born
- 2 March 1983
- Birthplace
- Montevideo,
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter, film producer, film editor
- Birth Name
- Guillermo Amoedo Schultze
- Nationality
- Uruguay
- Education
- Universidad de los Andes
- Languages
- English
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Guillermo Amoedo Schultze (born 2 March 1983 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan director and screenwriter, working in Santiago, Chile since 2007. Amoedo is the cowriter, with Nicolás López, of the films Que Pena Tu Vida (2010), Que Pena Tu Boda (2011), Que Pena Tu Familia (2012), Mis Peores Amigos (2013) and, with Eli Roth, of the films Aftershock (2012), The Green Inferno (2013) and Knock Knock (2015). He has also written and directed the TV films El Crack (2011), La Leyenda de El Crack (2015) and the feature films Retorno (2010) and The Stranger (2014).
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Amoedo received a Bachelor of Communication at the University of Montevideo and later graduated as a Master in Screenwriting at the Universidad de los Andes, where he now teaches practice writing classes.
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• Name — Guillermo Amoedo • Born — 2 March 1983 • Birthplace — Montevideo, • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter, film producer, film editor • Birth Name — Guillermo Amoedo Schultze • Years Active — 2003 – present
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Notes • 2011 — El Crack — TV movie Co-directed with Nicolás López • 2012 — Que Pena Tu Serie — TV series 12 episodes • 2015 — La Leyenda de El Crack — TV movie • 2019 — Tu Parte del Trato — TV series 8 episodes
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Webseries
• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Notes • 2011 — El Crack — Co-directed with Nicolás López • 2013 — Se Venden • 2016 — Hola Sandra
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1983
Guillermo Amoedo born at Montevideo.
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• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Notes • 2009 — Retorno — Also editor and executive producer • 2011 — Qué pena tu boda • 2012 — Qué pena tu familia • 2013 — The Green Inferno • Mis Peores Amigos: Promedio Rojo el regreso • 2014 — The Stranger — Also associate producer • 2015 — Knock, Knock • 2017 — Hazlo Como Hombre • The Inhabitant • 2018 — No Estoy Loca • 2019 — Dulce Familia • 2022 — Me Vuelves Loca
Short films
Short films
• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Notes • 2003 — Memorias • 2004 — Tercera Persona — Also editor • 2005 — La Escafandra — Also executuce producer • 2006 — El Último Globo — Also cinematographer • 2013 — The Fourth Houseman
Awards
• Sitges - Catalan International Film Festival • Won, Blood Window Award to the Best Iberoamerican Film, "The Stranger" (2014) • Nominated, Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver, Official Fantàstic Panorama Selection, "Mis peores amigos: Promedio rojo el regreso" (2013)
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