David Trueba

Writer

Born: September 10, 1969 (56 years old)

Place of birth: Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Biography

David Rodríguez Trueba was born on 10 September 1969 in Madrid, the youngest of 8 siblings. In 1987, he joined the Complutense University of Madrid to study journalism. He later took a 1-year course on scriptwriting at the American Film Institute, where he penned the base script of The Worst Years of Our Lives.

Filmography (26)

• The Wishful Thinkers (2013, ★ 7.5)
• Memories of My Father (2020, ★ 7.5)
• Airbag (1997, ★ 6.5)
• Goodbye from the Heart (2000, ★ 6.3)
• No Pain, No Gain (2001, ★ 6.1)
• Amo tu cama rica (1992, ★ 6)
• Dance with the Devil (1997, ★ 6.5)
• Cuban Rafters (2002, ★ 6.3)
• Soldiers of Salamina (2003, ★ 6.4)
• I Come (2000, ★ 7)
• The Good Life (1996, ★ 6.2)
• The Girl of Your Dreams (1998, ★ 6.5)
• Madrid, 1987 (2012, ★ 6.5)
• Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed (2013, ★ 6.7)
• Bienvenido a casa (2006, ★ 4.7)
• Two Much (1995, ★ 5.4)
• Casi 40 (2018, ★ 6.2)
• Jokes & Cigarettes (2023, ★ 7.1)
• Torrente: The Dumb Arm of the Law (1998, ★ 6.4)
• Evilio (1992, ★ 4.2)
• The Worst Years of Our Lives (1994, ★ 5)
• With Good Reason (2004, ★ 4.4)
• The Queen of Spain (2016, ★ 5.2)
• Los muertos no se tocan, nene (2011, ★ 4.8)
• Always Winter (2025, ★ 5.1)
• Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella (2001, ★ 6)