Jonás Trueba

Spanish filmmaker

Fernando Trueba (father)
Cristina Huete (mother)

RelativesDavid Trueba (uncle)

Jonás Trueba (born 1981) is a Spanish filmmaker.

Biography

Born in Madrid in 1981, Jonás Groucho Rodríguez Huete is the son of Fernando Trueba and Cristina Huete.^[1]^[2]^[3] Prior to his directorial debut in a feature film with Every Song Is About Me (2010), he directed the 2000 short film Cero en conciencia and collaborated as a writer in films such as No Pain, No Gain (2001), Go Away from Me (2006) and The Dancer and the Thief (2009).^[4]^[5] Following the production of the 2013 film The Wishful Thinkers, Trueba founded a production company (Los Ilusos Films) alongside Javier Lafuente.^[6] He was recognised with the Ojo Crítico Award in 2016.^[7]

Filmography

Year	English Title	Original Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
2001	No Pain, No Gain	Más pena que gloria	No	Yes	No	Credited as "Jonás Groucho"^[8]
2006	Go Away from Me	Vete de mí	No	Yes	No	^[9]
2009	The Dancer and the Thief	El baile de la Victoria	No	Yes	No	^[10]
2010	Every Song Is About Me	Todas las canciones hablan de mí	Yes	Yes	No	^[11]
2013	The Wishful Thinkers	Los ilusos	Yes	Yes	Yes	^[12]
2015	The Romantic Exiles	Los exiliados románticos	Yes	Yes	No	^[13]
2016	The Reconquest	La reconquista	Yes	Yes	No	^[14]
2019	The August Virgin	La virgen de agosto	Yes	Yes	No	^[15]
2021	Who's Stopping Us ^[a]	Quién lo impide	Yes	Yes	No	Documentary film Also cinematographer^[16]
2022	You Have to Come and See It	Tenéis que venir a verla	Yes	Yes	Yes	^[17]
2024	The Other Way Around	Volveréis	Yes	Yes	Yes

Notes

^ On 2018, early rough cuts of the film were screened exclusively on various film festivals and were named as a series of the same title and divided into 4 chapters: "Principiantes", "Solo Somos", "Si vamos 28, volvemos 28" & "Tu también lo has vivido

References

^ "Tres películas que encarnan la esencia del verano en Madrid y sus fiestas". Europa Press. 14 August 2021.
^ "Jonás, el hijo indie de Fernando Trueba que aspira al César con su chica, Itsaso Arana". Vanitatis. El Confidencial. 12 March 2021.
^ Colàs, Joan (24 October 2021). "Jonás Trueba: "A la que presentas algo un poco diferente, te encuentras un 'no' desde los despachos"". Letra Global – via El Español.
^ Illescas, Sergio (20 August 2009). "La nueva generación "Trueba" se estrena en Alicante". Información. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Jonás Trueba debuta como director con 'Todas las canciones hablan de mi'". Europa Press. 14 October 2010.
^ Leroux, Amelie (30 August 2021). "Jonás Turbea muestra la adolescencia en estado puro". Las Furias Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Jonás Trueba, Premio 'El Ojo Crítico' de RNE de Cine". RTVE. 7 November 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Más pena que gloria". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
^ Young, Deborah (4 October 2006). "Go Away From Me". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
^ Weissberg, Jay (23 September 2009). "The Dancer and the Thief". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
^ Holland, Jonathan (28 December 2010). "Every Song Is About Me". Variety. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ Holland, Jonathan (18 October 2013). "The Wishful Thinkers (Los ilusos): London Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ Holland, Jonathan (5 May 2015). "'The Romantic Exiles' ('Los Exiliados Romanticos'): Buenos Aires Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ Holland, Jonathan (26 September 2016). "'The Reconquest' ('La Reconquista'): Film Review | San Sebastian 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ Debruge, Peter (20 August 2020). "'The August Virgin' Review: Spend a Quiet Month in Madrid With This Late-Summer Breather". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ Romney, Jonathan (24 September 2021). "'Who's Stopping Us': San Sebastian Review". ScreenDaily. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ Ferrer, Pablo (5 February 2022). "El actor oscense Vito Sanz, con dos estrenos a la vista en 2022". Heraldo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.