Daniel Espinosa
Daniél Espinosa; Jorge Daniel Espinosa actually ( born March 23, 1977 in Trångsund, Huddinge, Sweden ) is a Chilean- Swedish director.
Life
Espinosa's parents fled about a month before his birth from Chile to escape the Pinochet regime. Although both parents are academics, they still lived in working-class neighborhoods. However, Espinosa also lived for a while in Africa, as his mother was a UN employee. As a 16 - year-old he came close after a few crimes for two years in prison to land ( Som 16- Arig lavede jeg Nogle Forbrydelser above skulle to år i fængsel. ). But thanks to a psychological report he was prevented from and received a scholarship for Herlufsholm. During the stay at the boarding school he developed a certain ambition. Each of the students there wanted to be a millionaire before the 30th birthday. Since Espinosa only someday wanted to own a coffee shop and wanted to keep up with the others, he decided, influenced by the son of Lasse Hallstrom, who was his next door neighbor, to make films. And so he attended from 1999 to 2003 the Den Danske Filmskole. His graduation film at the Danish Film School was Bokseren. With Babylonsjukan his second feature film, which was based on the screenplay of a childhood friend followed.
With Easy Money 2010 his most recent film was released. Based on the novel by Jens Lapidus was shot with Joel Kinnaman one of Sweden's most successful films. Espinosa was made aware of Josef Fares on Lapidus work Snabba cash.
Espinosa is married to Nina, a doctor and lives in Sweden. He speaks six languages, including English and Danish in addition also Portuguese and Creole.
Filmography (selection)
- 2003: Bokseren
- 2004: The Babylon syndrome ( Babylonsjukan )
- 2007: Everything But Love ( Uden for kærligheden )
- 2010: Easy Money - Feel the fear ( Snabba Cash)
- 2012: Safe House ( Safe House )