Ariel Winograd was born in Buenos Aires on August 23, 1977. He graduated as a director from the Universidad del Cine.

Winograd's first works as a director were four short films, which, as a particularity, all of them were led by dwarf actors. Later he made a documentary titled Fanatics. His first feature film was Cheese Face, a film based on his own life.

Ariel Winograd nació en Buenos Aires el 23 de agosto de 1977. Se graduó como director en la Universidad del Cine.

Los primeros trabajos de Winograd como director fueron cuatro cortometrajes, que como particularidad todos ellos estuvieron protagonizados por actores enanos. Posteriormente hizo un documental titulado Fanáticos. Su primer largometraje fue Cara de queso, una película basada en su propia vida.