Vicente Aranda

Born: 1926-11-09, Barcelona, Spain

Died: 2015-05-26

Biography

Vicente Aranda was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. Due to his refined and personal style, he was one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a founded member of the Barcelona School of Film and became known for bringing contemporary Spanish novels to life on the big screen. Aranda was famous for exploring difficult social issues and variations on the theme of desire by employing the codes of melodrama. Love as uncontrollable passion, eroticism and cruelty are constant themes in his filmography.

Filmography

• Fata/Morgana (1966)
• Juana la Loca (2001)
• Lumière et Compagnie (1995)
• Celos (1999)
• La novia ensangrentada (1972)
• Libertarias (1996)
• Tirant lo Blanc (2006)
• La mirada del otro (1998)
• Brillante Porvenir (1965)
• La muchacha de las bragas de oro (1980)
• Cambio de sexo (1977)
• Luna caliente (2009)
• Clara es el precio (1975)
• ¡Hay motivo! (2004)
• Tiempo de silencio (1986)
• Sexo en el plató (2007)
• Si te dicen que caí (1989)
• El Lute: camina o revienta (1987)
• Fanny «Pelopaja» (1984)
• Canciones de amor en Lolita's Club (2007)
• Las crueles (1969)
• El Lute II: mañana seré libre (1988)
• Asesinato en el Comité Central (1982)
• El crimen del capitán Sánchez (1985)