FILM DIRECTOR

Rafael Azcona

1926 - 2008

Rafael Azcona

Rafael Azcona Fernández (24 October 1926 – 24 March 2008) was a Spanish screenwriter and novelist who worked with some of the best Spanish and international filmmakers. Azcona won five Goya Awards during his career, including a lifetime achievement award in 1998. He was born in the northern Spanish city Logroño on 24 October 1926. Azcona initially began his career writing for humor magazines. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rafael Azcona is the 1,200th most popular film director (down from 1,064th in 2019), the 1,689th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,522nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Spanish Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Rafael Azcona ranks 1,200 out of 2,041. Before him are Georg Jacoby, Leonid Osyka, Denys de La Patellière, Byron Haskin, Arne Skouen, and Raymond Depardon. After him are Fernando Birri, Basil Dearden, Freddie Francis, Nelly Kaplan, Lee Tamahori, and Buddy Van Horn.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Georg Jacoby
1882 - 1964
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 1,194
Leonid Osyka
1940 - 2001
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 1,195
Denys de La Patellière
1921 - 2013
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 1,196
Byron Haskin
1899 - 1984
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 1,197
Arne Skouen
1913 - 2003
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,198
Raymond Depardon
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 1,199
Rafael Azcona
1926 - 2008
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 1,200
Fernando Birri
1925 - 2017
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 1,201
Basil Dearden
1911 - 1971
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 1,202
Freddie Francis
1917 - 2007
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 1,203
Nelly Kaplan
1931 - 2020
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1,204
Lee Tamahori
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 1,205
Buddy Van Horn
1928 - 2021
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 1,206

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Rafael Azcona ranks 402. Before him are Wolfgang Seidel, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Frank O'Hara, Giovanni Invernizzi, Tapio Mäkelä, and Géza Kádas. After him are Alison Lurie, Robert Bly, Georgi Yumatov, Ken Olsen, Bob Benny, and Robert Jay Lifton. Among people deceased in 2008, Rafael Azcona ranks 287. Before him are Irmgard Praetz, Jimmy Giuffre, Gabriel París Gordillo, Cecilia Colledge, Anatoly Karatsuba, and Erwin Geschonneck. After him are Françoise Demulder, Avery Dulles, Omar Caetano, Albin Planinc, Antonio José González Zumárraga, and Jesse Helms.

Others Born in 1926

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Wolfgang Seidel
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 1987
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 396
Herschell Gordon Lewis
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 397
Frank O'Hara
WRITER
1926 - 1966
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 398
Giovanni Invernizzi
ATHLETE
1926 - 1986
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 399
Tapio Mäkelä
SKIER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 400
Géza Kádas
SWIMMER
1926 - 1979
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 401
Rafael Azcona
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2008
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 402
Alison Lurie
WRITER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 403
Robert Bly
WRITER
1926 - 2021
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 404
Georgi Yumatov
ACTOR
1926 - 1997
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 405
Ken Olsen
INVENTOR
1926 - 2011
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 406
Bob Benny
SINGER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 407
Robert Jay Lifton
HISTORIAN
1926 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 408

Others Deceased in 2008

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Irmgard Praetz
ATHLETE
1920 - 2008
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 281
Jimmy Giuffre
MUSICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 282
Gabriel París Gordillo
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2008
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 283
Cecilia Colledge
SKATER
1920 - 2008
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 284
Anatoly Karatsuba
MATHEMATICIAN
1937 - 2008
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 285
Erwin Geschonneck
ACTOR
1906 - 2008
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 286
Rafael Azcona
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2008
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 287
Françoise Demulder
PHOTOGRAPHER
1947 - 2008
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 288
Avery Dulles
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2008
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 289
Omar Caetano
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2008
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 290
Albin Planinc
CHESS PLAYER
1944 - 2008
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 291
Antonio José González Zumárraga
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1925 - 2008
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 292
Jesse Helms
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 293

In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Rafael Azcona ranks 1,689 out of 3,355. Before him are Ramón Marsal (1934), Guillermo Tell Villegas (1823), Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque (1827), Ander Herrera (1989), Luis Milla (1966), and Xabier Azkargorta (1953). After him are Loyola de Palacio (1950), Dani Pedrosa (1985), Marcos Llorente (1995), Josep Irla (1874), Susi Sánchez (1955), and Juan Antonio San Epifanio (1959).

Others born in Spain

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Ramón Marsal
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2007
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 1,683
Guillermo Tell Villegas
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1907
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 1,684
Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1895
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 1,685
Ander Herrera
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 1,686
Luis Milla
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 1,687
Xabier Azkargorta
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 1,688
Rafael Azcona
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2008
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 1,689
Loyola de Palacio
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2006
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 1,690
Dani Pedrosa
RACING DRIVER
1985 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1,691
Marcos Llorente
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1,692
Josep Irla
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1958
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 1,693
Susi Sánchez
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 1,694
Juan Antonio San Epifanio
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 1,695