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Rafael Azcona
Writer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born October 24, 1926Died March 23, 2008 (81 years)
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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.
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| 2020 | The Europeans · as Novel |
| 2011 | Los muertos no se tocan, nene · as Novel |
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| 2008 | Martes de Carnaval · as Screenplay |
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| 2003 | The Galíndez File · as Screenplay |
| 2001 | Sound of the Sea · as Screenplay |
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| 1999 | Butterfly · as Screenplay |
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| 1992 | Belle Epoque · as Screenplay |
| 1992 | Chechu y familia · as Screenplay |
| 1990 | Oh, Carmela! · as Screenplay |
| 1990 | The woman of your life (TV Series) |
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| 1987 | Moors and Christians · as Screenplay |
| 1987 | The Enchanted Forest · as Screenplay |
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| 1985 | The Heifer · as Screenplay |
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| 1983 | Los desastres de la guerra (TV Series) |
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| 1979 | La miel · as Screenplay |
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| 1978 | La escopeta nacional · as Screenplay |
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| 1975 | Pim, Pam, Pum... Fire! · as Screenplay |
| 1975 | El poder del deseo · as Novel |
| 1974 | To My Dear Mother on the Day of Her Birhtday · as Novel |
| 1974 | Lifesize · as Screenplay |
| 1974 | Cousin Angelica · as Screenplay |
| 1974 | Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia? · as Screenplay |
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| 1973 | The Big Feast · as Screenplay |
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| 1972 | A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die · as Screenplay |
| 1972 | |
| 1972 | It Can Be Done Amigo · as Screenplay |
| 1972 | La cera virgen · as Screenplay |
| 1971 | Cross Current · as Screenplay |
| 1971 | In the Eye of the Hurricane · as Screenplay |
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| 1970 | Long Live the Bride and Groom · as Screenplay |
| 1969 | |
| 1969 | Honeycomb · as Screenplay |
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| 1967 | Las pirañas · as Screenplay |
| 1967 | Peppermint Frappé · as Screenplay |
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| 1967 | The Seventh Floor · as Screenplay |
| 1966 | L'estate · as Screenplay |
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| 1965 | Run for Your Wife · as Screenplay |
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| 1964 | Countersex · as Screenplay |
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| 1963 | The Executioner · as Screenplay |
| 1963 | The Conjugal Bed · as Screenplay |
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| 1962 | Mafioso · as Screenplay |
| 1961 | Latin Lovers · as Screenplay |
| 1961 | El secreto de los hombres azules · as Screenplay |
| 1960 | El cochecito · as Novel |
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| 1958 | The Little Apartment · as Novel |