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MANUEL OLAYA (1967). He studied directing actors and acting for film and television in 2012 and 2013 with Ángel Gómez Hernández. Director of horror films such as VOCES or El Hombre del saco.
The career of this film director includes short and medium-length films such as
“El duelo de la vengación” (1999) Short film
“La Espera” (2013) Medium-length film set in the 18th century and during the Spanish War of Succession.
``DeadTown'' (2014) Teaser
``The Nurse of Bastongne'' (2015) Teaser
``Arizona 1878 A story of the old west” (2019) Short film
206 official selections to festivals around the world
143 international awards and recognitions

``Silence'' (2020) Short film
62 Official selections
23 International awards and recognitions

``Infortunio'' (2021) Teaser
``Two bullets for the devil'' (2023) Short film
88- Official selections
77- International awards and recognitions.

``Agnella'' (2024) Short film
In addition to being a director, producer, artistic director and screenwriter, he also works in the areas of casting, props or costumes.
He has directed renowned professional actors such as Miki Molina, Alex Navarro or Pedro López.
As an actor, he has participated in the Italian series The Generi by Maccio Cappatonda and in several advertising spots for France and Italy.
In the historical recreation aspect, he is the president of the 1707 Almansa Histórica association, an association in charge of staging the international historical recreation of the battle of Almansa, a member of the Siglo de Oro association of Yecla, and of the Lakota American West.
He organizes, together with José María Rodríguez Linde, director of the Oasys minihollywood and Leonardo Giménez of Armería Leonardo, the OLD WEST HISTORY recreation of the history of the old west that has been taking place since 2017 in Minihollywood de Tabernas.
An event that forces us to recover the memory of western cinema in Almería with greater historical rigor.

In his list of awards, 243, 68 of them for best director, the award for excellence in cinema stands out.
UNOFEX 2020 THE INTERNATIONAL AWARDS UNION TO THE EXCELLENCE OF FILM WORLDWIDE held in New York. In 2020
https://www.unionofexcellence.com/manuel-jose-olaya
Or the awards for the best Western in the USA Pointing to the Hollywood independent film awards (Independent short awards) Hollywood Gold Awards or Star Hollywood Awards