Álex Pina (born 23 June 1967) is a Spanish television producer, writer, series creator and

director, known for the crime drama La Casa de Papel (Money Heist). Previous shows
include Vis a Vis (Locked Up), El embarcadero (The Pier) and Los hombres de Paco (Paco's
Men).[1] His newest series, Sky Rojo, started filming in November 2019,[2] while White Lines, a co-
production for Netflix with The Crown team, first streamed on 15 May 2020.[3] The Hollywood
Reporter listed Pina in their "Top International Showrunners of 2019".[4]

Biography[edit]
He began his career as a journalist in the press such as Diario Vasco and Diario de Mallorca and
later in the Europa Press Agency.
Between 1993 and 1996, he worked as a scriptwriter and editor for Videomedia until he then
joined Globomedia in 1996.
In 1997, at the same production company, he started his career as a screenwriter in the
television series Más que amigos, from there, he began to play the roles of creator and executive
producer in iconic Spanish series such as Los Serrano, Los hombres de Paco, and El barco.[5]
At the end of 2016, after the launch of Vis a vis by Antena 3, Pina left Globomedia and
founded Vancouver Media, his own production company. The first production was La Casa de
Papel (Money Heist), which premiered on Antena 3 on 2 May 2017 with more than four million
viewers.[6] The series was distributed worldwide by Netflix and became the biggest success of his
career, leading to the signing of an exclusive contract with the streaming platform for the creation
and production of an original series.[7] In 2020 Alex Pina produced White Lines.[8]

References[edit]
1. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (12 July 2018).  "Netflix Sets Overall Deal With 'La Casa De Papel'
Creator Alex Pina". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
2. ^ "Silvestre, Etxeandia y Auquer, en la nueva serie española de
Netflix".  elperiodico.com  (in Spanish). 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
3. ^ Finnis, Alex (5 May 2020).  "White Lines cast: Netflix release date, who stars with Daniel
Mays and what the new series is about".  iNews. Retrieved  12 May  2020.
4. ^ Roxborough, Scott (25 November 2019).  "TV's Global Elites: Meet the Top International
Showrunners of 2019".  hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved  26 November  2019.
5. ^ "Álex Pina, creador de Periodistas o Vis a vis, deja Globomedia. Noticias de
Televisión".  El Confidencial  (in Spanish). 15 November 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
6. ^ Moreno, Adriano (3 May 2017).  "'La Casa de Papel' barre en su estreno con más de 4
millones de espectadores".  Cadena SER  (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 March 2019.
7. ^ Solà Gimferrer, Pere (17 April 2018).  "'La casa de papel' es la serie de habla no inglesa
más vista de la historia de Netflix".  La Vanguardia  (in Spanish). Retrieved  22 July  2019.
8. ^ "Everything you need to know about new Netflix series White Lines".  inews.co.uk.
Retrieved 26 May 2020.

External links[edit]
 Álex Pina on IMDb
 Álex Pina at AlloCiné (in French)

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 Living people
 Spanish film directors
 Spanish filmmakers
 Spanish screenwriters
 Spanish male writers
 Spanish television directors
 Spanish television producers
 Spanish television writers
 Spanish-language film directors
 Male television writers
 1967 births