Eugenio Mira
{{short description|Spanish filmmaker and composer (born 1977)}}
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Eugenio Mira (born 1977) is a Spanish filmmaker and composer. He has been credited as composer in some films under the pseudonym Chucky Namanera.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ecartelera.com/noticias/bayona-directores-espanoles-triunfando-extranjero-52395/9/|website=ecartelera|title=Más allá de Bayona: Estos directores españoles están triunfando en el extranjero|first=Pedro J.|last=García|date=25 February 2019|page=9}}
He was born in Castalla, Alicante. After finishing his studies in high school and as a piano player he moved to Madrid to attend [http://www.septima-ars.com Septima Ars Madrid film school], working in the Spanish film industry as a first assistant director, in the art department and the advertising world. His debut short film, Fade (2000),{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299865/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_5|title = Fade (Short 2000) - IMDb}} called the attention of Guillermo del Toro, who supported his career from the very beginning, introducing him to his agent, Robert Newman (WME).
Mira's first feature-length film, The Birthday (2004), became a cult movie{{cite web|url=http://www.soundonsight.org/the-100-best-films-of-the-decade-part-5/|title=The 100 Best Films of the Decade: 2000 – 2009 (part 5)|date=21 December 2009|access-date=19 December 2014|archive-date=9 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709142659/http://www.soundonsight.org/the-100-best-films-of-the-decade-part-5/|url-status=dead}} after winning several awards{{cite web|url=http://www.aintitcool.com/node/21561|title=FANTASTIC FEST announces Jury & Audience Awards for the Fest!}} at the first edition of Fantastic Fest (Austin, TX), where he also held the world premieres of his 2010 Gothic tale{{cite news|url=http://www.aintitcool.com/node/46776|title=Fantastic Fest 2010: Capone gets weepy just thinking about how much he loves Spain's AGNOSIA!!!|newspaper=Aint It Cool News|author1=Capone}} Agnosia and the 2013 film Grand Piano, starring Elijah Wood and John Cusack (released in the US by Magnet/Magnolia Pictures).
Other works
Besides his work as director, screenwriter and composer, Mira has also worked occasionally at a variety of other jobs, from second unit director on The Impossible (Juan Antonio Bayona, 2012) to actor, incarnating{{cite web|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2011/02/spanish-director-eugenio-mira-steps-in-front-of-the-camera-as-a-young-de-niro-in-red-lights.html|title=Spanish Director Eugenio Mira Steps In Front Of The Camera As A Young De Niro In RED LIGHTS|access-date=2015-01-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054818/http://twitchfilm.com/2011/02/spanish-director-eugenio-mira-steps-in-front-of-the-camera-as-a-young-de-niro-in-red-lights.html|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}} a younger Robert De Niro in Red Lights ([https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0181579/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Rodrigo Cortés], 2011).
His soundtrack for Nacho Vigalondo’s Timecrimes (2007) was released by Mondo{{cite web|url=http://nuancemusic.com/blog/index.php?/archives/1545-Mondo-Releases-TIMECRIMES!.html|title=Mondo Releases TIMECRIMES!}} on a special limited edition{{cite web|url=http://screeninvasion.com/2013/09/mondo-unveils-timecrimes-latest-vinyl-soundtrack-release-will-debut-fantastic-fest/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924092907/http://screeninvasion.com/2013/09/mondo-unveils-timecrimes-latest-vinyl-soundtrack-release-will-debut-fantastic-fest/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 24, 2013|title=Mondo Unveils TIMECRIMES As Its Latest Vinyl Soundtrack Release, Will Debut At Fantastic Fest|date=21 September 2013}} vinyl.
Mira is currently developing several film projects and is about to release the first album from his new musical project Pagana{{cite web|url=https://pagana.bandcamp.com|title=When Never Takes Forever}} (stylized as P ^ G ^ N ^) . This album will be the first release from Mira's own film and record label Paramirama.
He was hired to direct the 6-episode television series ¡García!, which began production in 2021 and was broadcast on HBO Max in 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cameraandlightmag.com/noticias/hbo-max-arranca-la-produccion-de-su-nueva-serie-original-garcia-creada-por-sara-antuna-y-carlos-de-pando/1|website=Camera and Light Mag|title=HBO MAX arranca la producción de su nueva serie original, ¡GARCÍA! creada por Sara Antuña y Carlos de Pando|date=7 May 2021}}
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