Carlos Saura

Born into a family of artists (his mother was a pianist and his brother, Antonio Saura, a painter), he developed his artistic sense in childhood by doing photography. He obtained his directing diploma in Madrid in 1957 at the Institute of Cinema Research and Studies, where he also taught until 1963. In 1957-1958, he created his first film (Cuenca). In 1956, his style, both lyrical and documentary, centred on the problems of the poor, received the recognition of… (more)