★ HOW OLD IS ALEXIS DOS SANTOS?
Alexis Dos Santos is 52 years old, born January 1, 1974 in AR · Capricorn.
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About
Alexis Dos Santos directed queer cinema that blended coming-of-age vulnerability with raw formal ambition. Born in Argentina in 1974, he studied in Buenos Aires and Barcelona before moving to London in 1998 to attend the National Film and Television School. His debut feature Glue won the MovieZone Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2007, establishing him as part of the New Queer Cinema movement. A Capricorn with Life Path 5, he balances artistic restlessness with disciplined craft [F1,enrichments].
★ FEATURE
Biography
Alexis Dos Santos is an Argentine film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor born in 1974. He directed Glue, a debut feature about young musicians navigating drug use and sexual exploration, which won the MovieZone Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2007. In 2009, he directed Unmade Beds, a film partially funded by the UK Film Council that premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema / Dramatic category. For the Cinema Reloaded project, he directed the short film Random Strangers in 2011.
Dos Santos studied in Buenos Aires and Barcelona before relocating to London in 1998, where he attended the National Film and Television School. Early work included shorts like Meteoritos, Watching Planes, Axolotl, Snapshots, and Sand. He is recognized as part of the New Queer Cinema movement, a positioning that shapes his thematic interest in marginalized intimacy and youth identity. As a Capricorn with Life Path 5, his work reflects a restless intellectual curiosity paired with structural rigor [F1,enrichments]. Screenwriters and editors craft narrative and visual rhythm; Dos Santos merges these disciplines to interrogate desire and belonging.
★ ORIGIN
Before Fame
Dos Santos grew up in Argentina and studied in Buenos Aires before relocating to Barcelona. In 1998, he moved to London to attend the National Film and Television School, a turning point that positioned him within European art cinema. Before his 2006 debut feature, he directed a series of shorts—Meteoritos, Watching Planes, Axolotl, Snapshots, and Sand—that developed his visual language and thematic interests.
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Trivia
- Dos Santos' debut feature Glue won the MovieZone Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2007, launching his career within festival circuits.
- His 2009 film Unmade Beds received a Grand Jury Prize nomination for World Cinema / Dramatic at the Sundance Film Festival.
- He is considered part of the New Queer Cinema movement, a positioning that defines his approach to representing desire and youth identity.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Free Spirit
Restless and adventurous. Alexis Dos Santos reinvent often: new sounds, new platforms, new cities. Expect career pivots over decades.
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Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
- Alexander GouldDog · 1994
- Jean-Carl BoucherDog · 1994
- Connor JessupDog · 1994
- Mayuko FukudaDog · 1994
- Abbey HoesDog · 1994
CHALLENGING
- IsaacMonkey · 2004
- Robbie Ure
★ FAQ
Frequently asked
- How old is Alexis Dos Santos?
- Alexis Dos Santos is 52 years old (born January 1, 1974).
- When is Alexis Dos Santos's birthday?
- Alexis Dos Santos was born on January 1, 1974.
- What is Alexis Dos Santos's zodiac sign?
- Alexis Dos Santos is a Capricorn, born January 1, 1974.
- What is Alexis Dos Santos's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Alexis Dos Santos was born in 1974, the year of the Wood Tiger.
- Where is Alexis Dos Santos from?
- Alexis Dos Santos is from AR.
- What does Alexis Dos Santos do?
- Alexis Dos Santos is a writer.
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