Daniel Sánchez Arévalo

Daniel Sánchez Arévalo is the son of the illustrator José Ramón Sánchez (recognised as the author of the election posters for the PSOE during the Transition) and the actress Carmen Arévalo and was born on 24 June 1970 in Madrid. He has a brother and a sister, respectively involved in the television industry and a dancer. He studied at the Colegio Montserrat. After taking a degree in business sciences, he began a career in television writing screenplays for Farmacia de guardia as he was hired by Antonio Mercero to that end thanks to his brother. He also wrote for Querido maestro and Hospital Central. From 2000 to 2001 he studied filmmaking at the Columbia University thanks to a Fulbright scholarship.

Endorsed by Julio Medem, his short film La culpa del alpinista (2004) was presented at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.

His feature film debut Dark Blue Almost Black (2006) won him the Goya Award for Best New Director.

In 2025, when asked by eldiario.es about the top 10 films of the 21st century, Sánchez Arévalo chose Talk to Her (2002), Grizzly Man (2005), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Best in Show (2000), Her (2013), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), The Lives of Others (2006), A Prophet (2009), and A Separation (2011).

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