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Salvador García Ruiz

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
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In this warm, tender, frisky and funny film, a gay dentist who must balance his personal life and forge a household with his 9-year-old nephew.
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Cachorro (2004)
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Salvador García Ruiz was born in 1963 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. He is a director and assistant director, known for El otro barrio (2000), Las voces de la noche (2003) and Mensaka (1998).
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 9 nominations total

    Known for

    El otro barrio (2000)
    El otro barrio
    6.2
    • Director
    • 2000
    Laia Marull and Tristán Ulloa in Las voces de la noche (2003)
    Las voces de la noche
    6.6
    • Director
    • 2003
    Mensaka (1998)
    Mensaka
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1998
    Biel Duran, Nilo Zimmermann, and Adriana Ugarte in 3some (2009)
    3some
    5.6
    • Director
    • 2009

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    Director

    • ¿A qué estás esperando? (2024)
      ¿A qué estás esperando?
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Andrés Velencoso and Celia Freijeiro in Return to Las Sabinas (2024)
      Return to Las Sabinas
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Los pacientes del doctor García (2023)
      Los pacientes del doctor García
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Ana Tramel. El juego (2021)
      Ana Tramel. El juego
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • El nudo (2019)
      El nudo
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019–2020
    • La caza. Monteperdido (2019)
      La caza. Monteperdido
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Pepe Viyuela in Matadero (2019)
      Matadero
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Verónica Sánchez and Félix Gómez in 14 de abril. La República (2011)
      14 de abril. La República
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011–2019
    • Cathedral of the Sea (2018)
      Cathedral of the Sea
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Álvaro Cervantes in Charles, Emperor King (2015)
      Charles, Emperor King
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015–2016
    • Rodolfo Sancho and Michelle Jenner in Isabel (2011)
      Isabel
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director (as Salvador García)
      • 2013–2014
    • Gran Reserva (2010)
      Gran Reserva
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director (as Salvador García)
      • 2010–2011
    • Adriana Ugarte in La señora (2008)
      La señora
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director (as Salvador García)
      • 2008–2010
    • Biel Duran, Nilo Zimmermann, and Adriana Ugarte in 3some (2009)
      3some
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Alba Alonso and Clara Vázquez in Corta-t (2005)
      Corta-t
      TV Series
      • Director (as Salvador García)
      • 2006

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Cathedral of the Sea (2018)
      Cathedral of the Sea
      7.4
      TV Series
      • second unit director (as Salvador García)
      • 2018
    • Una historia europea
      Short
      • assistant director
      • 1994
    • Madregilda (1993)
      Madregilda
      6.0
      • third assistant director (as Salvador García)
      • 1993
    • Mucho cuento (1991)
      Mucho cuento
      TV Series
      • second assistant director (as Salvador García)
      • 1991–1992
    • Icíar Bollaín, Eulàlia Ramon, and Juanjo Puigcorbé in Un paraguas para tres (1992)
      Un paraguas para tres
      5.8
      • second assistant director
      • 1992
    • Carmen Conesa, Juan Diego, and Juan Echanove in La noche más larga (1991)
      La noche más larga
      6.3
      • trainee assistant director (as Salvador Garcia)
      • 1991
    • El hombre y la industria: La infancia
      TV Movie
      • dga trainee (as Salvador García)
      • 1990
    • Ovejas negras (1990)
      Ovejas negras
      5.8
      • second assistant director (as Salvador Garcia)
      • 1990

    Writer

    • Clara Lago and Álvaro Cervantes in The Hanged Man (2008)
      The Hanged Man
      5.9
      • writer
      • 2008
    • José Luis García-Pérez in Cachorro (2004)
      Cachorro
      7.1
      • screenplay
      • 2004
    • Laia Marull and Tristán Ulloa in Las voces de la noche (2003)
      Las voces de la noche
      6.6
      • writer
      • 2003
    • El otro barrio (2000)
      El otro barrio
      6.2
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • Comanche Territory (1997)
      Comanche Territory
      6.4
      • Writer
      • 1997
    • El rincón de los prodigios (1987)
      El rincón de los prodigios
      7.4
      TV Series
      • story
      • 1987–1988

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      • Salvador Garcia
    • Born
      • 1963
      • Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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