José Luis Garci
Birthday
1944/01/20 (80 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Madrid, España
Also know as
José Luis García Muñoz
Biography
José Luis Garci is a Spanish director, producer, film critic, TV presenter, screenwriter and author. He earned worldwide acclaim and his country's first Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award for Begin the Beguine (1982). Four of his films, including also Sesión continua (1984), Asignatura aprobada (1987) and El abuelo (1998), have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, more than any other Spanish director. His films are characterized for his classical style and the underlying sentimentality of their plots.
Acting
(1976) La noche de los cien pájaros
as ---
(2024) Samuel: Hollywood vs Hollywood
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(2024) Summers el rebelde
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(2014) Operación Palace
as Himself
(1983) El crack dos
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1974) Vida conyugal sana
as Oficinista (uncredited)
(2011) Enrique Herreros
as Self - Filmmaker
(2006) The Night of the Sunflowers
as Himself - Radio Host (voice) (uncredited)
(1980) Viva la clase media
as Antonio 'Vladimiro' Flanagan
(1994) Cradle Song
as (uncredited)
(2020) Olea… ¡Más alto!
as Self - Filmmaker