Luis García Berlanga
Spanish film director and screenwriter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Luis García-Berlanga Martí MMT (12 June 1921 – 13 November 2010) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. Acclaimed as a pioneer of modern Spanish cinema,[1][2] his films are marked by social satire and acerbic critiques of Spanish culture under the Francoist dictatorship.[3] These include Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953), which won the International Prize (Comedy Film) at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival,[4] Plácido (1961), nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1962,[5] and The Executioner (1963), winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the 24th Venice International Film Festival[6] He kept a long-time collaboration with screenwriter Rafael Azcona, with whom he co-wrote the scripts for seven of his films between 1961 and 1987.[7]
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Born | Luis García-Berlanga Martí (1921-06-12)12 June 1921 Valencia, Spain |
Died | 13 November 2010(2010-11-13) (aged 89) Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain |
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Years active | 1951–2002 |
Spouse | María Jesús Manrique de Aragón (1954-2010, his death) |
Children | 4, including José Luis and Carlos |