FILM DIRECTOR

Vicente Aranda

1926 - 2015

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Vicente Aranda Ezquerra (Spanish: [biˈθente aˈɾanda eθˈkera]; 9 November 1926 – 26 May 2015) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. Due to his refined and personal style, he was one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a founding member of the Barcelona School of Film and became known for bringing contemporary Spanish novels to life on the big screen. Aranda was also noted for exploring difficult social issues and variations on the theme of desire while using the codes of melodrama. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vicente Aranda is the 506th most popular film director (down from 503rd in 2019), the 877th most popular biography from Spain (down from 848th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Spanish Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Vicente Aranda ranks 506 out of 2,041. Before him are Takashi Miike, Hiroshi Teshigahara, Nick Castle, Elio Petri, Hiroshi Inagaki, and J. J. Abrams. After him are Clarence Brown, Richard Thorpe, Renny Harlin, Werner Schroeter, Glauber Rocha, and Ján Kadár.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Vicente Aranda ranks 178. Before him are Rehavam Ze'evi, Raif Dizdarević, Karel Kosík, Irene Camber, Kees Rijvers, and Lou Ottens. After him are Jaba Ioseliani, Paul Janssen, Richard Anderson, Raul Hilberg, Lenny Montana, and Shin Sang-ok. Among people deceased in 2015, Vicente Aranda ranks 141. Before him are Dick Nanninga, Geoffrey Lewis, Renzo Zorzi, Ignacio Zoco, Anne Meara, and Wayne Dyer. After him are Carlo Furno, Harald Nielsen, Sergio Sollima, Władysław Bartoszewski, Klaus Roth, and Robert Conquest.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Vicente Aranda ranks 877 out of 3,355. Before him are José Benito de Churriguera (1665), Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York (1355), Luis Ricardo Falero (1851), Muhammad VI of Granada (1332), Wifred II, Count of Barcelona (900), and Jorge Guillén (1893). After him are Joan Segarra (1927), Ferrer Bassa (1285), Julio Salinas (1962), Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo (983), Alonso Mudarra (1510), and Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz (1310).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, Vicente Aranda ranks 9. Before him are Carlos Saura (1932), Jesús Franco (1930), Bigas Luna (1946), Víctor Erice (1940), Juan Antonio Bardem (1922), and Néstor Almendros (1930). After him are Luis García Berlanga (1921), Segundo de Chomón (1871), Isabel Coixet (1960), Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi (1927), Fernando Trueba (1955), and Álex de la Iglesia (1965).

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