Miguel Berzal de Miguel is a Spanish artist holding a degree in Audiovisual Communication, specialising in Film and Television. He complements his academic background with a Master’s degree in Film Directing and another in Stage Management, as well as studies in Singing, Music Theory, Radio, and Acting.

As a lyric tenor, he pursues advanced vocal training under the guidance of prominent figures in the international operatic sphere. He was the sole pupil of the Hispano-Brazilian baritone Rodrigo Esteves, the American tenor Charles Castronovo, and the British bass-baritone Andrew Foster-Williams (Royal Academy of Music, London). He furthered his instruction with the Macedonian tenor Blagoj Nacoski («Vincenzo Bellini» Conservatory of Music, Italy), as well as at the Italian institution The Old School of Singing, specialising in historical vocal technique and directed by Maestro Giancarlo Monsalve Leyton. His training process has included participation in rehearsal sessions at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa.

His musical education has also been enriched under the guidance of distinguished musicians and artists, including the pianist Pablo Arencibia (University of South Florida, USA), the composer and organist María Luisa Arencibia (Chair of Music Theory and Order of Saint Cecilia, Venezuela), his brother, the composer Javier Berzal de Miguel (winner of the Bohème Orchestra Composition Award 2024 for Temblor [Tremor] and selected for Best Original Score at the 2019 Premios Goya for the 2018 film Sin novedad [No News]), and Daniel Isengart (Resident Stage Director and Performance Coach at Classic Lyric Arts, New York, USA).

His interpretation of the Baroque aria Ombra mai fù from the opera Serse by George Frideric Handel has earned him three International Opera Awards. His repertoire also encompasses contemporary music, including works such as Morir solo by the composer Javier Berzal de Miguel.

On stage, Berzal de Miguel made his debut as Pang in Turandot and has performed at culturally significant venues, including the Auditorio Pilar García Peña, the Auditorio Caja de Música CentroCentro, and emblematic spaces in the city of Madrid such as the Real Casa de Correos. His public appearances include collaborations with ensembles such as the Orquesta Concertante de Madrid.

As a writer, we should highlight El refugio (The Refuge – among the best-selling books in Casa del Libro in the summer of 2012), Entre parientes (Among Relatives – Finalist in the 2016 Premio Nacional Gregorio Samsa and a sales success at the 2017 Retiro Book Fair in Madrid), Las horas muertas (The Dead Hours – Finalist in the 10th Premios Internacionales Literarios Ediciones Oblicuas and one of the top ten best-selling books in Spain in the autumn of 2021), Náuseas & La hiedra (Nausea & The Ivy – among the best-selling books in El Corte Inglés in the summer of 2023) and La oración de Sǔn Shī (Sǔn Shī‘s prayer, a sales success at the 2024 Vallecas Book Fair in Madrid).

His books are highly regarded by a wide national, international, and academic audience, and as of 2021, his works can be read at the prestigious Princeton University (USA).

He has been part of literary events such as the Retiro Book Fair in Madrid, the Book Fair section of Mercado de Motores at the Antiguo Museo del Ferrocarril, the Vallecas Book Fair in Madrid, the Murcia Book Fair, and the Persépolis Intercultural Association in Madrid.

At the same time, he has continued to develop his career as a film director and script writer with four independent films: Cuidar a Ruth [Taking Care of Ruth] (2014), Un encuentro [An Encounter] (2015), Nomeolvides [Forget-me-nots] (2016) and Sin novedad [No News] (2018) for which he has received critical praise and awards.

His films have been praised by jury panels, critics, and audiences at several of the most important international film festivals in the world, including the Cleveland International Film Festival, HollyShorts Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Dances With Films, and Västerås Film Festival.

Likewise, his work has been screened within academic cycles and programmes at various higher education institutions, including the Public University of Navarre (Spain), the University of Regensburg (Germany), and Baldwin Wallace University (United States), as well as at the Daroca & Prisión Film Festival (Spain), where participants from the Film Workshop of the Daroca Penitentiary actively engage in processes of viewing and critical reflection.

Sin novedad (2018) garnered 19 selections for the 2019 Premios Goya and 7 selections for the Premios Forqué (including Best Film). After its premiere, the Spanish cultural media association, AISGE, described it as a jewel of independent Spanish cinema, and it has won as many as 80 awards, 52 awards within a year.

He has directed actors such as Mayte Atarés, Silvia Espigado, Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Rosario Pardo, Lola Casamayor, Fernando Andina, Antonio Canal, María Esteve, Miguel Herrán, Esmeralda Moya, Silvia Marsó, Gonzalo de Castro, Nicolás Coronado, Miryam Gallego or Carlos Franganillo. He has collaborated with national and international figures such as the star Thure Lindhardt, Mika Guluzian, Tomasz Ciachorowski, Aldo Gallardo, Yannik Meyer, Congyu Wang or Bernabé Fernández.

In television, he worked on three seasons of the famous series Amar es para siempre (Loving is Forever). In radio, he worked as a presenter on an environmental network.