Ignacio Agüero

Biography

Ignacio Agüero is one of the most renowned documentary filmmakers in Chile. He studied Architecture and Cinema, and graduated from the School of Communication Arts of the Universidad Católica de Chile, with the title of Artistic Director with a mention in cinema in 1979. He is a founding member of the Association of Documentary Filmmakers of Chile, of which he was its first president. Although he has stood out for making independent documentaries, he has also worked as a producer, editor, cameraman, actor, and has been a judge in national and international competitions. In 1988 he participated as co-director and editor of "La Franja del NO", a television message in the campaign for the plebiscite that overthrew the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Parallel to his work as a filmmaker, he has produced numerous works commissioned by television, both national and foreign. Among them, the most important ones: Neruda, all the love (1998), with script by Antonio Skármeta, filmed for Canal + Spain, and several chapters of the series Heredia & asociados, based on the stories of novelist Ramon Diaz Eterovic. From his production company Ignacio Agüero & Asociado, he produced the series Mal…

Directed

1. One Hundred Children Waiting for a Train (1990) — Director
2. Under Construction (Or The Place Where I Was Born No Longer Exists) (2000) — Director
3. The Way I Like It (1985) — Director
4. Como me da la gana II (2016) — Director
5. Don’t Forget (1982) — Director
6. Notes for a Film (2022) — Director
7. The Other Day (2012) — Director
8. Agustin's Newspaper (2008) — Director
9. Dreams of Ice (1994) — Director
10. Hoy es jueves cinematográfico (1978) — Director
11. El gato (1976) — Director
12. Animal de costumbre (1977) — Director
13. I Never Climbed the Provincia (2019) — Director
14. My Grandmother's Mother Told My Grandmother (2004) — Director
15. Under Construction (1977) — Director
16. Letters to My Dead Parents (2025) — Director
17. Corín Tellado: Mis mejores historias de amor (1990) — Director
18. Maldito corazón (2013) — Director
19. Heredia & asociados (2005) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Death Will Come and Shall Have Your Eyes (2019)
2. Voice Over (2014) — Rebecca's Brother
3. The Painting Lesson (2012) — Unknown Man at the Station
4. The Sky, the Earth and the Rain (2008) — Doctor
5. The Winds Know That I'm Coming Back Home (2016)
6. Days in the Country (2004) — Daniel Rubio
7. La Recta Provincia (2007) — Paulino
8. Latent Image (1990)
9. Teresa (2009) — Editor
10. Cofralandes, Chilean Rhapsody (2002) — Rafael
11. Notes for a Film (2022) — Ignacio Agüero
12. The Other Day (2012) — Self
13. Tendida mirando las estrellas (2004) — Police Prefect
14. Mentiras verdaderas (2011) — Self
15. Nemesio (1986) — Don Julio
16. Fragmentos urbanos (2002) — Teacher (segment "Ciudad de maravillas")
17. Litoral (2008) — Patron
18. 11 Habitaciones en Antártica (2013)
19. What Is This Story and How Does It End? (2013) — Self
20. La Recta Provincia (2007) — Paulino