Tomás Barreiro
COMPOSER
“…Barreiro made particularly beautiful use of them, using techniques that are found in electric guitar and classical guitar, and the beautiful ending on harmonics that almost sounds like Japanese music was no accident. Mr Barreiro has a very fine ear. ”
Biography
Tomás Barreiro is a composer, with more than 20 years of experience in the cinematographic medium. His portfolio includes TV shows, theater, advertising, and over 30 feature films, of both Mexican and international productions. Some of the prizes and nominations he has received throughout his career include: Ariel and Fénix Prizes, Berlinale, Toronto International Film Festival and Chicago International Film Festival, among others. Besides his distinguished trajectory as a film composer, Barreiro has an active participation in concert music. His work has been awarded in very prestigious composition contests around the world. He received the 2012 Sayat Nova Composition Award; and in 2008, the Toru Takemitsu Composition Award, whose jury included the well-known composer Steve Reich. His compositions have been premiered in different countries around the world, including: France, United States, Holland, Poland and Japan.
From the beginning of his career as a film composer, Barreiro has worked in relevant Mexican productions, such as: Güeros (Ariel, 2014), Museo (Berlinale, 2018) and Verde (Luminus, 2016), from director Alonso Ruizpalacios, with whom he has closely collaborated since 2008. He also scored Alejandra Márquez Abella’s Las niñas bien (Ariel, 2018) and Bruno Santamaría’s first two feature films: Margarita (FICG, 2016) and Cosas que no hacemos (CIFF, 2020). Most recently, Barreiro has expanded his career to Latin America and the United States, with productions like Spring of the Vanishing (2025), Bad Hombres (2020), documentaries directed by Andrew Glazer, Jezabel (Venezuela, 2021) by Hernán Jabes, “El norte sobre el vacío” by Alejandra Márquez (Berlinale, 2022) and “La Cocina” by Alonso Ruizpalacios (Berlinale, 2024). His participation in Señora Influencer, granted him the Diosa de Plata award for best music (2024).
Barreiro is also known for his work on Y llegaron de noche, starring Eugenio Derbez (co-star in the Academy Award-winning film CODA) and featuring Jason Alexander (Seinfeld, Star Trek: Prodigy), highlighting his work in notable projects alongside outstanding talents.
Tomás Barreiro is currently being represented worldwide by Different Direction Management.