Known For
Writing
Born
Oct 24, 1926
Died
Mar 23, 2008
Place of Birth
Logroño, La Rioja, España
Credits
120 titles
Rafael Azcona
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rafael Azcona Fernández (24 October 1926 – 24 March 2008) was an awarded Spanish screenwriter and novelist who has worked with some of the best Spanish and international filmmakers. Azcona won five Goya Awards during his career, including a lifetime achievement award in 1998. He was born in the northern Spanish city Logroño on 24 October 1926. Azcona initially began his career writing for humor magazines. He became known as a screenwriter when he penned the screenplay for the film, El Pisito (The Little Apartment), which was based on his own novel. The 1959 film was directed by Italian film director, Marco Ferreri. Azcona teamed up with director Fernando Trueba in “Belle Époque,” which won an Academy Award for best foreign film in 1994. He collaborated with other Spanish directors including Luis Garcia Berlanga, Jose Luis Cuerda, Jose Luis Garcia Sanchez, Pedro Olea, and Carlos Saura. Azcona was also awarded the Spanish Fine Arts Gold Medal in 1994. Rafael Azcona died at his home in Madrid, Spain, on 24 March 2008, at the age of 81.
Known For
Filmography
José Luis López Vázquez. ¡Qué disparate!
The Europeans
Novel
The Queen of Spain
Characters
Eduardo Ducay: el cine que siempre estuvo ahí
Self
De los reptiles-saurios en los cafés
Short Story
Madrid, 1987
Dialogue
The Invisible Half: Luis García Berlanga's The Executioner
Interviewee
La guerra del cerdo
Writer
Los muertos no se tocan, nene
Novel
Rafael Azcona
Self (archive footage)
Martes de Carnaval
Screenplay
L'ultimo Pulcinella
Writer
The Blind Sunflowers
Writer
Marco Ferreri: The Director Who Came from the Future
Self
Rafael Azcona, oficio de guionista
Himself
Días de cine
Thanks
María querida
Writer
Franky Banderas
Writer
The Galíndez File
Screenplay
The Green March
Writer
Sound of the Sea
Screenplay
El paraíso ya no es lo que era
Writer
Goodbye from the Heart
Story
Butterfly
Screenplay
The Girl of Your Dreams
Writer
A Perfect Couple
Writer
Siempre hay un camino a la derecha
Writer
Pintadas
Writer
In Praise of Older Women
Writer
Tranvía a la Malvarrosa
Writer
La Celestina
Writer
Gran Slalom
Writer
The Seducer
Writer
King of the River
Writer
Suspiros de España (y Portugal)
Writer
La mujer cualquiera
Writer
Banderas, the Tyrant
Writer
Belle Époque
Screenplay
Chechu and Family
Screenplay
Ay, Carmela!
Screenplay
La mujer infiel
Writer
Blood and Sand
Writer
The Flight of the Dove
Writer
Little Spanish Soldier
Writer
Pasodoble
Writer
How Good the Whites Are
Writer
Moors and Christians
Screenplay
The Enchanted Forest
Screenplay
The Impeccable Sinner
Writer
Year of Enlightment
Writer