Born in 1973 in Asuncion, Paraguay. Studied communication at the Catholic University of Asuncion and cinema at the London Film School. He was utive director of the first public TV in his country from the beginning of the project in 2010 until the coup d’etat of June 2012. His short films that revolve around literature and memory have been shown at the Berlinale, Clermont Ferrand, Kinoforum among other festivals. The latest one, [#i_]The Lost Voice[_i#](2016), which won Best Short Film at Venice Film Festival in 2016. His first feature [#i_]The Heiresses [_i#]premiered at the 2018 Berlinale Competition, winning two Silver Bears for the Best Actress Award and the Alfred Bauer Award.