José María Forqué

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José María Forqué (born March 8, 1923 in Saragossa , † March 17, 1995 in Madrid ) was a Spanish film director .

Forqué, who originally studied architecture, made his first film in 1951. His Day of the Damned was awarded the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival . Forqué founded its own production company, Orfeo Films , in 1967 . Most of the fifty or so films he directed were comedies and, towards the end of his career, also adult films.

A prize named after him has been awarded since 1996.

Films (selection)

  • 1956: Prisoners of Hell (Embajadores en el infierno)
  • 1957: The Day of the Damned (Amanecer en Puerta Oscura)
  • 1958: Nobody hears him praying (Un hecho violento)
  • 1962: Raid at three (Ataco a las tres)
  • 1965: Operation Gold (Zarabanda bing ... bing)
  • 1968: A successful seduction (La vil seduction)
  • 1972: The Red Sun of Vengeance (La banda JS: cronaca criminale del Far West) (script only)
  • 1973: The Devil Shuffles the Cards (Tarot)
  • 1974: The power of the stronger (No es nada, mamá, sólo un juego)
  • 1978: The woman from the hot river (La mujer de la tierra caliente)
  • 1993: Nexus (Nexus 2.431)

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Forqué, José María
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish film director
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Zaragoza
DATE OF DEATH March 17, 1995
Place of death Madrid