Luis García Berlanga

Biography

Luis García-Berlanga Martí was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. Acclaimed as a pioneer of modern Spanish cinema, his films are marked by social satire and acerbic critiques of Spanish culture under the Francoist dictatorship. These include Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953), which won the International Prize at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival, Plácido (1961), nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1962, and The Executioner (1963), winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the 24th Venice International Film Festival He kept a long-time collaboration with screenwriter Rafael Azcona, with whom he co-wrote the scripts for seven of his films between 1961 and 1987.

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Awards & recognition

• ★Goya Award — Best Director · 1994
• ★honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense · 1989
• ★Princess of Asturias Award — the Arts · 1986
• ★Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts · 1982
• ☆Goya Award — Best Original Screenplay · 1994 · nominated