About

Known credits:
73
Birthday:
1935-04-19
Place of birth:
Santander, Cantabria, España
Website:
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Mario Camus

Overview

Camus started studying Law, but soon left his studies to enter the IIEC (now EOC) in 1956, where he got a director's diploma in 1963 with the training film El borracho (1962) and, finally, ended up as a professor. He worked with Carlos Saura in several screenplays during the early 60s (The Delinquents (1960), Llanto por un bandido (1964)), and also directed some shorts. His first feature films were Los farsantes (1963) and Young Sánchez (1964), a film about boxing -one of his passions- which won the Best Film Award at the Buenos Aires Film Festival in 1964. This way he started a three decade filmography full of great works, varying from romantic comedies and musicals to splendid adaptations from famous novels, as is the case of the prestigious TV series Fortunata y Jacinta (1980) or the film La colmena (1982), which won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival. In 1983 he was given the 'Medalla de Oro de las Bellas Artes' (Arts Gold Medal), and one year later he prepared his most successful work both with public and critic: The Holy Innocents (1984), an adaptation from the novel by Miguel Delibes. This film won the Best Actor Award for Francisco Rabal and Alfredo Landa (ex- aequo) at the Cannes Film Festival. It also won the 'Premio Nacional de Cinematografía' (National Cinematography Award) in 1985 and the 'Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts des Lettres' Award in 1986.

Camus's filmography combines films made with others with a more personal style, where he tells stories closer to him that let him go through less worn themes. That is the case of Con el viento solano (1966), Los pájaros de Baden-Baden (1975) or Los días del pasado (1977).

In the 90s he continued working with great actors and telling dramatic stories made up from complex characters living rebel or broken lives, or entering other genres like noir. Examples of this stage are La rusa (1987), Después del sueño (1992), Sombras en una batalla (1993) and Adosados (1996), a film which won the International Critic Award.

He was married to Concha Bergareche from 1961 - 2016, date of her death. They had 7 children.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Miguel Ángel Díaz González

Known for

Acting
2022 Mario Camus según el cine Actor Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) N/A
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2012 Mañana podría estar muerto Actor 59
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1963 Los farsantes Actor Director 59
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Directing
2008 El prado de las estrellas Directing Director 58
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2002 La playa de los galgos Directing Director 59
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1999 City of Wonders Directing Director 58
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1998 El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe Directing Director 59
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1998 La vuelta del Coyote Directing Director 59
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1998 El Coyote: El tribunal del Coyote Directing Director 59
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1997 The Color of the Clouds Directing Director 59
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1996 Suburbs Directing Director 58
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1994 Self Esteem Directing Director 59
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1993 Shadows in a Conflict Directing Director 58
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1992 After the Dream Directing Director 59
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1990 La Femme et le Pantin Directing Director 58
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1990 La Forja de un Rebelde Directing Director 68
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1987 La rusa Directing Director 59
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1987 The House of Bernarda Alba Directing Director 59
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1985 La vieja música Directing Director 58
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1984 The Holy Innocents Directing Director 62
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1983 Los Desastres de la Guerra Directing Director N/A
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1983 Los desastres de la guerra Directing Director N/A
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1982 The Beehive Directing Director 59
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1977 Los días del pasado Directing Director 59
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1975 La joven casada Directing Director 58
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1975 The Birds of Baden-Baden Directing Director 58
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1973 La leyenda del alcalde de Zalamea Directing Director 59
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1970 Wrath of the Wind Directing Director 58
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1969 Esa mujer Directing Director 58
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1968 Let Them Talk Directing Director 59
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1968 Volver a vivir Directing Director N/A
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1967 Al ponerse el sol Directing Director 59
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1967 With the East Wind Directing Director 59
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1966 When You Are Not Here Directing Director 59
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1965 La visita que no tocó el timbre Directing Director 59
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1964 Young Sánchez Directing Director 58
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1964 Muere una mujer Directing Director N/A
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1963 La Suerte Directing Director N/A
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1963 Los farsantes Directing Director 59
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1962 The Drunkard Directing Director 59
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Writing
2008 El prado de las estrellas Writing Writer 58
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2004 Roma Writing Screenplay 59
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2002 La playa de los galgos Writing Screenplay 59
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1999 City of Wonders Writing Writer 58
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1998 El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe Writing Writer 59
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1998 La vuelta del Coyote Writing Screenplay 59
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1998 El Coyote: El tribunal del Coyote Writing Writer 59
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1997 The Color of the Clouds Writing Screenplay 59
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1997 The Color of the Clouds Writing Story 59
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1996 Más allá del jardín Writing Writer 58
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1994 Self Esteem Writing Writer 59
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1993 Shadows in a Conflict Writing Writer 58
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1992 After the Dream Writing Writer 59
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1990 La Forja de un Rebelde Writing Writer 68
Fair
1987 Lorca: Death of a Poet Writing Writer 68
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1987 The House of Bernarda Alba Writing Screenplay 59
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1985 Marbella Writing Writer 58
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1985 La vieja música Writing Writer 58
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1985 Bohemian Nights Writing Screenplay 59
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1984 The Holy Innocents Writing Writer 62
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1983 Crooks Writing Story 58
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1977 Los días del pasado Writing Writer 59
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1972 Canticle Writing Writer 58
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1968 Volver a vivir Writing Screenplay N/A
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1967 With the East Wind Writing Writer 59
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1966 When You Are Not Here Writing Writer 59
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1965 La visita que no tocó el timbre Writing Screenplay 59
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1964 Weeping for a Bandit Writing Writer 58
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1964 Muere una mujer Writing Writer N/A
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1962 The Drunkard Writing Screenplay 59
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1962 The Drunkard Writing Story 59
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1962 The Drunkard Writing Writer 59
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1960 The Delinquents Writing Screenplay 58
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