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Oriol Paulo

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Oriol Paulo
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Oriol Paulo studied audiovisual communication at Pompeu Fabra University and film at the Los Angeles Film School.

As a scriptwriter, he wrote screenplays for small screen films such as Ecos (2006) and Codi 60 (2011), but is best known for his work in series such as Absolute majority (2004) and The color of the cuitat (2004-09).

In cinema, he made himself known as a co-screenwriter alongside Guillem Morales with the thriller Julia's Eyes (2010), produced by Guillermo del Toro. But he had already made some short films such as McGuffin (1998, scriptwriter and director), Tapes (2002, scriptwriter and director) and Eve (2002, scriptwriter and director).

In 2012 he wrote and directed his first feature, The Body. Paulo nominated for Best New Director at the Goya Awards and won the Best Film Award at the Fantastic Film Festival in Paris for The Body. In 2016 he wrote the script of Boy Missing, directed by Mar Tarragona. In 2017 Paulo wrote and directed The Invisible Guest with Mario Casas, Barbara Lennie and José Coronado as protagonists.

From 2016 onwards, Oriol Paulo works as the writer and director of the television series Night and Day.
BornJuly 30, 1975
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BornJuly 30, 1975
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      • 4 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Known for

    Jose Coronado, Belén Rueda, and Hugo Silva in The Body (2012)
    The Body
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 2012
    Eduard Fernández and Bárbara Lennie in God's Crooked Lines (2022)
    God's Crooked Lines
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 2022
    Jose Coronado, Ana Wagener, Bárbara Lennie, and Mario Casas in The Invisible Guest (2016)
    The Invisible Guest
    8.0
    • Writer
    • 2016
    Belén Rueda in Julia's Eyes (2010)
    Julia's Eyes
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 2010

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    Writer



    • Zeta
      • Writer
      • Post-production
      • 2026



    • Davina Karamoy in Vengeance in the Dreary Night (2025)
      Vengeance in the Dreary Night
      6.7
      • based on the film by
      • 2025
    • Ana Polvorosa in The Last Night at Tremore Beach (2024)
      The Last Night at Tremore Beach
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • adapted by
      • creator
      • 2024
    • Taapsee Pannu in Blurr (2022)
      Blurr
      5.8
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Eduard Fernández and Bárbara Lennie in God's Crooked Lines (2022)
      God's Crooked Lines
      7.1
      • written by
      • 2022
    • Taapsee Pannu in Dobaaraa (2022)
      Dobaaraa
      4.9
      • based on the film by
      • 2022
    • Mario Casas in The Innocent (2021)
      The Innocent
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • adapted by
      • teleplay by
      • head writer
      • 2021
    • Rishi Kapoor, Emraan Hashmi, and Sobhita Dhulipala in The Body (2019)
      The Body
      5.4
      • based on the movie written by
      • 2019
    • Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu in IMDb Trailer with Commentary (2016)
      Badla
      7.7
      • based on a screenplay by
      • 2019
    • The Invisible Witness (2018)
      The Invisible Witness
      6.6
      • original screenplay
      • 2018
    • Javier Gutiérrez, Adriana Ugarte, Álvaro Morte, Chino Darín, Luna Fulgencio, and Julio Bohigas-Couto in Mirage (2018)
      Mirage
      7.4
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Kim Hee-ae in The Vanished (2018)
      The Vanished
      6.6
      • based on the movie written by
      • 2018
    • Night and Day (2016)
      Night and Day
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2016–2017
    • Jose Coronado, Ana Wagener, Bárbara Lennie, and Mario Casas in The Invisible Guest (2016)
      The Invisible Guest
      8.0
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Blanca Portillo and Marc Domènech in Secuestro (2016)
      Secuestro
      6.4
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Game (2016)
      Game
      5.7
      • based on the movie written by
      • 2016

    Director



    • En nombre de otro
      • Director
      • Filming
      • 2026



    • Ana Polvorosa in The Last Night at Tremore Beach (2024)
      The Last Night at Tremore Beach
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Eduard Fernández and Bárbara Lennie in God's Crooked Lines (2022)
      God's Crooked Lines
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Mario Casas in The Innocent (2021)
      The Innocent
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Javier Gutiérrez, Adriana Ugarte, Álvaro Morte, Chino Darín, Luna Fulgencio, and Julio Bohigas-Couto in Mirage (2018)
      Mirage
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Night and Day (2016)
      Night and Day
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016–2017
    • Jose Coronado, Ana Wagener, Bárbara Lennie, and Mario Casas in The Invisible Guest (2016)
      The Invisible Guest
      8.0
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Jose Coronado, Belén Rueda, and Hugo Silva in The Body (2012)
      The Body
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Ecos (2006)
      Ecos
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2006
    • El foro
      Short
      • Director
      • 2001
    • McGuffin
      6.0
      Video
      • Director
      • 1998

    Producer



    • Mario Casas in The Innocent (2021)
      The Innocent
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • executive producer (showrunner)
      • 2021

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      • July 30, 1975
      • Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

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