Rafael Azcona
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- October 24, 1926
- Died
- March 23, 2008 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Logroño, La Rioja, España
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
The Europeans
Movie · Novel
The Queen of Spain
Movie · Characters
De los reptiles-saurios en los cafés
Movie · Short Story
Madrid, 1987
Movie · Dialogue
La guerra del cerdo
Movie · Writer
Los muertos no se tocan, nene
Movie · Novel
L'ultimo Pulcinella
Movie · Writer
Martes de Carnaval
TV · Screenplay · 3 eps
The Blind Sunflowers
Movie · Writer
Franky Banderas
Movie · Writer, Story
María querida
Movie · Writer
The Galíndez File
Movie · Screenplay
The Green March
Movie · Writer
Sound of the Sea
Movie · Screenplay
El paraíso ya no es lo que era
Movie · Writer
Goodbye from the Heart
Movie · Screenplay, Story
Butterfly
Movie · Screenplay
The Girl of Your Dreams
Movie · Writer
A Perfect Couple
Movie · Writer
In Praise of Older Women
Movie · Writer
Siempre hay un camino a la derecha
Movie · Writer
Tranvía a la Malvarrosa
Movie · Writer
Pintadas
Movie · Writer
La Celestina
Movie · Writer
Gran Slalom
Movie · Writer
Suspiros de España (y Portugal)
Movie · Writer
The Seducer
Movie · Writer
King of the River
Movie · Writer
La mujer cualquiera
Movie · Writer
Banderas, the Tyrant
Movie · Writer
Belle Époque
Movie · Screenplay, Story
Chechu and Family
Movie · Screenplay, Story
Ay, Carmela!
Movie · Screenplay
La mujer infiel
Movie · Writer
Blood and Sand
Movie · Writer
The Flight of the Dove
Movie · Writer
Pasodoble
Movie · Writer
Little Spanish Soldier
Movie · Writer
How Good the Whites Are
Movie · Writer
The Enchanted Forest
Movie · Screenplay
Moors and Christians
Movie · Screenplay
The Impeccable Sinner
Movie · Writer
Year of Enlightment
Movie · Writer
Hay que deshacer la casa
Movie · Writer
The Heifer
Movie · Screenplay, Story
The Court of the Pharaoh
Movie · Screenplay
Don Chisciotte
Movie · Writer
Los desastres de la guerra
TV · Writer · 6 eps
Bésame, tonta
Movie · Writer
National III
Movie · Writer
127 millones libres de impuestos
Movie · Writer
Airlift
Movie · Writer
National Heritage
Movie · Writer
El divorcio que viene
Movie · Writer
Honey
Movie · Screenplay
La familia bien, gracias
Movie · Writer
The National Shotgun
Movie · Screenplay
Bye Bye Monkey
Movie · Writer
A Man Called Autumn Flower
Movie · Writer
My Daughter Hildegart
Movie · Writer
Una noche embarazosa
Movie · Writer
The Last Woman
Movie · Writer
The Anchorite
Movie · Writer
El poder del deseo
Movie · Novel
La adúltera
Movie · Writer
Pim, pam, pum… ¡fuego!
Movie · Screenplay
Fischia Il Sesso
Movie · Screenplay
To My Dear Mother on Her Birthday
Movie · Novel
Don't Touch the White Woman!
Movie · Writer
Cousin Angelica
Movie · Screenplay
Life Size
Movie · Screenplay
La revolución matrimonial
Movie · Writer
Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia?
Movie · Screenplay
La Grande Bouffe
Movie · Screenplay
Tarot
Movie · Screenplay, Story
Anna and the Wolves
Movie · Writer
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
Movie · Screenplay
It Can Be Done Amigo
Movie · Screenplay
The Audience
Movie · Story
La cera virgen
Movie · Screenplay
In the Eye of the Hurricane
Movie · Screenplay
Cross Current
Movie · Screenplay
Long Live the Bride and Groom
Movie · Screenplay
The Garden of Delights
Movie · Writer
El monumento
Movie · Writer
Las secretas intenciones
Movie · Writer
Honeycomb
Movie · Screenplay
The Challenges
Movie · Writer
Tuset Street
Movie · Writer
Peppermint Frappé
Movie · Screenplay
The Harem
Movie · Story
The Seventh Floor
Movie · Screenplay
The Man with the Balloons
Movie · Writer
Las pirañas
Movie · Screenplay
The Wedding March
Movie · Story, Screenplay
L'Estate
Movie · Screenplay
Kiss the Other Sheik
Movie · Writer
Run for Your Wife
Movie · Screenplay
The Ape Woman
Movie · Writer
Controsesso
Movie · Screenplay
Un rincón para querernos
Movie · Writer
The Executioner
Movie · Screenplay
The Conjugal Bed
Movie · Screenplay, Story
Death and the Lumberjack
Movie · Screenplay
Mafioso
Movie · Screenplay
Placido
Movie · Screenstory, Screenplay
The Four Truths
Movie · Writer
Latin Lovers
Movie · Screenplay
The Secret of the Blue Men
Movie · Story, Screenplay
The Wheelchair
Movie · Novel, Screenplay
The Little Apartment
Movie · Screenplay, Novel
Streetcar for Sale
Movie · Writer