José Luis Sáenz de Heredia

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-04-10 (81 years old)

Deathday

1992-11-04

Place of Birth

Madrid, Spain

José Luis Sáenz de Heredia

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.

Acting

1984

Buñuel

as Self

1956

La gran mentira

as Self (uncredited)

1962

El grano de mostaza

as Presentador de la historia (uncredited)

1959

Diez fusiles esperan

as (uncredited)

1954

All Is Possible in Granada

as Otro periodista (no acreditado)

Production

1970

1969

1955

Radio Stories

as Director

1975

1952

1974

Proceso a Jesús

as Director

1966

1963

1948

La mies es mucha

as Director

1963

1945

1957

Faustina

as Director

1971

La decente

as Director

1942

Raza

as Director

1971

1950

Don Juan

as Writer

1950

Don Juan

as Director

1959

1966

Fray Torero

as Director

1936

Who Loves Me?

as Director

1969

Juicio de faldas

as Director

1942

Raza

as Screenplay

1948

1962

1962

1971

1971

1947

Mariona Rebull

as Director

1945

Bambú

as Director

1943

El escándalo

as Director

1943

El escándalo

as Screenplay

1970

1960

El indulto

as Director

1960

El indulto

as Script Editor

1941

Escuadrilla

as Story

1955

Radio Stories

as Screenplay

1957

Faustina

as Screenplay

1957

Faustina

as Producer

1942

Raza

as Dialogue

1970

1971

La decente

as Adaptation

1947

1969

1963

1970

1966

Fray Torero

as Writer

1963

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