José Luis Borau

José Luis Borau was born in Zaragoza in 1929. He studied law there and wrote film criticism for the Heraldo de Aragón, then entered the film school in Madrid, from which he graduated in 1960. He later taught screenwriting there and founded his own production company, which backed other directors' films. An occasional actor, he presided over the Spanish Film Academy from 1994 to 1998, received the Goya for best direction and in 2008 entered the Royal Spanish Academy. He died in Madrid in 2012.

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• CinemaPoachersFurtivosJosé Luis Borau · 1975Cinema