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Luis Garci Biography (1945-)

Born January 20,1945, in Madrid, Spain. Career: Director, producer, and screenwriter. Film critic, c. 1960s Awards, Honors: Circulos de Escritores Cinemtografico Award, 1968; Academy Award, best foreign film, 1984, for Volver a empezar; Goya Award, best direction, 1988, for Asignatura aprobada; Montreal World Film Festival Award, best director, 1994, forCancion de cuna; Grand Priz des Ameriques nomination, Montreal World Film Festival, 1997, for La herida luminosa; Goya Award nominations, best screenplay adapted from another medium (with Horacio Valcarcel) and best direction, 1999, for El Abudelo. Addresses: Contact: Paul Kohner, Inc., 9169 West Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069-3129.

Nationality

Spanish

Gender

Male

Occupation

director, producer, screenwriter

Birth Details

January 20, 1945

Madrid, Spain

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director, Except Where Indicated
• Mi Marilyn, 1975
• Al futbol, 1975
• Tiempo de gente acobardada, 1976
• Asignatura pendiente (also known as Pending Examination), Arte 7 Distribucion, 1977
• Solos en la madrugada (also known as Alone at Dawn), Arte 7Distribucion, 1978
• Las Verdes praderas (also known as The Green Prairies), Arte 7 Distribucion, 1979
• Alfonso Sanchez, 1980
• Executive producer, Viva la Clase Media, 1980
• El Crack (also known as The Crack), 1981
• And producer, Volver a empezar (also known as To Begin Again and Begin the Beguine), Warner Bros., 1982
• El Crack Dos, Ache Distri. Cine, 1983
• And producer, Sesion continua (also known as Double Feature), 1984
• And producer, Asignatura aprobada (also known as Course Completed and Examinations Approved), United Int. Pic. Cia., 1987
• Casablanca revisitada, 1992
• And producer, Cancion de cuna (also known as Cradle Song),M. Salvador, 1994
• And producer, La Herida luminosa (also known as A Wound of Light), 1997
• And producer, El Abuelo (also known as The Grandfather), Miramax, 1998
• Film Appearances
• Viva la Clase Media, 1980
• Television Director
• Episodic
• Historias del otro lado, 1990
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• El Cronicon (also known as The Chronicle), 1969
• La Cabina, 1970
• La Casa de las Chivas, 1972
• No es bueno que el hombre este solo (also known as A Man Shouldn't Be Alone), 1973
• Vida conyugal sana (also known as Healthy Married Life), 1973
• Los nuevos espanoles (also known as New Spaniards), 1974
• Tocata y fuga de Lolita (also known as Lolita's Toccata and Fugue), 1974
• Mi Marilyn, 1975
• Al futbol, 1975
• Tiempo de gente acobardada, 1976
• Solos en la madrugada (also known as Alone at Dawn), Arte 7Distribucion, 1978
• Las verdes praderas (also known as The Green Prairies), Arte 7 Distribucion, 1979
• Alfonso Sanchez, 1980
• Viva la Clase Media, 1980
• El Crack (also known as The Crack), 1981
• Volver a empezar (also known as To Begin Again and Beginthe Beguine), Warner Bros., 1982
• El Crack Dos, Ache Distri. Cine, 1983
• Sesion continua (also known as Double Feature), 1984
• Asignatura aprobada (also known as Course Completed and Examination Approved), United Int. Pic. Cia., 1987
• Casablanca revisitada, 1992
• Cancion de cuna (also known as Cradle Song), M. Salvador, 1994
• La Herida luminosa (also known as A Wound of Light), 1997
• El Abuelo (also known as The Grandfather), Miramax, 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

• Guide to the Cinema of Spain, pp. 159-60.*