José Luis Sáenz de Heredia

José Luis Sáenz de Heredia

1911-04-10 – 1992-11-04 (age 81) Madrid, Spain
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Biography

José Luis Sáenz de Heredia, Spanish filmmaker, was born on April 10, 1911 in Madrid.

He debuted as a filmmaker with Patricio miró una estrella (1935), later signed La hija de Juan Simón (id), and ¿Quién me quiere a mí? (1936), under the orders of Luis Buñuel, who saved his life during the Civil War.

Very important in Franco's cinema, he became the official filmmaker of the regime; he made Raza, 1941, El escándalo, 1943, El destino se disculpa, 1945, Bambú, id., Mariona Rebull, 1947), La mies es mucha, 1949, Don Juan, 1950, Historias de la radio, 1955, Franco, ese hombre, 1964, La verbena de la paloma, 1963; Historias de la televisión, 1965.

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Known For

Buñuel
Buñuel

1984

as Self

La gran mentira
La gran mentira

1956

as Self (uncredited)

El grano de mostaza
El grano de mostaza

1962

as Presentador de la historia (uncredited)

La boda o la vida
Diez fusiles esperan
Diez fusiles esperan

1959

as (uncredited)

All Is Possible in Granada
All Is Possible in Granada

1954

as Otro periodista (no acreditado)