caption birth_place awards name birth_date notable_works yearsactive image article_title birth_name occupation
bayona in 2012 barcelona , spain '' ` best director '' ' 2012 ` best new director '' ' 2007 '' juan antonio bayona 09 may 1975 '' the orphanage '' , '' the impossible '' 1999 -- present j. a. bayona portrait.jpg juan antonio bayona
 juan antonio bayona film director , filmmaker , film producer , screenwriter
juan antonio bayona

juan antonio bayona -lrb- born may 9 , 1975 -rrb- , commonly known as j. a. bayona , is a spanish film director .
in addition to directing television commercials and music videos , bayona is best known for directing the 2007 horror film `` the orphanage '' and the 2012 drama film `` the impossible '' .
