Rodrigo Cortés

• Name — Rodrigo Cortés • Birth Name — Rodrigo Cortés Giráldez • Born — 31 May 1973 • Birthplace — Cenlle, Galicia, Spain • Occupation — Film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, actor

Rodrigo Cortés was born in Pazos Hermos (Cenlle, province of Ourense) on 31 May 1973, but soon moved to Salamanca, where he spent most of his childhood and his early 20s.

Cortés's fondness for filmmaking started at an early age. At 16, he had already directed his first short film in Super 8. In 1998, he directed the short Yul that won over 20 awards and in 2001, he released 15 Days, a fake documentary in the form of a large short film that earned over 57 awards at festivals, becoming the most awarded Spanish short film of the time. In 2007, he directed The Contestant, his first feature film that was released with critical applause and earned several awards, including the Critic's prize at the Málaga Film Festival. He directed and edited the 2010 thriller Buried, starring Ryan Reynolds. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and has received considerable acclaim. In 2012 Cortés released Red Lights, a film about a physicist and a psychology professor who specialise in debunking supernatural phenomena, it stars Robert De Niro, Sigourney Weaver, Cillian Murphy and Elizabeth Olsen. He reunited with Buried screenwriter Chris Sparling for his 2018 movie Down a Dark Hall, based on the novel of the same name by Lois Duncan and produced by Twilight writer Stephenie Meyer.

• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Editor — Musical Director — Notes • 2021 — Stories to Stay Awake — Wrote, directed, edited and produced music for episode "La Broma" Co-wrote and co-edited episode "El Asfalto"

Rodrigo Cortés is recorded as having received Premio Feroz for Best Director and Medalla del Cercle d'Escriptors Cinematogràfics al millor guió original.

• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Producer — Editor — Musical director — Notes • 2007 — The Contestant — Also songwriter: "Cyrus Honey Blues" and "Cajas" • 2010 — Buried — Executive — Also songwriter: "In the Lap of the Mountain" • 2011 — Apartment 143 — Also Music editor and second unit director • 2012 — Red Lights • 2013 — Grand Piano — Uncredited — Also second unit director • 2018 — Down a Dark Hall — Also additional voices (credited as Gonzalo Giráldez) • 2021 — Love Gets a Room — Executive — Also songwriter "Without You", "Little Bride" and "Little Bride-Stefcia Solo" • 2024 — Escape

• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Producer — Editor — Notes • 1998 — Yul • 2000 — 15 días — Also composer • La Ley de Murphy — Also dialogue supervisor • 2001 — Dentro — Segment of Diminutos del calvario Also composer and sound designer • 2002 — Los 150 metros de Callao — Also sound, sound designer and sound editor • 2003 — El Niño Millon — Documentary short film Co-directed with Abril Balderrama and Ricardo Díaz • Interruptus — Also dialogue supervisor • 2007 — Dirt Devil — Also sound designer and sound editor • Impavido — Aldo dialogue supervisor • 2010 — Alone — Original Idea • 2013 — Por activa y por pasiva • 2014 — 1:58 — Advertising short • 2022 — Tierra Nueva Acting roles • Year — Title — Role • 1998 — Yul — Narrador (as "Gonzalo Giraldez") • 2000 — 15 días — Ruben Salas • La Ley de Murphy — El Holandés (voice) • 2002 — Los 150 metros de Callao — Narrador #1 (voice) • 2003 — Interruptus — Hombre Calvo #1 • 2007 — Dirt Devil — Narrador