Miguel Angel Vivas was born in Seville. His first short film was El hombre del saco (2002), awarded in several festivals. His second short film was I’ll see you in my dreams (2003) a classic zombies film which won the Silver Meliés for Best European Short Film, among other awards. His first feature film was Reflejos. KIdnapped, a raw and chilling horror movie, was the Best Horror Feature winner at Austin’s Fantastic Fest 2010 and achieved an international success.