Leo Aragón

Info

Role

Director | Writer

Date of birth

01/23/1989

Place of birth

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Leo Aragón

Biography

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the neighbourhood of Parque Patricios. He spend all his childhood in Guernica (Lomas de Zamora), going back to Capital Federal around 2002 where he finished primary education. The same year he moved to Valencia, Spain, studying in a literary-oriented college. On 2009 he started a Media degree in the University of Valencia, finishing on 2013 with a thesis called "Subcultural study on the popular music". At the same time, he developed his activity as independent music journalist, founding the website The Breathless Sleep. On 2014 he moved to London, starting a close collaboration with The Underworld (Camden Town). On 2015 starts the pre-production of Home of The Wind, his first documentary focused on the Finnish band Moonsorrow, in collaboration with his long time friend Grilo Do Demo. The project was financed with crowdfunding, 120% funded on June 2016. He was diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer on 2018, successfully removed after surgery and chemotherapy. Because of treatment he moved to Bournemouth (Dorset, UK), and the documentary release was postponed to 2019.