José Luis Cuerda Martínez (18 February 19474 February 2020) was a Spanish

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. He is nationally recognised and considered to be amongst the greatest and most influential Spanish directors of all time, having made such critically successful and culturally significant films as '' The Enchanted Forest'' (1987), '' Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing'' (1989) and '' Butterfly's Tongue'' (1999). His films won four

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over the course of his career: Best Film and

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for ''The Enchanted Forest'', and Best Adapted Screenplay for ''Butterfly's Tongue'' and '' The Blind Sunflowers'' (2008).

Filmography

Film

Acting roles

Producer only

* ''

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'' (1996) (Executive Producer, Producer) *'' Open Your Eyes'' (1997) (Producer) *'' The Others'' (2001) (Producer)

Documentary

* '' ¡Hay motivo!'' (2004) (Segment: "Por el mar corre la liebre") * ''Ribeiros do Avia'' (2010)

Television

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cuerda, Jose Luis 1947 births 2020 deaths People from Albacete Spanish film directors Film directors from Castilla–La Mancha Spanish male screenwriters Spanish film producers Deaths from embolism 20th-century Spanish screenwriters 20th-century Spanish male writers 21st-century Spanish screenwriters