Background
Prieto was born in Madrid, Spain.
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.
Early career In 2000, Prieto"s commercial directing career began with his work for Albinana, in Barcelona (Spain). 2004–2010 Condon Express, Prieto"s feature film directorial debut was filmed in 2004 in Buenos Aires (Argentina). The film remains unreleased since the production company Alquimia Cinema went bankrupt in 2005.
In 2006, Prieto directed the Italian teen romance Ho voglia di te (I Want You) produced by Cattleya and released by Warner Brothers
The film stars Riccardo Scamarcio as a macho type who becomes entangled with an independent-minded girl, played by Laura Chiatti Ho voglia di te had the best opening ever for an Italian picture and remains the country"s third best box office release for 2007 with a 15 million Euros gross. The film is the sequel of Tre metri sopra il cielo (Three Steps Over Heaven) directed by Luca Lucini.
Prieto"s latest film Meno male che ci science was released on 27 November 2009 by Universal Pictures. The film, a co-production between Cattleya (Italy) and Focus Features (United Kingdom) stars Claudia Gerini and Stefania Sandrelli.
In 1999, Prieto worked as a video artist for musician Peter Gabriel in Real World Studios, Box, England. p.o.v.
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