
Person
Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
Directing · Born 1942-01-02 · Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spain
Biography
Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (Torrelavega -Cantabria-, January 2, 1942). Spanish film director, screenwriter and writer. Graduated in Philosophy and Letters, in 1970 he graduated as a filmmaker at the Escuela Oficial de Cine de Madrid. In 1973 he debuted as a director with Habla, mudita and won the Critics' Prize at the 1974 Berlin International Film Festival and an Oscar nomination. Between 1974 and 1975 he wrote the screenplays for Las truchas, Furtivos, and Las largas vacaciones del 36 and established himself as one of the best directors of his generation with Camada negra (1977), Sonámbulos (1977) and El corazón del bosque (1978).
Known for

¡Qué grande es el cine!
Self - Panelist

Virgin Rose
Director
Andalucía es de cine
Writer

The Most Beautiful Night
Director

Don Quijote de la Mancha
Director

La conquista de la democracia
Director
El caso de Justo Sánchez alias «El vampiro de la Cava Baja»
Director

Black Litter
Director

The House of Ulloa
Screenplay

Don Quixote, Knight Errant
Director
Filmography
- 2025Borau y el cine
- 2025La conquista de la democraciaDirector
- 2024Lo berlanguianoSelf - Host
- 2023The Memory of Cinema: A Film About Fernando Méndez-LeiteSelf - Filmmaker
- 2021Berlanga!!Self - Filmmaker
- 2020La corte de AnaHimself - Filmmaker
- 2019El Quijote desde la plateaSelf - Filmmaker
- 201224 horas en la vida de QuerejetaSelf
- 2009Por la gracia de LuisHimself
- 2008Todos estamos invitadosDirector
- 2006Virgin RoseDirector
- 2004Your Next LifeDirector
- 2002Don Quixote, Knight ErrantDirector
- 2001VisionariosDirector
- 2000I Know Who You AreWriter
- 1999By My Side AgainWriter
- 1998The Footprints of a SpiritSelf - Filmmaker
- 1998Things I Left in HavanaDirector
- 1995Cuernos de mujerWriter
- 1995King of the RiverDirector
- 1995¡Qué grande es el cine!Self - Panelist
- 1993The Devil's BreathWriter
- 1992Semana SantaDirector
- 1992The Long WinterScreenplay
- 1992El Quijote de Miguel de CervantesDirector
- 1992Don Quijote de la ManchaDirector
- 1991The Longest NightWriter
- 1988MisadventureDirector
- 1988JarrapellejosWriter
- 1986Half of HeavenDirector
- 1986Tata MíaParty Guest #1 (Uncredited)
- 1985The House of UlloaScreenplay
- 1984The Most Beautiful NightDirector
- 1984FerociousDirector
- 1982Demons in the GardenDirector
- 1981Cuentos para una escapadaDirector
- 1981MaravillasDirector
- 1979Heart of the ForestDirector
- 1978SomnambulistsDirector
- 1978TroutWriter
- 1977Black LitterDirector
- 1976The Long Vacations of '36Screenplay
- 1975PoachersScreenplay
- 1973The Lonely HeartWriter
- 1973Speak, Silent OneDirector
- 1969El último día de la humanidadDirector
- 1966El caso de Justo Sánchez alias «El vampiro de la Cava Baja»Director
- —La FestaDirector
- —Andalucía es de cineWriter
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