Nacho Vigalondo

Ignacio "Nacho" Vigalondo Palacios is a Spanish filmmaker.

Career

Vigalondo's first film was the 2003 Spanish-language short film 7:35 in the Morning, about a suicide bomber who terrorizes a cafe, which was only eight minutes long. The film won significant accolades: it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film, got another Best Short Film Award nomination at the European Film Awards, and received the Bronze Moon of Valencia at the Cinema Jove – Valencia International Film Festival, and the Prix UIP Drama at the Drama Short Film Festival.
He finished his first full-length feature film, Los Cronocrímenes, in 2007, in which he also co-starred.
Vigalondo's next film was the 2011 Spanish-language alien invasion film Extraterrestre.
In 2011, it was reported that Vigalondo was recruited to direct a film adaptation of Mark Millar's Supercrooks.
From 2012 to 2014 he wrote and directed a segment in three different anthology horror films: The ABCs of Death, The Profane Exhibit, and VHS: Viral. In 2014 he also released Open Windows, a techno-thriller film that marked his English-language debut.
Vigalondo's wrote and directed the 2016 film Colossal, which is a twist on the Kaiju genre and an homage to the Godzilla franchise. Before starting production on Colossal, Vigalondo described his plan as to make a serious film with "old school" practical effects on a low budget.
Vigalondo's directed the Hulu original film Pooka, released December 2018 in the Into the Dark series.
Vigalondo directed the first two episodes of the first season of the superhero comedy series The Neighbor and the entire second season of the Ancient-Rome-set comedy series Justo antes de Cristo, as well the episode "La alarma" from season two of anthology horror series Stories to Stay Awake.

Filmography

Short film

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role
2001	Código 7	Tipo
2003	7:35 in the Morning	Tipo

Feature film

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role
2007	Timecrimes	The Scientist
2014	Open Windows	Richy Gabilondo
2015	Camino	Guillermo
2021	El Planeta	Older Man

Television

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Veneno
2023	La Mesías
2023	El otro lado	Gorka Romero
2025	Superestar	Joaquín Sardana