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Daniel de la Vega

Daniel de la Vega

Director, actor, producer, writer and editor · Born June 20, 1972 (54) · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Daniel De la Vega was born in Buenos Aires in 1972. He directed the multi-rewarded short films "Last Dinner" "Deep Dream" and "The Hammer", this last one was rewarded Best Short Film in the Fantastic Film Festival, Sitges. He was the co writer and co director of the horror film "Chronicle of The Raven", in 2003, starring Faye Dunaway and filmed completely in Argentina for the American market. At present, he is finishing the feature film "Death Knows your Name" while prepares his third horror movie: "White Coffin"

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 20, 1972 (54)
From
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Works as
Director, actor, producer, writer and editor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 21% in 30 days

What are Daniel de la Vega's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
46%
Self
32%
Bonds
10%
Power
7%
Society
5%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4

Ambiguous: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their ambiguous movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
4
Tense
4
Melancholic
2
Manic
1
Absurd
1

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Daniel de la Vega's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Daniel de la Vega's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

36 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Eyes of the Abyss(2025)

    Director · Editor · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Dark Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Help(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Last Heretic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Editor

  • 1 Million Zombies: The Story of Plaga Zombie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Thanks

  • Existir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer

  • On the 3rd Day(2021)

    Director · Camera Operator · Editor · Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Dead End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Writer

  • I Am Toxic(2018)

    Idea · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Bruno Motoneta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Thanks

  • White Coffin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Editor

  • Terror 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Thanks · as Profesor Alderete (segment "El Colegio")

  • Benavidez’s Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    VFX Artist

  • Grasa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Thanks

  • Necrofobia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Partners By Accident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Camera Operator

  • Cichonga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Extra

  • Blood Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Cursed Bastards! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Cliente bar 1

  • Diablo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Camera Operator

  • Plaga Zombie: Zona Mutante: Revolución Tóxica(2011)

    as Punk #2

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Cold Sweat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Baxter treintañero

  • Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Fernando Galvan

  • Watch'em Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Alonso

  • Nadie inquietó más (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Camera Operator

  • Death club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Maton

  • Death Knows Your Name (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • Filmatron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Agente monitor

  • Kidon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Camera Operator

  • La sangre del castigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Jennifer's Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Camera Operator · Writer

  • El martillo: Crónica de un mito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Camera Operator · Editor

  • Plaga Zombie: Mutant Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Additional Camera · as Líder rebelde

  • La última cena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Executive Producer · Props · Special Effects · Writer

  • Deep Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Producer · Props · Special Effects · Writer

  • Jungle Cubs (Volume 1): Born to be Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Animation Director

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 1996 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Help (2023)

$312K worldwide

Highest rated

On the 3rd Day (2021)

Midcredits 20th

Film career

  • 2010Screen debut· Cold Sweat

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting10 of 35: 8 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting13 of 35: 2 only directing, 11 with another roleWriting7 of 35: 0 only writing, 7 with another roleProducing7 of 35: 1 only producing, 6 with another roleCinematography1 of 35: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another roleEditing6 of 35: 0 only editing, 6 with another roleOther crew16 of 35: 9 only other crew, 7 with another role

35 titles, 14 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s10 · 4 acting · 7 crew2010s16 · 6 acting · 11 crew2020s6 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Daniel de la Vega's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 5 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Plaga Zombie: Zona Mutante: Revolución Tóxica (2011)

83rd percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer, editor

The Eyes of the Abyss (2025)

Midcredits 78th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 57/100 and the pacing 30/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Daniel de la Vega work with?

People who share at least 2 of Daniel de la Vega's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Néstor Sánchez Sotelo shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers