Antonio Pérez Pérez (born 1954) often credited as Antonio P. Pérez, is a Spanish film producer, founder of Maestranza Films, noted as the most important film producer in
Andalusia
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Biography
Antonio Pérez Pérez was born in 1954 in
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Pérez was raised in
Andújar
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, where he developed an early interest in cinema.
He dropped out from a degree in biology, graduating in
industrial engineering
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He founded Maestranza Films in the late 1980s. He also worked as a producer through Videoplaning, oriented towards the television industry.
Films
He has since produced an extensive number of films, including ' (1995), ''
Alone'' (1999), ''
Nobody Knows Anybody
''Nobody Knows Anybody'' () is a 1999 Spanish-French thriller film directed by Mateo Gil, based on the novel by Juan Bonilla. It stars Eduardo Noriega and Jordi Mollá alongside Natalia Verbeke and Paz Vega.
Plot
Amid the spectacular fest ...
'' (1999), ' (2000), ' (2004), ''
Habana Blues
''Havana Blues'' (''Habana Blues'') is a 2005 Spanish- Cuban film directed and co-written by Benito Zambrano which tells the story of two young musicians in Cuba. The film revolves around their music and contains criticism of problems in Cuba su ...
'' (2005), ''
Rough Winds'' (2006), ''
Thieves
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'' (2007), ''
Before the Fall'' (2008), ''
Return to Hansala'' (2008), ''
The Sleeping Voice
''The Sleeping Voice'' () is a 2011 Spanish drama film directed by Benito Zambrano based on the novel of the same name by Dulce Chacón. It stars Inma Cuesta, MarÃa León, Marc Clotet and Daniel HolguÃn.
Plot
Two sisters find themselves caug ...
'' (2011), and ''
El Niño
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'' (2014), ''
Toro
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'' (2016), ''
The Ignorance of Blood'' (2016) and ''
Lord, Give Me Patience'' (2017).
Awards
recognised him with its Lifetime Achievement Gold Medal, which was handed to him at the
22nd Forqué Awards
The 22nd ceremony of the Forqué Awards was held on 14 January 2017 at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville. The gala was hosted by Carlos Latre.
History
The nominations were disclosed in December 2016.
Organised by and broadcast on La 1 (S ...
in 2017.
References
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Cinema of Andalusia
1954 births
Spanish film producers
Living people