Pancho Casal (born Francisco Casal Vidal, 16 August 1955)
is a Spanish
engineer
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, film producer and politician.
Biography
Pancho Casal was born in 1955 in
A Coruña
A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. A Coruña is the most populated city in Galicia and the second most populated municipality in the autonomous community and s ...
.He studied at Comillas Pontifical University and graduated at the age of 21 in 1977, as a senior engineer in the branch of
Electronics
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. in 1978, he got the title of superior industrial engineer.
[ ] After graduating, he worked as an engineer and media producer. He was the technical director of several companies and maintenance manager of Unión Fenosa's hydraulic power plants.
Cinema career
He also works in the field of cinema. casal has produced several films and television shows. He has also worked as an executive producer. He was nominated for the
Goya Award
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The awards were established in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sci ...
in 2011 and 2015.
Selected filmography
* ''Continental'' (executive producer)1989
* ''A familia Pita'' (TV Series) (1996) producer
* ''Frontera Sur'' (1998) co-producer
* ''Finisterre, donde termina el mundo'' (1998) producer
* ''By My Side Again'' (1999) associate producer
* ''La rosa de piedra'' (1999) executive producer
* ''
I Know Who You Are
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'' (2000) producer
* ''
The Impatient Alchemist'' (2002) producer
* ''Thirteen Chimes (2002) executive producer
* ''Al alcance de su mano'' (TV Movie) (2002) executive producer
* ''Joc de mentides'' (TV Movie) (2003) co-producer
* ''Aguiño, sobrevivr al prestige'' (Documentary) (2003) executive producer
* ''
Your Next Life'' (2004) producer
* ''
Para que no me olvides'' (2005) producer
* ''
Un rey en La Habana
''Un rey en la Habana'' (A king in Havana) is a film produced in 2005 starring Alexis Valdés.
Plot
Papito is a young actor grown up in "El Mamey", the most dangerous marginal district of La Habana, which he dreams to leave someday along with ...
'' (2005) co-producer
* ''
Los aires difíciles
''Rough Winds'' ( es, Los aires difíciles, links=no) is a 2006 Spanish melodrama film directed by Gerardo Herrero adapting the novel ''Los aires difíciles'' by Almudena Grandes. It features José Luis García Pérez, Cuca Escribano and Carmen ...
'' (2006) producer
* ''Blue Days'' (2006) producer
* ''De profundis'' (2007) producer
* ''The Contestant'' (2007) producer
* ''Abrígate'' (2007) producer
* ''Una mujer invisible'' (2007) producer
* ''A Flor máis grande do mundo'' (Short) (2007) producer
* ''O gran camiño'' (TV Series) (2007)producer
* ''
Animal Crisis
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'' (2007) producer
* ''Os Atlánticos'' (TV Series) (2008) producer
* ''Altra oportunitat'' (TV Series) (2008) executive producer / producer
* ''El espejo'' (TV Movie) (2008) producer
References
1955 births
Comillas Pontifical University alumni
Members of the 10th Parliament of Galicia
Living people
Spanish film producers
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