Emilio Hupe

Biography

Emilio Hupe, son of Francisco and Francisca and the youngest of three sisters, was born and raised in La Unión (Murcia). At the age of 18, he moved to the place everyone talked about on TV: Madrid. There, he studied Audiovisual Communication and realized that cinema would be the medium he would use to bring his ideas to life.

His uncle Pepe gave him his old video camera, a Sony Hi8, with which he began filming his family, friends, and the experiences of a small-town kid in a big city. Combining his writings and images, and after receiving a recorder from the Three Wise Men, he created his first documentary, Avísame si me muero (Let Me Know If I Die, 2020). This 43-minute documentary blends...