Known for Crew
Born
July 25, 1949
Died
February 1, 2018 (age 68)
Birthplace
Castilblanco, Badajoz, Spain
Filmography
79 films


The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
2018 · 2h 13m
country: Belgium
Toby, a cynical film director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker who believes himself to be Don Quixote. In the course of their comic and increasingly surreal adventures, Toby is forced to confront the tragic repercussions of a film he made in his idealistic youth.


Gold
2017 · 1h 43m
country: Spain
Spanish soldiers battle indigenous tribes and their own brutal natures as they search for a legendary city built of gold.


Frozen Silence
2012 · 1h 46m
country: Spain
Russian front, winter 1943. Soldier Arturo Andrade and Sergeant Fernando Espinosa are commissioned to investigate a mysterious murder while the Spanish Blue Division of the German Army endures the fierce counterattack of the Red Army.


The Skin I Live In
2011 · 2h
country: Spain
A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.


Che: Part Two
2008 · 2h 15m
country: United States
Seven years after his triumph in Cuba, Che winds up in Bolivia, where he tries to ignite the same revolutionary fires as before.


Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer
2006 · 2h 25m
country: Spain
In 17th century Spain, Diego Alatriste, a brave and heroic soldier, is fighting in his King's army in the Flandes region. His best mate, Balboa, falls in a trap and, when near to his death, asks Diego to look after his son and teach him to be a soldier.


Sexy Beast
2001 · 1h 29m
country: Spain
Ex-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. The idyll is shattered by the arrival of his nemesis Don Logan, intent on persuading Gal to return to London for one last big job.


Volaverunt
1999 · 1h 58m
country: France
The story revolves around Goya's womanising and the mysterious death of the Duchess of Alba at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th Centuries, at a time when Madrid was wobbling through a difficult time and setting the scene for the following Prim vs Crown uprising.


Palace
1996 · 1h 31m
country: Belgium
While three brothers, heirs of a hotel owner, want to restore the glamour of yesteryear to the establishment, a Health Department official tries to find a way to close it down for good.


Land and Freedom
1995 · 1h 49m
country: United Kingdom
Summer 1936: young unemployed communist David Carr leaves Liverpool to join the fight against fascism in Spain. He joins an international group of Militia-men and women, the POUM (Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista). After being wounded, he goes to Barcelona, where he joins another group of fighters.


Firewalker
1986 · 1h 44m
country: United States
A pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/Apache horde of gold.