Biography
Daniel Vega Vidal (Lima, 1973) is a film and series director, producer, and screenwriter. His feature films - written, produced, and directed with his brother Diego - "Octubre" (2010), "El Mudo" (2013), and "La Bronca" (2019) received numerous national and international accolades, such as the Prix du Jury in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival 2010. They were released in cinemas in Germany, Brazil, France, USA, Colombia, among others. His filmography also includes three short films, "Interior Bajo Izquierda" (2008), "Alondra" (2015), and "Dona y César" (2022). The second was commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as part of the Graduate XXI project, aiming to generate debate on high school dropout rates in public schools in Latin America, with production handled by Gael García Bernal. Through his company Maretazo Cine, he co-produced two feature films; "Todas las fuerzas," the second feature film by Argentine director Luciana Piantanida with the production company Pensar con las manos, and "Reinas," the third feature film by Peruvian-Swiss director Klaudia Reynicke with Swiss company Alva Films, which premiered at Sundance in January 2024 and won the Grand Prix of the Generation International Jury for the Best Kplus Feature Film at the Berlinale 2024.
In 2017, he and his brother were enlisted by Story House to direct four episodes of the second season of the series "El Chapo," released on Netflix. They also co-directed for Movistar Latam the series "El día de mi suerte," a four-episode fictional story inspired by the arrival of salsa singer Héctor Lavoe in Lima in 1986. The latter series was selected at the Seriemania festival in France, acquired by Amazon Prime, and sold to Canal Arte France. In 2021, he co-directed a fictional series about the doping case of footballer Paolo Guerrero, "Contigo Capitán," which premiered on Netflix.
Independently, Daniel has directed two commissioned comedies for Tondero, Peru's largest film production company, titled "Intercambiadas" and "Busco Novia." For the World Bank, he wrote, produced, and directed three documentary short films, featuring inspiring testimonies from three women beneficiaries of social programs, narrating their stories of empowerment.
Daniel holds a degree in Image and Sound from the Complutense University of Madrid and completed a Master's in Audiovisual Business Management at Carlos III University of Madrid.
14 wins and 21 nominations
