Kiro Russo

Director, producer and scriptwriter Kiro Russo was born in La Paz, Bolivia, in 1984. He studied direction at the University of Cinema in Buenos Aires. As a director and scriptwriter, he made the short films Enterprisse (2010), Juku (2012), and New Life (2015), premièring at the 68th Locarno Film Festival, received a special mention from the jury and won first prize and the Orona Award in the EIECINE category at San Sebastian Film Festival. These works have a are very closely related to Viejo Calavera, his first feature film in post-production phase.