Félix Sabroso

Félix Sabroso de la Cruz (born 10 August 1965) is a Spanish director and screenwriter from the Canary Islands. For his early career, he worked in a tandem with Dunia Ayaso, who died in 2014.

Life and career

Félix Sabroso de la Cruz was born on 10 August 1965 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.[1][2] He moved to Madrid in 1992 to pursue a filmmaking career with Dunia Ayaso.[3]

Ayaso and Sabroso's first feature was Fea (1994).[4] Their LGBT comedy Excuse Me Darling, but Lucas Loved Me (1997) became a box-office hit.[5] However, their following feature Shoot Out (1998) was a blunder.[5] Following a blank period,[5] they released Chill Out! (2003), Rated R (2008) and The Island Inside (2009). They also created and directed the El Deseo-produced comedy-drama series Mujeres (2006), which received "excellent" reviews in Spain,[6] and penned the screenplay of Juan Flahn's Boystown (2007).[7]

Following the death of his creative collaborator and life partner in February 2014,[8] Sabroso continued on working. His first solo feature without Ayaso, El tiempo de los monstruos, was presented at the 2015 Seville European Film Festival.[9][10] He directed the SkyShowtime comedy-drama series Mentiras pasajeras [es] (2023) and shot comedy film Canta y no llores (2024).[11][12] He also created and directed Max series Furia,[12] pending for a 2025 release.

References

  1. ^ Nermolato, Luis (8 April 2013). "Félix Sabroso y Dunia Ayaso: 'Nos chifla el amor en sí mismo'". El Mundo.
  2. ^ Peiró, Patricia (14 October 2016). "Cinefilia con gardenias". El País.
  3. ^ Galo, Isabel (16 February 1998). "Los directores Dunia Ayaso y Félix Sabroso preparan una serie de TV". El País.
  4. ^ "El emotivo recuerdo de Bibi a la fallecida Dunia Ayaso". vertele!. 18 March 2014 – via eldiario.es.
  5. ^ a b c Jiménez, Jennifer (26 April 2016). ""La historia de Dunia Ayaso y Félix Sabroso es una enseñanza sobre lo que cuesta abrirse camino en el cine"". eldiario.es.
  6. ^ Zurian, Francisco A. (2017). "La productora El Deseo y la ficción televisiva: origen de la serie Mujeres" (PDF). Prisma Social (2): 250.
  7. ^ "Juan Flahn debuta con los crímenes de diseño de la comedia "Chuecatown"". La Opinión de Murcia. Prensa Ibérica. 3 July 2007.
  8. ^ Scola, Gloria (1 March 2014). "Dunia Ayaso: se va la mitad de un tándem". El Mundo.
  9. ^ Bulnes, Amalia (8 November 2015). "Javier Cámara, Candela Peña, Julián López y Carmen Machi cierran filas en Sevilla en torno al "cine en estado puro"". eldiario.es.
  10. ^ "¿Qué pensaría si Dunia Ayaso si viese 'El tiempo de los monstruos'". Fotogramas. 30 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Félix Sabroso, Jau Fornés y El Vega Life visitan 'Una mala noche'". Diario de Avisos. 13 April 2023 – via El Español.
  12. ^ a b Pozo, José Carlos (9 May 2024). "Max presenta Furia, una nueva serie española protagonizada por cinco grandes actrices". HobbyConsolas.