José Luis Cuerda

Director

Born: February 18, 1947 (72 years old)

Died: February 4, 2020

Place of birth: Albacete, Spain

Biography

José Luis Cuerda became a radio and television technician after leaving law school. In 1969 he joined Televisión Española, making reports and documentaries for the news services. Between 1985 and 1987 he was a professor in the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Salamanca. After shooting several short films, in 1982 he directed his first feature film.

Filmography (16)

• Thesis (1996, ★ 7.5)
• Open Your Eyes (1997, ★ 7.5)
• The Others (2001, ★ 7.6)
• Butterfly (1999, ★ 7.3)
• Some Time Later (2018, ★ 6.2)
• Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing (1989, ★ 7.1)
• The Enchanted Forest (1987, ★ 7)
• Total (1983, ★ 7.3)
• The Sow (1992, ★ 5.8)
• The Dumbfounded King (1991, ★ 5.8)
• On Earth as It Is in Heaven (1995, ★ 5.6)
• The Education of Fairies (2006, ★ 6.2)
• The Blind Sunflowers (2008, ★ 6.4)
• Makinavaja: La Serie (1995, ★ 5.8)
• Todo es silencio (2012, ★ 4.3)
• With Good Reason (2004, ★ 4.4)