Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (born 5 December 1967) is a Spanish film director, script writer, and producer.

In 1996, he made his directorial debut with the black-and-white short film Esposados (U.S. title: Linked), for which he was also the executive producer.

This black comedy tells the story of a couple who are constantly fighting over money; when they find themselves winning the Christmas lottery, however, they have such different ideas about what to do next that the husband tries to get rid of his wife.

[2] It was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film in the same year, making Fresnadillo an overnight star in Spain.

[4] On 25 August 2014, Variety reported that Fresnadillo was in talks to develop and possibly direct a thriller titled The Last Witness about the lone survivor of a bomb attack in Boston.