Biography
Born in Madrid, Spain in 1955. Since making his directing debut with Opera prima in 1980, this director and screenwriter has made a further 15 award-winning films. Belle Epoque won the Oscar® for Best Foreign Language Film as well as nine Goyas; his animated film Chico & Rita was also nominated for an Oscar®. His films have screened frequently at the Berlinale. He won a Silver Bear in 1987 for El año de las luces, and Belle Epoque and La niña de tus ojos also screened in the Competition. He has so far won two Grammys and five Latin Grammys for his work as a music producer.
Berlinale
Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
They Shot the Piano Player |
| 2020 |
Forgotten We'll Be |
| 2016 |
The Queen of Spain |
| 2012 |
The Artist and the Model |
| 2010 |
Chico & Rita |
| 2009 |
The Dancer and the Thief |
| 2003 |
Blanco y negro |
| 2002 |
The Shanghai Spell |
| 1998 |
The Girl of Your Dreams |
| 1995 |
Two Much |
| 1992 |
Belle époque |
| 1990 |
The Mad Monkey |
| 1989 |
La mujer de tu vida: La mujer inesperada (TV movie) |
| 1986 |
Year of Enlightment |
| 1985 |
Move Over Mrs. Markham |
| 1984 |
Coarse Salt |
| 1980 |
Opera Prima |
| Series | |
|---|---|
| 1996 |
Lumière sur un massacre |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2004 |
El milagro de Candeal |
| 2000 |
Calle 54 |
| 1995 |
Lumière and Company |
| 1982 |
Mientras el cuerpo aguante |
| 1977 |
Úrculo |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 1982 |
Óscar y Carlos 82 |
| 1980 |
Esta noche es la noche |
| 1979 |
El león enamorado |
Homenage à trois |
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| 1978 |
En legítima defensa |
| 1974 |
Óscar y Carlos |
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
They Shot the Piano Player |
| 2016 |
The Queen of Spain |
| 2012 |
The Artist and the Model |
| 2010 |
Chico & Rita |
| 2009 |
The Dancer and the Thief |
| 2002 |
The Shanghai Spell |
| 1995 |
Suspiros de España |
Two Much |
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| 1992 |
Belle époque |
| 1990 |
The Mad Monkey |
| 1989 |
La mujer de tu vida: La mujer inesperada (TV movie) |
| 1988 |
La mujer de tu vida: La mujer oriental (TV movie) |
Miss Caribe |
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| 1986 |
Year of Enlightment |
| 1985 |
De tripas corazón |
Move Over Mrs. Markham |
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| 1984 |
Coarse Salt |
| 1980 |
Cuentos eróticos |
La mano negra |
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Opera Prima |
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| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2000 |
Calle 54 |
| 1977 |
Úrculo |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 1980 |
Esta noche es la noche |
| 1979 |
El león enamorado |
Homenage à trois |
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| 1974 |
Óscar y Carlos |
Actor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1998 |
Spanish Fly |
Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law |
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| Series | |
|---|---|
| 2010 |
¿Qué fue de Jorge Sanz? |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
The Critic |
| 2021 |
Film, the Living Record of Our Memory |
| 2020 |
La corte de Ana |
| 2019 |
Stories of Our Cinema |
| 2018 |
¡Ay, Carmen! |
| 2016 |
Miguel Picazo, un cineasta extramuros |
| 2015 |
Aragón rodado |
Madame Cinéma |
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| 2011 |
Actrices (series) |
| 2010 |
A Cinema Like You in a Country Like This |
Guión busca estrella (TV movie) |
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Spanish Hollywood |
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| 2009 |
Buscando a Penélope (TV movie) |
Producer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2012 |
The Artist and the Model |
Guest
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 2013 |
¡Atención obras! |
| 2005 |
Buenafuente |
| 1998 |
Versión española |
| 1997 |
Corazón de... |
La noche abierta |
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| 1996 |
Continuarà... |
| 1995 |
Lo + plus |
| 1994 |
Los desayunos de TVE |
The 66th Annual Academy Awards |
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| 1984 |
Cinema 3 |
| 1982 |
De película |