Santiago Giralt graduated from the Universidad del Cine and has directed four movies in four years. His first two movies were in collaboration with other filmmakers: UPA! An Argentinean Movie (Upa! Una Película Argentina) and The S. Sisters (Las Hermanas S). He did All The Lonely People (Toda La Gente Sola,) and Before Opening Night (Antes Del Estreno) as a solo director. He is an actor and a co-producer in all his film projects and he is a prize-winning screenwriter. He was also an editor in his last movie. In 2008, he wrote his first novel, The General’s Lover (La Amante Del General), shortlisted for the Planeta Award 2008, (chosen from amongst more than a 469 novels). He has finished a second novel, Shotgun (Disparo), and his first play, The Camping Trilogy (Part One): Looking Back Without Turning (La Trilogía Camping, Mirando Atrás Sin Girarse), will open in 2012.