Álvaro Buela

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.