Francisco Javier Royo Fernández, better known as Curro Royo, is a screenwriter with a career spanning more than 20 years across some of the most-watched television series in Spain.
He made his debut in 1990 on Telecinco’s game show VIP Noche, directed by Emilio Aragón and created by Daniel Écija. He later worked as a writer on Médico de familia and Periodistas, projects that marked the beginning of his career in television fiction.
He went on to contribute to the development of El Comisario, one of the longest-running and most successful series in Spanish television history. In 2000, he moved into film, writing five feature-length movies, among them El arte de morir and Trece campanadas.
In 2019, he premiered Hernán, as showrunner—the highest-budget series in the history of Spanish-language television—produced with the participation of TV Azteca and Amazon Studios, among others. Other notable series he has worked on include Cuéntame cómo pasó, Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste, El Cid, Desaparecidos, and Como agua para chocolate, where he served as Head Writer.
For his work on Cuéntame cómo pasó, Curro Royo received the Iris Award from the Spanish Television Academy for Best Screenplay.
Alongside his creative work, Curro has built an important teaching career. He is coordinator and professor of Screenwriting and of the Master’s Degree in Film and Television at three universities in Madrid, and has also given lectures at the Madrid Film Institute and courses through the ALMA Writers Guild.
He is also a delegated member of Spain’s audiovisual authors’ society, DAMA (Derechos de Autor de Medios Audiovisuales).
