Bigas Luna
José Juan Bigas Luna , as a stage name reduced to Bigas Luna (born March 19, 1946 in Barcelona , Spain , † April 6, 2013 in La Riera de Gaià , Tarragonès ), was a Spanish film director and screenwriter . Bigas Luna is one of the most influential and influential film directors in Spanish cinema. His films are primarily characterized by eroticism, sex, violence and passion. Some later Spanish film stars such as Ariadna Gil , Javier Bardem , Penélope Cruz or Jordi Mollà were discovered through Luna's films.
Life
Bigas Luna began his career as an industrial designer, but later joined an artist group and didn't get into film until the mid-1970s. At first he mainly made short films. It wasn't until 1978 that he first received international attention with his film Bilbao . Various national and international awards followed for his subsequent films. His best-known film is Jamon Jamon , who received the Silver Lion in Venice .
Luna died of cancer on April 6, 2013 in Tarragona .
Filmography
- 1976: The tattooed corpse (Tatuaje)
- 1978: Bilbao
- 1979: Caniche
- 1981: Reborn
- 1986: Lola
- 1987: In the Moment of Fear (Angustia)
- 1990: Lulu - The Story of a Woman (Las edades de Lulú)
- 1992: Jamon Jamon (Jamón, jamón)
- 1993: Macho (Huevos de oro)
- 1994: The tit and the moon (La teta y la luna)
- 1996: Bambola (Bámbola)
- 1997: The Titanic's maid (La femme de chambre du Titanic)
- 1999: Volavérunt
- 2001: Son de mar - Not without you (Son de mar)
- 2006: Yo soy la Juani
- 2010: Di Di Hollywood
Web links
- Bigas Luna in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Spanish filmmaker: Bigas Luna is dead Spiegel Online , April 6, 2013
- ↑ Gregorio Belinchón: Adiós al cineasta de la pasión ibérica. elpais.com, April 6, 2013, accessed April 7, 2013 (span.)
- ↑ Spanish filmmaker: Bigas Luna is dead. Spiegel Online , April 6, 2013, accessed April 11, 2013 .
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SURNAME | Bigas Luna |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bigas Luna, Juan José (civil) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish film director |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1946 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Barcelona , Spain |
DATE OF DEATH | April 6, 2013 |
Place of death | La Riera de Gaià , Tarragonès , Spain |