Rafael Cobos

Rafael Cobos López is a Spanish screenwriter and playwright. He is a recurring co-scribe of Alberto Rodríguez's films. He has won two Goya Awards.

Biography

Rafael Cobos López was born in 1973 in Seville. After starting studies in medicine, he dropped out and switched to a degree in audiovisual communication.
Together with Rodríguez, Cobos has penned the screenplays of the films 7 Virgins, After, Marshland, Smoke & Mirrors, Prison 77 and the television series La peste.
He has also participated in the writing of Kike Maíllo's Toro.

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Title	Notes
2005	7 Virgins	Co-written with Alberto Rodríguez Also acting coach
2009	After	Co-wrote story with Alberto Rodríguez Also assistant director
2012	Unit 7	Co-wrote story with Alberto Rodríguez Also acting coach
2012	Ali	Co-written with Paco R. Baños
2013	Love Is Not What It Used to Be	Co-written with Ada Hernández & Gabriel Ochoa
2014	Marshland	Co-written with Alberto Rodríguez
2016	Toro	Co-written with Fernando Navarro
2016	Smoke & Mirrors	Co-written with Alberto Rodríguez
2019	Me, Myself and My Dead Wife	Co-written with Santi Amodeo
2021	The Gentiles	Collaboration writing with Santi Amodeo
2022	Prison 77	Co-written with Alberto Rodríguez
2025	Ellas en la ciudad	Co-written with Reyes Gallego Also executive producer
2025	Los Tigres	Co-written with Alberto Rodríguez Also executive producer
2025	Golpes	Co-written with Fernando Navarro Also director and song writer

Television

Year	Title	Writer	Creator	Notes
2018-2019	La peste			Co-created with Alberto Rodríguez; 12 episodes
2022	Offworld			Wrote episode “Supervivencia”
2023	The Left-Handed Son			Also directed 2 episodes
2025	The Anatomy of a Moment			Co-written with Alberto Rodríguez & Fran Araujo