Born in 1976 in Montevideo, Alvaro Brechner lives in Spain since 1999.
He has directed several documentaries for History Channel, Odissey Channel, Spanish National TV (TVE) and three short films The Nine Mile Walk (2003), Sofía (2005), and Segundo Aniversario (2007).
Brechner’s feature directorial debut, Mal Día Para Pescar (Bad Day to go Fishing) was officially selected in the 48th Cannes International Critic’s Week 2009 and has been invited to more than 40 international film festival, including Warsaw (Free Spirit Award), Montreal, Pusan, Mar del Plata (Best Actor), Sao Paulo, Gijon (Best Artistic Direction), Stockholm, La Havana, Lima (Best Screenplay), Kerala, Oslo, Espoo, Palm Spring, Chicago and Istanbul.