Daniel Écija

Daniel Arturo Écija Bernal (born 17 June 1963) is a media producer and screenwriter. Starting with Médico de familia, he is credited as creator and executive producer of a long list of Spanish television series. He served as chairman of Globomedia,^[1] of which he was a founding partner.

Daniel Écija
Born	(1963-06-17) 17 June 1963 (age 60) Wittenoon, Australia
Occupation(s)	Television producer, screenwriter

Biography

Born in 1963 in Wittenoon, Western Australia, son to a Spanish miner who immigrated to Australia, and who, having returned to Spain to work as driver, died from asbestos contamination acquired in the Australian mines.^[2]

Écija started his career as television operator, later working as film editor, production assistant, director, writer and producer.^[3]

He founded Globomedia together with Emilio Aragón and José María Irisarri in 1993.^[4] Their first fiction production was the widely successful sitcom Médico de familia, released in 1995 and in which Écija had his debut as director,^[5] whereas Aragón starred in as lead character in the series. Together with the series Farmacia de guardia, Médico de Familia is credited with redifining the fiction landscape in Spain in the 1990s, bringing the boom of family dramedies.^[6]

Écija and Globomedia then created a number of series including Periodistas, SMS: Sin Miedo a Soñar, Un paso adelante, 7 vidas, Los hombres de Paco, El Internado, El Barco, Águila Roja, and Vis a vis (Locked Up).^{[7][8][9][10]}

After 25 years, Écija left Globomedia (absorbed by Mediapro) in 2017,^[11] creating a new company (Good Mood), that nonetheless partnered with Globomedia.^[12] While working in Good Mood, he has created shows such as Estoy vivo, The Barrier,^[13][14] and Cristo y Rey.^[15]

References

1. Fdez, Juan M. (28 June 2010). "Daniel Écija: "Águila Roja no es rentable"". El Confidencial.
2. Pita, Elena (20 May 2007). "Las series de televisión son los terapeutas de la sociedad de hoy»". El Mundo.
3. Collera, Virginia; Galvín, Virginia (15 September 2010). "Y con todos ustedes". Vanity Fair.
4. "Daniel écija seguirá ligado a globomedia con su propia factoría de ficción". eleconomista. 25 April 2017.
5. Romo, Luis F. (12 September 2020). "'Médico de familia': hace 25 años el buenismo les empezó a hacer millonarios". El Mundo.
6. Rando, Paloma (15 September 2020). "Nacho y Alicia: así construyó 'Médico de familia' la tensión sexual que paralizó la España de los 90". Vanity Fair.
7. ""El Barco", nueva ficción española que llegará a Estados Unidos". El Periódico. 30 October 2014.
8. Portillo, José (30 November 2020). "SMS, Sin Miedo a Soñar: así era la serie juvenil de amor y venganzas". Qué!.
9. Sancristóval, Piedad (4 September 2020). "Daniel Écija, productor de series: "El futuro para la ficción española va a ser extraordinario"". InfoLibre.
10. Fdez, Juanma (11 September 2002). "Daniel Écija, la prolífica mente que predijo el COVID en 'La Valla'". El Español.
11. "Daniel Écija se desvincula de Globomedia 25 años después de fundarla". Mediaset España. 25 April 2017.
12. Zarzalejos, Álvaro G. (8 October 2017). "Los padres de Globomedia toman posiciones en el mercado tras romper con Imagina". El Confidencial.
13. "'La Valla'. Así es la nueva serie de Daniel Écija". Diez Minutos. 18 October 2018.
14. Moraleda, Andrés (12 February 2020). "Daniel Écija, creador de La Valla: "Se nos está quedando una distopía poco distópica"". Onda Cero.
15. Rosado, Ricardo (11 May 2022). "'Cristo y Rey': primera imagen de la serie con Belén Cuesta y Jaime Lorente". Fotogramas.