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Armando Bó
FILMMAKER| DIRECTOR | SCREENWRITER | PRODUCER
Graduated from NYFA NYC Campus
Armando Bó II is an acclaimed Argentine director, screenwriter, and producer. Armando gained international acclaim for his work as a co writer on Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), which earned him an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Original Screenplay, and a BAFTA nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
His debut feature was The Last Elvis (2012) which premiered and won awards at Sundance and his second feature Animal (2018), topped the Argentine box office. He created, showran, wrote and executive produced El Presidente (2020–2022 ), the Emmy-nominated Amazon Prime series and executive produced the series Cromañon (2024).
He founded About Entertainment in 2020, headquartered in Buenos Aires and L.A., co-producing with Anonymous Content and CAA, focusing on premium scripted and non-scripted storytelling.
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