About

Known credits:
42
Birthday:
1929-08-08
Place of birth:
Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain
Website:
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José Luis Borau

Overview

Spanish film director and producer, born in Zaragoza. He studied law in his hometown and debuted as a film critic in the newspaper El Heraldo de Aragón. In Madrid, he joined the Instituto de Investigaciones y Experiencias Cinematográficas. He exerted great influence on the medium from his teaching at the Escuela Oficial de Cinematografía. In 1967 he founded the production company El Imán, Cine y Televisión, with which he has financed his own projects and those of other filmmakers. Of his personal work, two films stand out: Furtivos (1975), Golden Shell at the San Sebastian Festival and a great success for its opposition to the limits of censorship at the beginning of the Spanish Transition, and Leo (2000), which won the Goya for best director. However, both his initial commissions, such as the spaghetti western Brandy (1964) and the crime film Crimen de doble filo (1965), and the controversial later films Tata mía (1986) and Niño Nadie (1996), have had little repercussion. Between 1994 and 1998 he was president of the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España (Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). In 2001 he was elected full member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando and in 2002 he was awarded the Premio Nacional de Cinematografía.

Known for

Acting
2011 Enrique Herreros Actor Self - Filmmaker 59
Average
2010 Arrebatados: recordando a Iván Zulueta Actor 59
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2009 Por la gracia de Luis Actor Himself 59
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1996 Ilona Arrives with the Rain Actor Alcántara 59
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1993 Everyone Off to Jail Actor Capellan 59
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1981 Cuentos para una escapada Actor N/A
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1975 Poachers Actor Gobernador 59
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1972 My Dearest Senorita Actor Médico (uncredited) 59
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1970 Un, dos, tres, al escondite inglés Actor Tio Prudencio 58
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1965 Snakes and Ladders Actor Cliente del café (uncredited) 58
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Directing
2000 Leo Directing Director 59
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1997 Niño nadie Directing Director 58
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1993 Celia Directing Director 69
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1986 Tata Mía Directing Director 58
Average
1984 On the Line Directing Director 58
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1979 La Sabina Directing Director 58
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1975 Poachers Directing Director 59
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1975 Hay que matar a B. Directing Director 58
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1972 My Dearest Senorita Directing Assistant Director 59
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1965 Double Edged Crime Directing Director 59
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1964 Ride and Kill Directing Director 59
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1960 En el río Directing Director 59
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Writing
1997 Niño nadie Writing Writer 58
Average
1993 Celia Writing Writer 69
Fair
1986 Tata Mía Writing Writer 58
Average
1984 On the Line Writing Writer 58
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1979 La Sabina Writing Writer 58
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1977 Black Litter Writing Writer 59
Average
1977 El monosabio Writing Screenplay 59
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1975 Poachers Writing Screenplay 59
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1975 Hay que matar a B. Writing Writer 58
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1972 My Dearest Senorita Writing Writer 59
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1964 Ride and Kill Writing Screenplay 59
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1960 En el río Writing Screenplay 59
Average
My Dearest Señorita Writing Original Film Writer N/A
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Production
2001 Anna's Summer Production Producer 58
Average
1984 On the Line Production Producer 58
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1977 In Memoriam Production Producer 58
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1975 Poachers Production Producer 59
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1975 Hay que matar a B. Production Producer 58
Average
1970 Estado de sitio Production Producer 59
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1970 Un, dos, tres, al escondite inglés Production Producer 58
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