FILM DIRECTOR

Carlos Saura

1932 - 2023

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Carlos Saura Atarés (4 January 1932 – 10 February 2023) was a Spanish film director, photographer and writer. With Luis Buñuel and Pedro Almodóvar, he is considered to be among Spain's great filmmakers. He had a long and prolific career that spanned over half a century, and his films won many international awards. Saura began his career in 1955 making documentary shorts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Saura is the 97th most popular film director (down from 83rd in 2019), the 193rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 154th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Spanish Film Director.

Carlos Saura is a Spanish film director, producer, writer, and actor. He is known for his films of the 1970s and 1980s, including La Caza (The Hunt), Elisa, vida mía (Elisa, My Life), and Carmen.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Carlos Saura ranks 97 out of 2,041. Before him are Carl Theodor Dreyer, John Carpenter, Wolfgang Petersen, Aki Kaurismäki, Dario Argento, and Christopher Nolan. After him are Richard Attenborough, David Lean, René Clair, Andrzej Żuławski, Jacques Audiard, and Jacques Tati.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Carlos Saura ranks 37. Before him are Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, Anatoliy Solovianenko, Víctor Jara, Khaled al-Asaad, Melvin Schwartz, and Camilo Cienfuegos. After him are Ellen Burstyn, Michel Legrand, Frances E. Allen, Abdul Halim Khaddam, Zito, and Anthony Perkins. Among people deceased in 2023, Carlos Saura ranks 33. Before him are Paco Rabanne, Pat Robertson, Helmut Berger, Sixto Rodriguez, Jacques Delors, and The Iron Sheik. After him are Ryuichi Sakamoto, Harry Belafonte, Raquel Welch, Mohamed Al-Fayed, C. R. Rao, and Ryan O'Neal.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Carlos Saura ranks 193 out of 3,355. Before him are Hernando de Soto (1500), Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal (1535), Marisa Paredes (1946), Pedro de Valdivia (1497), Juan Pujol García (1912), and Xavi (1980). After him are Vicente Aleixandre (1898), Eleanor of Navarre (1426), Xabi Alonso (1981), Peter II of Aragon (1174), Luis de Góngora (1561), and Philip, Duke of Parma (1720).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, Carlos Saura ranks 3. Before him are Pedro Almodóvar (1949), and Luis Buñuel (1900). After him are Jesús Franco (1930), Bigas Luna (1946), Víctor Erice (1940), Juan Antonio Bardem (1922), Néstor Almendros (1930), Vicente Aranda (1926), Luis García Berlanga (1921), Segundo de Chomón (1871), and Isabel Coixet (1960).

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