Álvaro Buela
- Director
- Writer
He was born in 1961 at Durazno, Uruguay. He is a journalist, university
professor and filmmaker. In 1986 he obtained a Bachelors degree in
Psychology at the University of the Republic of Uruguay, but worked
instead as a journalist. He belonged to the editorial board of the El
País newspaper Cultural Magazine between 1994 and 2002. He also edited
the magazine "M Cinema" (1995-1996) and wrote two novels. He wrote the
1996 FONA (National Audiovisual Fund) award-winning script for "Una
forma de bailar" ("A Way of Dancing"), where he made his directing
debut. The film obtained a series of national and international awards.
His movie project for Alma Mater won the FONA award once again in 2000.
It was filmed in 2003 and is presently at post-production level. Since
1996 he is professor of Audiovisual Studies at the Faculty of
Communications of University ORT-Uruguay.