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{{short description|Spanish film director (1947–2020)}} {{family name hatnote|Cuerda|Martínez|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox person | name = José Luis Cuerda | image = Rodaje_de_la_película_‘Tiempo_Después’_(37493401910)_(cropped).jpg | image size = | caption = Cuerda in 2017 | birth_name = José Luis Cuerda Martínez | birth_date = {{Birth date|1947|2|18|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Albacete]], Spain | death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|2|4|1947|2|18|df=y}} | death_place = [[Madrid]], Spain | occupation = [[Filmmaker]] | yearsactive = 1982–2018 }} '''José Luis Cuerda Martínez''' (18 February 1947{{spaced ndash}}4 February 2020) was a Spanish [[filmmaker]]. He is nationally recognised and considered to be amongst the greatest and most influential Spanish directors of all time,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/cine/20200204/473289909050/jose-luis-cuerda.html |title=Muere José Luis Cuerda, maestro del humor absurdo, a los 72 años |first=Astrid |last=Meseguer |date=4 February 2020 |access-date=4 February 2020 |newspaper=[[La Vanguardia]] |language=es}}</ref> having made such critically successful and culturally significant films as ''[[The Enchanted Forest (1987 film)|The Enchanted Forest]]'' (1987), ''[[Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing]]'' (1989) and ''[[Butterfly's Tongue]]'' (1999). His films won four [[Goya Awards]] over the course of his career: [[Goya Award for Best Film|Best Film]] and [[Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] for ''The Enchanted Forest'', and [[Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]] for ''Butterfly's Tongue'' and ''[[The Blind Sunflowers (film)|The Blind Sunflowers]]'' (2008).
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| birth_place = [[Albacete]], [[Castile-La Mancha]], Spain
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'''José Luis Cuerda Martínez''' (18 February 1947{{spaced ndash}}4 February 2020) was a Spanish [[film director]], [[screenwriter]] and [[Film producer|producer]]. He was born in [[Albacete]] and died on 4 February 2020 at the age of 72 in [[Madrid]] from an [[embolism]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/cine/20200204/473289909050/jose-luis-cuerda.html |title=Muere José Luis Cuerda, maestro del humor absurdo, a los 72 años |first=Astrid |last=Meseguer |date=4 February 2020 |access-date=4 February 2020 |newspaper=[[La Vanguardia]] |language=es}}</ref>

He won four [[Goya Awards]]: in [[2nd Goya Awards|1987]], [[3rd Goya Awards|1988]], [[14th Goya Awards|2000]] and [[23rd Goya Awards|2009]].


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Latest revision as of 04:40, 11 October 2024

José Luis Cuerda
Cuerda in 2017
Born
José Luis Cuerda Martínez

(1947-02-18)18 February 1947
Albacete, Spain
Died4 February 2020(2020-02-04) (aged 72)
Madrid, Spain
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active1982–2018

José Luis Cuerda Martínez (18 February 1947 – 4 February 2020) was a Spanish filmmaker. He is nationally recognised and considered to be amongst the greatest and most influential Spanish directors of all time,[1] having made such critically successful and culturally significant films as The Enchanted Forest (1987), Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing (1989) and Butterfly's Tongue (1999). His films won four Goya Awards over the course of his career: Best Film and Best Original Screenplay for The Enchanted Forest, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Butterfly's Tongue and The Blind Sunflowers (2008).

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
1982 Pares y nones Yes Yes No
1987 El bosque animado Yes No No
1989 Amanece, que no es poco Yes Yes No
1991 La viuda del capitán Estrada Yes Yes No
1992 La marrana Yes Yes No
1993 Tocando fondo Yes Yes No
1995 Así en el cielo como en la tierra Yes Yes No
1999 Butterfly's Tongue Yes No Executive
2000 Primer amor Yes Yes No Short film
2006 The Education of Fairies Yes Yes No
2008 The Blind Sunflowers Yes Yes Yes
2012 Todo es silencio Yes No No
2018 Tiempo después Yes Yes No Based on his eponymous 2015 novel.
Cuerda's final film

Acting roles

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Year Title Role Notes
1980 El hombre de moda Pablo
1981 Demasida para Gálvez El tuno
1982 Pares y nones Visitante de la exposición Uncredited
1991 El Rey Pasmado Dominico
1992 La marrana Impresor
1993 Y creo en el nombre del padre Short film
1996 Thesis Profesor 1
2006 The Education of Fairies Edil Uncredited
2012 Todo es silencio Grimaldo

Producer only

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Documentary

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  • ¡Hay motivo! (2004) (Segment: "Por el mar corre la liebre")
  • Ribeiros do Avia (2010)

Television

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Year Title Director Writer Notes
1975 Cultura 2 Yes No TV talking show
Directed 1 episode
1977 Mala racha Yes Yes TV Movie
El túnel Yes No
1979 Escrito en America Yes No TV Series
1983 Total Yes Yes TV medium-length film
1997 Makinavaja Yes Yes TV Series
Directed 13 episodes and wrote 3 episodes

References

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  1. ^ Meseguer, Astrid (4 February 2020). "Muere José Luis Cuerda, maestro del humor absurdo, a los 72 años". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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