Pedro Masó Paulet (born 26 January 1927 in

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; died 23 September 2008 in

) was a Spanish director, producer, and scriptwriter. His relation with the cinema began at an early age when he was employed as a boy in the Estudios Chamartín in Madrid. There he performed many jobs, until he was made chief of production in 1953. In 1962 he founded his own production company,

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, with which he produced some of the biggest commercial successes of Spanish film, including ''

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'', ''

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''. In 1986 he created the firm Escorpio Films as a branch of Pedro Maso Producciones and subsequently produced his first feature-length movie, entitled ''

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'' with direction by Antonio Mercero and based on the novel of

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. From 1993 he directed and produced the series ''Compuesta y Sin Novio'' for the television station

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, starring Lina Morgan and

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Selected filmography

* '' Las chicas de la Cruz Roja'' (1958) * '' Television Stories'' (1965) * '' La Coquito '' (1977)

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Filmography
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maso, Perdo Spanish film directors Spanish film producers 1927 births 2008 deaths Honorary Goya Award winners