Achero Mañas

Born in 1966, 'Achero Mañas' (qv) first followed in the steps of his mother, actress 'Paloma Lorena' (qv) (who played in two of his films), but he soon turned from thespian to film director. He made three shorts before meeting with success - both public and critical - with _El Bola (2000)_ (qv), the sensitive portrait of a pair of big city kids, reminiscent of 'François Truffaut' (qv)'s _The 400 Blows (1959)_ (qv). His second feature _Das Novembermanifest (2003)_ (qv) also garnered least five awards but he was less successful with _Blackwhite (2004)_ (qv). After five years in the wilderness, Mañas is making a come back with _Todo lo que tú quieras (2010)_ (qv).::Guy Bellinger