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Miguel Berzal de Miguel (born in Madrid) is a Spanish artist: writer, scriptwriter, film director, producer, distributor and lyric tenor.

Studies
After taking his degree in Audio-visual Communication, he divided his time between a Master’s degree in Film Directing and another in Theatre Directing.

Carrer
At the young age of 18, he wrote his first book, El refugio (The Refuge); it was published by AM Editorial in 2012. “a work with a certain dark tone, but only on the surface, showing a maturity and sensitivity that invite us to reflect on those sorrows of our soul that we do not allow to heal”. A month after its publication, it entered Spanish Casa del libros's list of best-seller.

Between 2014 and 2016, Miguel wrote, directed, and distributed three short films: Cuidar a Ruth (Taking Care of Ruth), Un encuentro (An Encounter) and Nomeolvides (Forget-me-nots). His work as a film director and screenwriter was praised by the judging panel, critics, and audience at several of the most important international film festivals in the world, such as the Cleveland International Film Festival, the HollyShorts Film Festival, and the Palm Springs International Film Festival.

The last two short films (of which he is also the sole producer) caught the attention of several US agencies. In 2019, Un encuentro (An Encounter), Audience Award at the Cleveland International Film Festival, was broadcast on New York TV on channels that reach the American continent and some European countries.

Entre Parientes (Among Relatives) was one of the 20 novels selected at the 2016 Premio Gregorio Samsa, for which 315 works were entered. Ápeiron Ediciones published the book that same year.

His third book, Las horas muertas, was printed by Ediciones Oblicuas in 2017. Miguel first participated in the Madrid Book Fair in 2017 with his novel Entre parientes (Among Relatives); this was a great success, with all copies sold.

In 2017, he wrote, directed, produced, and distributed the feature film Sin novedad (No News) which garnered 19 official selections for the Premios Goya (including Best Film, Best New Director, Best Original Script, and Best Production Direction – i.e., Line Producer). It was also praised at prestigious international film festivals, including Dances With Films (USA), Västerås Film Festival (Sweden), Julien Dubuque International Film Festival (USA), Festival Cinema NYC, New York City Independent Film Festival, Dumbo Film Festival (USA), Social World Film Festival (Italy), and the Aesthetica Film Festival (United Kingdom).

Within a year of its premiere in 2018, the film won 52 awards at international film festivals around the world as well as 7 official selections for the Premios Forqué. Nowadays, the film has achieved 80 awards.

At the end of 2019, Ápeiron Ediciones published Miguel’s fourth book: Náuseas & La hiedra (Nausea & The Ivy).

In 2020, he wrote the script of Setenta (Seventy) for the Spanish production company Millennials Films. However, the filming was cancelled due to the COVID-19.

In 2021, he received another major recognition: the incorporation of all his work as a writer in the catalogue of the prestigious Princeton University (USA). In September 2021, he returned to the Madrid Book Fair with his fourth book Náuseas & La hiedra (Nausea & The Ivy). The following week, Las horas muertas (The Dead Hours) entered Spain’s list of top 10 best-sellers.

Musical career
This lyric tenor from Madrid trains at the Madrid Conservatory. His musical training also includes a professional singing degree from The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music in London. He is the sole student of the great baritone Rodrigo Esteves. The great tenor Charles Castronovo, the composer Javier Berzal de Miguel, the virtuoso pianist Pablo Arencibia and the organist and composer María Luisa Arencibia have also played a part in his musical training.

Filmography

 * Cuidar a Ruth (2014)
 * Un encuentro (2015)
 * Nomeolvides (2016)
 * Sin novedad (2017)