Bruno Lázaro Pacheco

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bruno Lázaro Pacheco (born in Madrid, Spain in 1970) is a Spanish-Canadian filmmaker.

Son of Spanish poet and writer Jesús López Pacheco who left Spain for Canada during the Fascist Francisco Franco dictatorship. Bruno eventually returned to Spain.

His first feature, The Traveller (1990), had its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and participated in the presentation of Canadian Cinema at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, France.

[edit] Filmography

Hate to Love (1989), winner: Chicago International Film Festival Silver Plaque Award
Swingspan (1989)
The Traveller (1990)
City of Dark (1998), winner: Figueira da Foz International Film Festival best film award
¡Es para ti! (2004), winner: Lyon Festival of New Generation Cinema best film award

He completed his film studies at the Centre for the Arts at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada where he studied with renowed filmmakers Al Razutis and David Rimmer. He began making short TV fiction, documentary and experimental films in Vancouver.

After moving to Toronto in the 1990's, he made a controversial sci-fi cult film City of Dark in 1998. He is currently living in Madrid where he has completed a new feature ¡Es para ti! in 2004.