Carlos Saura

Carlos Saura Atarés (4 January 1932 – 10 February 2023) was a Spanish movie director, photographer and writer. Along with Luis Buñuel and Pedro Almodóvar, he was seen as Spain’s three most renowned filmmakers. He was born in Huesca, Spain.

He was known for directing in Los Golfos, La Caza, Peppermint Frappé, Honeycomb, Ana and the Wolves, La Prima Angélica, Cría Cuervos, Elisa, Vida Mía, Deprisa, Deprisa, Carmen, Tango and Goya in Bordeaux.

Between 1967 to 1979, he was in a partnership with Geraldine Chaplin. In 1991, he won two Goya Awards.

Saura died of respiratory failure on 10 February 2023 in Madrid, Spain at the age of 91.

References

Other websites

Official Webpage in Spanish
Carlos Saura. Film. Biography and works.  Spain in culture: official Website of Culture in Spain. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
Paul Julian Smith: Cría cuervos...: The Past Is Not Past. DearCinema.com, 13 August 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

Category:1932 births
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Category:Spanish movie directors
Category:Spanish movie producers
Category:Spanish screenwriters
Category:Spanish photographers
Category:Goya Award winners