Migue is a child born in the outlying areas of the city. His childhood is full of misery and misfortune. One day, after a family argument, he decides to run away from home forever. At sixteen, he barely survives on the rooftops of the city. He shares his outdoors home with his best friend, Ahmed, a young illegal immigrant from the Maghreb, and his girlfriend Mara, a teenager anxious to live new experiences and adventures.
Prieto was born in Madrid, Spain. He studied economics and photography in Spain and film at the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles where he graduated in 1994 with honors from the School of Film and Video. Career[edit] Early career[edit] From 1994 and 1999 Prieto lived in Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles where he worked as an editor on short films, commercials and documentaries - including the 1994 Student Academy Award Nominee The Night Voice. In 2000, Prieto's commercial directing career began with his work for Albinana Films, in Barcelona (Spain). In 2001, Prieto directed the short film Bamboleho, which won over 45 international awards, including Best Short Film at the first edition of Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Festival [2] [3] and a Special Jury Mention at the 2001 Venice Film Festival. Condon Express, Prieto's feature film directorial debut, was filmed in 2004 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Other projects[edit] In 1999, Prieto worked as a video artist for musician Peter Gabriel in Real World Studios, Box, England.
CINE
"Secuestrado" (2017) / ''The Disunited States of America'' (2017) / "Pusher" (2012) / "Meno male che ci sei" (2009) / "Ho voglia di te'' (2007) / ''Condón Express'' (2005) / ''Mariposas de fuego'' (2003) / ''Bamboleho'' (2002)
TELEVISIÓN
''White Lines'' (2020) / "Snatch'' (2018) / "The Oath'' (2018) / "Código Negro'' (2016) / "StartUp" (2016) / "Z Nation'' (2014) / "Il signore della truffa'' (2010)
Nominado a Mejor Cortometraje de Ficción por ''Bamboleho'', Premios Goya (España) 2002 / Mejor Cortometraje por ''Bamboleho'', L'Alfàs del Pi Film Festival (España) 2002 / Mejor Cortometraje por ''Bamboleho'', Festival de Venecia (Italia) 2001
