The creator reflected on the "happy" moment he is experiencing with the series 'Furia' and his personal experiences. Sabroso described cinema as his "unfaithful lover," as "sometimes it's with me and other times it abandons me" due to the difficulty of bringing film projects to fruition.
His career, which began alongside Dunia Ayaso, with whom he co-wrote comedies like 'Fea' or 'Perdona bonita, pero Lucas me quería a mí', has transitioned to television with series such as 'Mujeres' or 'Furia', currently in its second season. His filmography includes feature films like 'Descongélate' or 'La isla interior', and numerous theatrical successes like 'La gran depresión'.
Sabroso emphasized the significance of receiving this award in València, where he premiered his first film in 1996. "My cinema is marked by my work with her [Dunia Ayaso]". His solo career is shorter than their shared one, and Ayaso's presence is "very latent" in his life.
In recent years, he was part of the writing team for 'Veneno' and directed 'Mentiras pasajeras'. His most recent success is 'Furia' for HBO Max. Sabroso maintains "the enthusiasm of the first times intact" but with the experience to "refine the result," combining "all styles, my way of looking at humans, the world, satire, and humor as a tool".
His main motivation is to decode human passions, as "human nature, its behaviors, fears, and contradictions" generate curiosity for him. The format is secondary; "the fundamental thing is to tell stories." He has directed and written for theater and television out of "necessity" and "love" for episodic fiction.
Sabroso considers himself a director who is "very happy on set," grateful for the team's involvement. "It generates gratitude and a sense of guilt because these people are working 12 hours a day for what I want to tell," he admitted.
Regarding 'Furia', currently in post-production for its second season, he noted that it "changes all the time" and allows "telling things with great freedom," being one of his "freest and most daring works." The new installment focuses "on the feeling that life is to be exposed and that everything is susceptible to becoming a lucrative spectacle business."
He is writing the third season, which will again give prominence to a group of "formidable, independent, and fighting" women, but also "cruel" and with "human flaws." Through their adventures, Sabroso seeks to tell "the decay of a system and the cruelty of a society."
He has acknowledged drawing "a lot of advantage from failure," redirecting it to take "new steps." "I have never given up, but it's not an act of bravery, but because I had no other option." He is "very much in favor of recognition, but very much against creators continuously being fêted and awarded."
He advises aspiring filmmakers to have "rebellion" and maintain their interest "in its purest state," without yielding to the platform algorithm, which he considers "the death of culture." "We must ensure that Fellinis and Bertoluccis, great filmmakers with their own voice, are born," he concluded.
