Miguel Iglesias Bonns
Miguel Iglesias Bonns (born June 6, 1915 in Barcelona ; † March 8, 2012 there ) was a Spanish film director .
Life
Iglesias began his career with short films and made his feature film debut in 1942, Su excelencia el mayordomo . By 1988 he had made almost forty films of all possible genres. Iglesias had the skills to adapt to the market and serve popular film genres. In the 1950s, he shot melodramas, later adventure films, and was able to deliver the commercially sought-after material with fantasy films and thrillers , from horror films to erotic films (mostly known as MI Bonns ). He achieved cult status through the Paul Naschy film La maldición de la bestia and his three jungle films Tarzán y el misterio de la jungla , La diosa salvaje and Kilma, reina de las amazonas from 1973 to 1975.
Filmography (selection)
- 1955: El Cerco - wicked and damned (El cerco)
- 1962: The Sword of the Cid (La spada del Cid)
- 1967: An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (Destino: Estambul 68)
- 1973: Fuzzy, keep your ears up! (Tequila!) (Screenplay)
- 1975: La maldición de la bestia
- 1980: Wild Woman (La isla de las vírgenes ardientes)
- 1988: Barcelona Connection (Barcelona Connection)
Web links
- Miguel Iglesias Bonns in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Obituary for abc.es
literature
- Àngel Comas: Miguel Iglesias Bonns. "cult movies" y cine de género. 2003, 174 pp.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Iglesias Bonns, Miguel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Iglesias, Miguel; Bonns, MI |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barcelona |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 2012 |
| Place of death | Barcelona |