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Santiago Giralt(I)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Santiago Giralt is a prolific, multidisciplinary artist: a novelist, filmmaker, screenwriter, playwright, stage director, actor, and producer. His diverse body of work deals with LGTTBQI+ themes, women's rights, different versions of family and the construction of memory. Giralt has written and directed more than a dozen films, screening at international film festivals and streaming across global content platforms. Some of the main titles are: Before Opening, Night, Jess & James, Here Kitty Kitty, Queer Diaries and the successful indie comedy saga upa! The last one Norma, was released globally on Netflix December 22nd, topping many charts and had more than 1.000.000 clicks on its first week.
BornJune 1, 1977
BornJune 1, 1977
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Known for

    Santiago Giralt, Camila Toker, Tamae Garateguy, and Hildegunn Wærness in UPA! Una película argentina (2007)
    UPA! Una película argentina
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 2007
    Nicolás Romeo and Martín Karich in Jess & James (2015)
    Jess & James
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 2015
    Lola Berthet, Luciano Castro, Héctor Gióvine, Erica Rivas, Alejandro Urdapilleta, Mónica Villa, and Elías Viñoles in Toda la gente sola (2009)
    Toda la gente sola
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 2009
    Cordero de Dios (2008)
    Cordero de Dios
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 2008

    Credits

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    Writer



    • Santiago Giralt in Upa! Una Primevera En Atenas (2025)
      Upa! Una Primevera En Atenas
      • Writer
      • 2025
    • Norma (2023)
      Norma
      5.7
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • My Pana (2023)
      My Pana
      5.8
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • Diarios Queer (2021)
      Diarios Queer
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • upa! una pandemia argentina: Lado B (2021)
      upa! una pandemia argentina: Lado B
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Axel Kuschevatzky in Upa! Una Pandemia Argentina: Lado A (2021)
      Upa! Una Pandemia Argentina: Lado A
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Jardín Secreto (2018)
      Jardín Secreto
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • María Marull and Paula Marull in Par doble (2017)
      Par doble
      7.9
      Short
      • writer
      • 2017
    • Malena Villa and Roberto L. Makita in Miss (2016)
      Miss
      6.4
      • writer
      • 2016
    • Moria Casán, María Marull, Nahuel Mutti, Catarina Spinetta, Esteban Meloni, Silvina Acosta, Mike Amigorena, Chino Darín, Alejandro Paker, Ángelo Mutti Spinetta, and Benicio Mutti Spinetta in Primavera (2016)
      Primavera
      5.4
      • writer
      • 2016
    • Nancy Dupláa, Santiago Giralt, Martín Slipak, Camila Toker, and Tamae Garateguy in Upa! 2 (2015)
      Upa! 2
      6.8
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Nicolás Romeo and Martín Karich in Jess & James (2015)
      Jess & James
      5.4
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Eryn Foster in Here, Kitty Kitty (2014)
      Here, Kitty Kitty
      5.6
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • Leonora Balcarce, Nahuel Mutti, Nicolás Pauls, Lautaro Perotti, Catarina Spinetta, Vera Spinetta, Emmanuel Miño, Ángelo Mutti Spinetta, Benicio Mutti Spinetta, París Yasan, Coral Yasan, Patricia Zalazar, Carolina Jozami, Sol Storni, Denise Yáñez, Ana Xanthopoulos, and Santiago Marín Suárez in Anagramas (2014)
      Anagramas
      6.9
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • Erica Rivas in Before Opening Night (2010)
      Before Opening Night
      6.6
      • Writer
      • 2010

    Director



    • Santiago Giralt in Upa! Una Primevera En Atenas (2025)
      Upa! Una Primevera En Atenas
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Norma (2023)
      Norma
      5.7
      • Director
      • 2023
    • My Pana (2023)
      My Pana
      5.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Diarios Queer (2021)
      Diarios Queer
      • Director
      • 2021
    • upa! una pandemia argentina: Lado B (2021)
      upa! una pandemia argentina: Lado B
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Axel Kuschevatzky in Upa! Una Pandemia Argentina: Lado A (2021)
      Upa! Una Pandemia Argentina: Lado A
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Jardín Secreto (2018)
      Jardín Secreto
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • María Marull and Paula Marull in Par doble (2017)
      Par doble
      7.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Moria Casán, María Marull, Nahuel Mutti, Catarina Spinetta, Esteban Meloni, Silvina Acosta, Mike Amigorena, Chino Darín, Alejandro Paker, Ángelo Mutti Spinetta, and Benicio Mutti Spinetta in Primavera (2016)
      Primavera
      5.4
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Nancy Dupláa, Santiago Giralt, Martín Slipak, Camila Toker, and Tamae Garateguy in Upa! 2 (2015)
      Upa! 2
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Nicolás Romeo and Martín Karich in Jess & James (2015)
      Jess & James
      5.4
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Eryn Foster in Here, Kitty Kitty (2014)
      Here, Kitty Kitty
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Leonora Balcarce, Nahuel Mutti, Nicolás Pauls, Lautaro Perotti, Catarina Spinetta, Vera Spinetta, Emmanuel Miño, Ángelo Mutti Spinetta, Benicio Mutti Spinetta, París Yasan, Coral Yasan, Patricia Zalazar, Carolina Jozami, Sol Storni, Denise Yáñez, Ana Xanthopoulos, and Santiago Marín Suárez in Anagramas (2014)
      Anagramas
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Erica Rivas in Before Opening Night (2010)
      Before Opening Night
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Lola Berthet, Luciano Castro, Héctor Gióvine, Erica Rivas, Alejandro Urdapilleta, Mónica Villa, and Elías Viñoles in Toda la gente sola (2009)
      Toda la gente sola
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2009

    Producer



    • Santiago Giralt in Upa! Una Primevera En Atenas (2025)
      Upa! Una Primevera En Atenas
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Norma (2023)
      Norma
      5.7
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • My Pana (2023)
      My Pana
      5.8
      Short
      • producer
      • 2023
    • upa! una pandemia argentina: Lado B (2021)
      upa! una pandemia argentina: Lado B
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Axel Kuschevatzky in Upa! Una Pandemia Argentina: Lado A (2021)
      Upa! Una Pandemia Argentina: Lado A
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Céline (2019)
      Céline
      7.3
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Jardín Secreto (2018)
      Jardín Secreto
      Short
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Until You Untie Me (2017)
      Until You Untie Me
      6.1
      • producer
      • 2017
    • María Marull and Paula Marull in Par doble (2017)
      Par doble
      7.9
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Nancy Dupláa, Santiago Giralt, Martín Slipak, Camila Toker, and Tamae Garateguy in Upa! 2 (2015)
      Upa! 2
      6.8
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Eryn Foster in Here, Kitty Kitty (2014)
      Here, Kitty Kitty
      5.6
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Erica Rivas in Before Opening Night (2010)
      Before Opening Night
      6.6
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Lola Berthet, Luciano Castro, Héctor Gióvine, Erica Rivas, Alejandro Urdapilleta, Mónica Villa, and Elías Viñoles in Toda la gente sola (2009)
      Toda la gente sola
      6.4
      • co-producer
      • 2009
    • 8 semanas (2009)
      8 semanas
      6.0
      • associate producer
      • 2009
    • Las hermanas L. (2008)
      Las hermanas L.
      5.8
      • producer
      • 2008

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    • Born
      • June 1, 1977
      • Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
    • Relatives
      • Pablo Giralt(Sibling)
    • Other works
      He was a Press Agent for films and film festivals.

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