Miguel Arteta was born in Puerto Rico to a Peruvian father and Spanish mother, Arteta grew up all over Latin America due to his father’s itinerant existence as a Chrysler auto parts salesman. Arteta left Harvard University’s documentary program to study film at Wesleyan, where he met future collaborators Matthew Greenfield and Mike White. Miguel Arteta was honored in 2001 with the Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature Under $500,000 for the highly acclaimed CHUCK & BUCK, which teamed Arteta with longstanding producer Matthew Greenfield and THE GOOD GIRL writer Mike White. Starring White, CHUCK & BUCK premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where Arteta came to prominence in 1997 with his feature debut STAR MAPS. Lauded by critics and audiences alike, STAR MAPS was released by Fox Searchlight Pictures and garnered five Independent Spirit Award nominations, including Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay. Arteta made his network television debut directing an episode of “Homicide: Life on the Street” and has also directed episodes of “Freaks and Geeks,” and “Six Feet Under” After graduating from Wesleyan University, Arteta received an MFA from American Film Institute in 1993. In 1990 he was location coordinator assistant on Sidney Lumet’s “Q & A.” 1991 Worked as a second camera assistant to Jonathan Demme on “Cousin Bobby.” His musical EVERY DAY IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and was nominated for a Student Academy Award in 1990.

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