Joaquín Sánchez

Joaquin Sanchez, actor and producer, formed as an actor in Barcelona (Spain), began his career starring in short films such as Te voy a matar (2000)_ or the multi awarded winner _Maricón (2005)_ (qv), TV shows such as _El cor de la ciutat (2000)_ (qv) and _Majoria absoluta (2002)_ (qv) TV films such as _Libro de familia (2005)_ (qv) and _Viaje Vertical (2008)_, or theater plays like "Peter and the Captain or the opposite " based on Mario Benedetti's book; "Life of Galileo Galilei" by Bertolt Brecht or "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett. In 2012, he received the Best Actor Award at the XVIII Iberian Film Festival (Badajoz) for his starring role in the short film _El chola (2011)_ (qv) directed by Guillermo Rios. Back in his homeland, Tenerife, he has participated in feature films such as _El clan (2012)_ (qv) directed by Jaime Falero and "See you in Montevideo" Dragan Bjelogric. In 2013 he decides to produce, alone, the first Spanish action film financed with 100% private capital, shooted in English, with local crew and international cast: _Bunker: Project 12 (2016)_ (qv), starred by 'James Cosmo' (qv), 'Timothy Gibbs' (qv), 'Natasha Alam' (qv), 'Eric Roberts' (qv) and Joaquín himself. Thanks to his work, _Bunker: Project 12 (2016)_ (qv) becomes the first Canarian film with international distribution which also benefits from the attractive tax incentives that receive film productions filmed on the islands for which Canary Islands, and more specifically Tenerife has become a paradise for film industry, being the venue for filming Hollywood blockbusters such as _Fast & Furious 6 (2013)_ (qv) (Justin Lin), _In the Heart of the Sea (2015)_ (qv), (Ron Howard), _Clash of the Titans (2010)_ (qv) (Louis Leterrier), _Wrath of the Titans (2012)_ (qv) (Jonathan Liebesman) or the new Bourne film, directed by Paul Greengrass, _Jason Bourne (2016)_ (qv). Joaquin Sanchez lives between Los Ángeles and Spain.::'Joaquín Sánchez' (qv)