Actor

José Luis Sáenz de Heredia

Directing

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Movies: 43Series: 0Crew credits: 39

TMDB ID: 932708

IMDb ID: nm0844538

Known for: Directing

Born: April 10, 1911

Died: November 4, 1992

Age: 81

Place of birth: Madrid, Spain

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1935 - 1984

Years active: 50

Average TMDB rating: 5.67

Wikidata: Q1398439

Also known as

José Luis Sáenz de Heredia y Osío

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Director (33)Writer (3)Screenplay (2)Story (1)

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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.