★ HOW OLD IS ALFONSO ZARAUZA?
Alfonso Zarauza is 53 years old, born January 1, 1973 in ES · Capricorn.
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About
Alfonso Zarauza directed and wrote films that mixed intimate drama with experimental form. Born in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, in 1973, he studied at film school in La Coruña and spent the 1990s making shorts like Hai que foderse and A danza de Katiuska. His feature Encallados (shot in black-and-white 16mm) won Best Film at the Premios Mestre Mateo. Later works—Ons, a co-production with Portugal, screened at Seville European Film Festival—showed his range from comedy to complex drama. Capricorn-born; life path 22.
★ FEATURE
Biography
Alfonso Zarauza is a Spanish film director and screenwriter born in 1973 in Santiago de Compostela. He trained in film at HIA in La Coruña and launched his career with shorts: Hai que foderse (1994), ¡Aproba! (1995), A danza de Katiuska (1998), Sebastian (2001), and Touro (2002). In 2008, Zarauza won recognition at the Viña del Mar International Film Festival and directed the TV series O Nordés the following year. His feature Spleen (La noche que dejó de llover) arrived in 2008, followed by the critically acclaimed Aces in 2014. The dark comedy Encallados, shot in black-and-white 16mm and released in 2013, earned Best Film at the Premios Mestre Mateo. As producer, Zarauza backed Jaione Camborda's Arima in 2019. His 2020 film Ons—a complex, intimate drama set in a striking landscape—was a co-production of Galician firm Maruxiña Film Company and Portuguese outfit Bando à Parte, screened at the 17th Seville European Film Festival. Born under Capricorn, Zarauza carries life-path 22, a numerological marker of the master builder—fitting for a director who constructs intimate, formally inventive worlds across genres.
★ ORIGIN
Before Fame
Zarauza studied film at HIA in La Coruña after growing up in Santiago de Compostela. Through the 1990s and early 2000s, he developed his voice through short films: Hai que foderse (1994), ¡Aproba! (1995), A danza de Katiuska (1998), Sebastian (2001), and Touro (2002). These early works established him as a craftsperson willing to experiment with form before his feature breakthrough.
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Trivia
- Encallados was shot in 16mm black-and-white film, a deliberate choice that emphasized texture and intimacy.
- In 2008 alone, Zarauza won at the Viña del Mar International Film Festival and released his feature Spleen.
- Ons was a Spain–Portugal co-production screened at the 17th Seville European Film Festival, marking international reach.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
Master Number — The Master Builder
22 is 4 amplified. Builders of large, structural things — institutions, festivals, multi-decade catalogs.
★ ALL LIFE-PATH 22 CELEBS →★ ASTROLOGY
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- Alfonso Zarauza is a Capricorn, born January 1, 1973.
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- Alfonso Zarauza was born in 1973, the year of the Water Ox.
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