Soñando con Alas with Juan José Ramos Melo

Soñando con Alas is a nature documentary produced by Birding Canarias, released in 2019. It addresses a growing global phenomenon in which people with very different lives, living in diverse places, share a common passion for observing, enjoying, and studying birds. Men and women whose lives are shaped by birds. A story about a passion that, for many, becomes a true obsession. A story of nature “enthusiasts” rarely told until now. A film that speaks about birds through those who dream of wings. Five stories unfold in different locations across Spain, connected by a shared love of birds. A story about bird lovers.

The documentary is directed by Juan José Ramos Melo and Germán Pinelo, who also wrote the script, and produced by Juan José Ramos Melo and Yurena Fernández.

Juan José Ramos Melo is a naturalist, wildlife photographer, environmental educator, and ecotourism and birdwatching guide. For several years, he has focused on environmental outreach, bringing the latest scientific discoveries to the general public through various media. Together with Germán Pinelo, he directed the short documentary Islas Salvajes, las olvidadas del Atlántico (Birding Canarias, 2015), participated in the documentaries Masca, ecos de un Barranco (Erena, 2006) and Acantilado de Los Gigantes (Cabildo de Tenerife, 2007), and collaborated from 1998 to 2000 with Alas Producciones cinematográficas.

Germán Pinelo is a filmmaker specializing in water sports and nature. He trained as a senior technician in audiovisual productions in Tenerife. He has worked as a filmmaker on various television productions, mainly for Televisión Canaria and Radio Televisión Española. In the field of advertising, he has produced multiple projects promoting tourism, cultural, and sports events with significant media impact. In 2015, he directed his first documentary with environmentalist Juan José Ramos, Islas Salvajes, las olvidadas del Atlántico. He later produced the short documentary Unfold for Movistar, filmed in Hawaii, and recently premiered his first feature-length documentary, Soñando Con Alas, a film with a strong environmental focus.