Is the son of a Spanish mother and a Chilean father. His family moved back to Spain when he was 1 year old, and he grew up and studied in Madrid. He wrote, produced and directed his first short film La cabeza at the age of 19, and he was 23 when he directed his feature debut Tesis (1996). His film Abre los ojos (1997) was a huge success in Spain and was distributed worldwide. It was remade in Hollywood by Cameron Crowe as Vanilla Sky (2001), starring Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz (also the star of the original version) and Cameron Diaz. The Others (2001) is Amenábar's first English language film.
生于1975年7月28日,西班牙马德里。蕾欧诺·瓦特林是西班牙三人演唱组合Marlango的主唱,也是拥有世界知名度的女演员。15岁时她被影片《空中花园》导演发掘,后接演不少电视剧,其中2000年的《Raquel busca su sitio》大获成功,之后她又被阿莫多瓦相中成为“阿莫多瓦女郎”而在西班牙家喻户晓。