- Born
- Birth nameLorenzo Ayuso Fernández
- Graduated with distinction in Audiovisual Communication at Carlos III University of Madrid in 2009, Ayuso made his debut as director with Evaluación Final (2011). That was produced by the acclaimed Zampanò P.C. (Juan and the Cloud (2014)) and obtained 14 international selections in festivals from Mexico, Chile or Ecuator.
In 2016, he released De-mente (2016), his second and more ambitious effort as director. Produced by Amania Films, and with a strong cast led by Ayuso's go-to-actor Sergio Sánchez Shaw and Malcolm Treviño-Sitté (of Pepe's Beach Bar (2014) fame), the short film was shown in well-regarded festivals as FANT Bilbao or Terror Film Festival and won a handful of awards. In that same year, he wrote the script for Extático (2016), directed by Azahara G. Martínez and premiered at 54th Gijon Film Festival; and served as executive producer for another two short films, Tiempos muertos (2017) and Villa Mnemósine (2016). His latest work is Extrema gravedad (2023) , a deeply dark comedy featuring comedian Álvaro Márquez and produced by ECPV, due to release in 2023.
Besides his work in fiction, he has built a reputation making avant-garde music videos for Spanish rock bands such as Dardem, for whom he has directed five pieces: Dardem: La Noche de San Juan (2013), Dardem: Alquímica (2016) Dardem: El Reloj (2017), Dardem: Gilipollas (2019) and Dardem: Canción de fe y devoción (2024). He has also worked with Nostalghia (Nostalghia: Nostalgia (2013), co-directed with Argentinian cinematographer Roberto Castelli), or Murmur (Murmur: Sol Invictus (2022), co-directed with his fellow associate Gómez).
When not busy making movies (or trying to), Ayuso serves as an accomplished storyboard artist and works as film and TV critic for Spanish magazines such as 'Vertele', 'Cine Divergente', ElDiario.es and 'Versión Original', among others, and contributes to several books on movies.
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- He's friends with Spanish illustrator, Angelines Amaro Gómez. They met when they both started their studies at university. He starred in one of Amaro's first professional audiovisual films, Amore Morte (2008), and helped her with the promotion and distribution of her experimental short film Ensueño del fin (2009), whereas she was the editor of Ayuso's first short film, Evaluación Final (2011).
- Graduated with distinction in Audiovisual Communication at Carlos III University of Madrid in 2009. He continued his academic career doing his PhD studies, and got the Investigation Proficiency. He has concentrated his academic activity on studies about the Spanish and North American Horror movie industry and their historical implications.
- Recalls having seen Northwest Passage (1989) for the first time when he was 4 years old, leaving a huge mark on him.
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