Luis García Berlanga

Luis García Berlanga was born in Valencia in 1921, into a well-off family; his father, a Republican deputy, was sentenced to death after the Civil War, and the son joined the Blue Division in an attempt to save him. After studying law and arts, he entered the Madrid film institute in 1947 and made his first film in 1951 with Juan Antonio Bardem. He wrote seven films with Rafael Azcona, presided over the Filmoteca Española from 1978 to 1982, received the Prince of Asturias Award in 1986 and died in 2010.

In the catalogue 2

• CinemaWelcome Mr. Marshall!¡Bienvenido, Mister Marshall!Luis García Berlanga · 1953Cinema
• CinemaThe ExecutionerEl verdugoLuis García Berlanga · 1963Cinema