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Benjamín Ávila(I)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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BENJAMIN AVILA
Benjamín Ávila was born in 1972 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a director and producer, known for Clandestine Childhood (2011), The Woman in the Line (2025) and Diciembre 2001 (2023).
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Born1972
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    • Awards
      • 15 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Known for

    Ernesto Alterio, Cristina Banegas, Luciano Cazaux, Elvira Onetto, Natalia Oreiro, Luis Solanas, Benjamín Ávila, César Troncoso, Darío Valenzuela, Douglas Simon, Pablo Cura, Luciana Dulitzky, Marcelo Mininno, Julia Martínez Rubio, Pedro Onetto, Paula Ransenberg, Mayana Neiva, Luciano Ricio, Teo Gutiérrez Moreno, Violeta Palukas, Luis Alí, Romina Michelizzi, Dylan Ezequiel Rodríguez, Lucas García, Lucas Zenone, Candelaria Irigoyen, Rodrigo Romero Odriozola, Florencia Camila Pagliaroli, Franco Defeliche, Pablo Sznitowski, Joel Sebastián Serrano, Luis Ricardo Asensio, Sebastián Carballido, and Ariel Matías Morosín in Clandestine Childhood (2011)
    Clandestine Childhood
    7.0
    • Director
    • 2011
    The Woman in the Line (2025)
    The Woman in the Line
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2025
    Diciembre 2001 (2023)
    Diciembre 2001
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    Encerrados (2018)
    Encerrados
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • Pimienta roja
      • Director
      • Development Unknown
    • The Woman in the Line (2025)
      The Woman in the Line
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Diciembre 2001 (2023)
      Diciembre 2001
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Argentina 2001
      7.6
      • director
      • 2022
    • Encerrados (2018)
      Encerrados
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • directed by
      • series director
      • 2018
    • EX ESMA: Retratos de una recuperación (2015)
      EX ESMA: Retratos de una recuperación
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Ernesto Alterio, Cristina Banegas, Luciano Cazaux, Elvira Onetto, Natalia Oreiro, Luis Solanas, Benjamín Ávila, César Troncoso, Darío Valenzuela, Douglas Simon, Pablo Cura, Luciana Dulitzky, Marcelo Mininno, Julia Martínez Rubio, Pedro Onetto, Paula Ransenberg, Mayana Neiva, Luciano Ricio, Teo Gutiérrez Moreno, Violeta Palukas, Luis Alí, Romina Michelizzi, Dylan Ezequiel Rodríguez, Lucas García, Lucas Zenone, Candelaria Irigoyen, Rodrigo Romero Odriozola, Florencia Camila Pagliaroli, Franco Defeliche, Pablo Sznitowski, Joel Sebastián Serrano, Luis Ricardo Asensio, Sebastián Carballido, and Ariel Matías Morosín in Clandestine Childhood (2011)
      Clandestine Childhood
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Veo veo (2008)
      Veo veo
      6.5
      Short
      • Director (as Benjamin Avila)
      • 2008
    • Nietos (Identidad y memorial) (2004)
      Nietos (Identidad y memorial)
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2004
    • La gotera (2003)
      La gotera
      5.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2003

    Producer

    • Yo soy Gilda: amar es un milagro
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Pimienta roja
      • producer
      • Development Unknown
    • La Hermandad (2019)
      La Hermandad
      6.5
      • producer
      • 2019
    • No Viajaré Escondida (2018)
      No Viajaré Escondida
      6.9
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Lautaro Delgado, Natalia Oreiro, Roly Serrano, Daniel Valenzuela, Roberto Vallejos, Javier Drolas, Alfredo Castellani, Diego Cremonesi, and Ángela Torres in I'm Gilda (2016)
      I'm Gilda
      6.9
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2016
    • EX ESMA: Retratos de una recuperación (2015)
      EX ESMA: Retratos de una recuperación
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Llamas de Nitrato (2014)
      Llamas de Nitrato
      7.5
      • producer
      • 2014
    • La cárcel del fin del Mundo (2013)
      La cárcel del fin del Mundo
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Consciente Colectivo
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Ernesto Alterio, Cristina Banegas, Luciano Cazaux, Elvira Onetto, Natalia Oreiro, Luis Solanas, Benjamín Ávila, César Troncoso, Darío Valenzuela, Douglas Simon, Pablo Cura, Luciana Dulitzky, Marcelo Mininno, Julia Martínez Rubio, Pedro Onetto, Paula Ransenberg, Mayana Neiva, Luciano Ricio, Teo Gutiérrez Moreno, Violeta Palukas, Luis Alí, Romina Michelizzi, Dylan Ezequiel Rodríguez, Lucas García, Lucas Zenone, Candelaria Irigoyen, Rodrigo Romero Odriozola, Florencia Camila Pagliaroli, Franco Defeliche, Pablo Sznitowski, Joel Sebastián Serrano, Luis Ricardo Asensio, Sebastián Carballido, and Ariel Matías Morosín in Clandestine Childhood (2011)
      Clandestine Childhood
      7.0
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Güelcom (2011)
      Güelcom
      5.8
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Dulce Espera (2010)
      Dulce Espera
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Los jóvenes muertos (2010)
      Los jóvenes muertos
      7.1
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Criada (2009)
      Criada
      8.1
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Veo veo (2008)
      Veo veo
      6.5
      Short
      • producer (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Imagen final (2008)
      Imagen final
      6.7
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Mentiras piadosas (2008)
      Mentiras piadosas
      6.8
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2008

    Writer

    • Pimienta roja
      • Writer
      • Development Unknown
    • The Woman in the Line (2025)
      The Woman in the Line
      6.5
      • writer
      • 2025
    • Encerrados (2018)
      Encerrados
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • EX ESMA: Retratos de una recuperación (2015)
      EX ESMA: Retratos de una recuperación
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Ernesto Alterio, Cristina Banegas, Luciano Cazaux, Elvira Onetto, Natalia Oreiro, Luis Solanas, Benjamín Ávila, César Troncoso, Darío Valenzuela, Douglas Simon, Pablo Cura, Luciana Dulitzky, Marcelo Mininno, Julia Martínez Rubio, Pedro Onetto, Paula Ransenberg, Mayana Neiva, Luciano Ricio, Teo Gutiérrez Moreno, Violeta Palukas, Luis Alí, Romina Michelizzi, Dylan Ezequiel Rodríguez, Lucas García, Lucas Zenone, Candelaria Irigoyen, Rodrigo Romero Odriozola, Florencia Camila Pagliaroli, Franco Defeliche, Pablo Sznitowski, Joel Sebastián Serrano, Luis Ricardo Asensio, Sebastián Carballido, and Ariel Matías Morosín in Clandestine Childhood (2011)
      Clandestine Childhood
      7.0
      • screenplay
      • 2011
    • Veo veo (2008)
      Veo veo
      6.5
      Short
      • writer
      • 2008
    • Nietos (Identidad y memorial) (2004)
      Nietos (Identidad y memorial)
      7.1
      • Writer
      • 2004
    • La gotera (2003)
      La gotera
      5.5
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2003
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Benjamin Avila
    • Born
      • 1972
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male
    • Race / Ethnicity
      • White

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