FILM DIRECTOR

Luis García Berlanga

1921 - 2010

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Luis García-Berlanga Martí MMT (12 June 1921 – 13 November 2010) 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! Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luis García Berlanga is the 539th most popular film director (down from 519th in 2019), the 922nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 875th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Spanish Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Luis García Berlanga ranks 539 out of 2,041. Before him are Shin Sang-ok, André Delvaux, Lee Chang-dong, Peter Yates, Derek Jarman, and Robert Frank. After him are George P. Cosmatos, Alexander Kluge, Renato Castellani, Hong Sang-soo, Amos Gitai, and Oliver Hirschbiegel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Luis García Berlanga ranks 175. Before him are Hans Robert Jauss, Kisshomaru Ueshiba, Hans Albert, Isabella Karle, Tadeusz Różewicz, and Wolfgang Lotz. After him are Jackie Stallone, Ernest Gold, Silvio Gazzaniga, Jair da Rosa Pinto, Helena Rakoczy, and Raymond Williams. Among people deceased in 2010, Luis García Berlanga ranks 143. Before him are Trevor Taylor, Raymond Franz, Bobby Smith, Rudolf Barshai, Peter Steele, and Herbert Erhardt. After him are Jean Ferrat, Caterina Boratto, Giulietta Simionato, Cesare Siepi, Claude Lefort, and Magda Frank.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Luis García Berlanga ranks 922 out of 3,355. Before him are Berengar the Wise (790), Alberto Iglesias (1955), Lucas Vázquez (1991), Pilar Bardem (1939), Míchel Salgado (1975), and Francisco Manuel Blanco (1778). After him are Jaume Huguet (1412), Gaspar de Borja y Velasco (1580), Juan Carlos Ferrero (1980), Luis Cernuda (1902), Toda of Pamplona (876), and Rodrigo de Jerez (1350).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, Luis García Berlanga ranks 10. Before him are Jesús Franco (1930), Bigas Luna (1946), Víctor Erice (1940), Juan Antonio Bardem (1922), Néstor Almendros (1930), and Vicente Aranda (1926). After him are Segundo de Chomón (1871), Isabel Coixet (1960), Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi (1927), Fernando Trueba (1955), Álex de la Iglesia (1965), and Mario Camus (1935).

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