Writing
Rafael Azcona
Born Oct 24, 1926 · Logroño, La Rioja, España · Died Mar 23, 2008
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Rafael Azcona Fernández (24 October 1926 – 24 March 2008) was an awarded Spanish screenwriter and novelist who has worked with some of the best Spanish and international filmmakers. Azcona won five Goya Awards during his career, including a lifetime achievement award in 1998.
He was born in the northern Spanish city Logroño on 24 October 1926. Azcona initially began his career writing for humor magazines. He became known as a screenwriter when he penned the screenplay for the film, El Pisito (The Little Apartment), which was based on his own novel. The 1959 film was directed by Italian film director, Marco Ferreri.
Azcona teamed up with director Fernando Trueba in “Belle Époque,” which won an Academy Award for best foreign film in 1994. He collaborated with other Spanish directors including Luis Garcia Berlanga, Jose Luis Cuerda, Jose Luis Garcia Sanchez, Pedro Olea, and Carlos Saura. Azcona was also awarded the Spanish Fine Arts Gold Medal in 1994.
Rafael Azcona died at his home in Madrid, Spain, on 24 March 2008, at the age of 81.
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Written
The Europeans
2020
Comedy
The Queen of Spain
2016
Comedy
De los reptiles-saurios en los cafés
2014
Madrid, 1987
2012
Drama
La guerra del cerdo
2012
Los muertos no se tocan, nene
2011
Comedy · Family
Martes de Carnaval
2009
Comedy
L'ultimo Pulcinella
2009
Drama
The Blind Sunflowers
2008
Drama
María querida
2004
Franky Banderas
2004
Comedy
The Galíndez File
2003
Thriller · Drama
The Green March
2002
Sound of the Sea
2001
Drama · Romance
El paraíso ya no es lo que era
2001
Comedy
Goodbye from the Heart
2000
Comedy · Drama
Butterfly
1999
Drama
The Girl of Your Dreams
1998
Comedy · Drama · War
A Perfect Couple
1998
Comedy
Siempre hay un camino a la derecha
1997
Comedy
Pintadas
1997
Comedy · Mystery · Drama
In Praise of Older Women
1997
Drama · Romance · War
Tranvía a la Malvarrosa
1997
Comedy
La Celestina
1996
Drama
Gran Slalom
1996
Drama · Comedy · Romance
The Seducer
1995
Comedy · Romance
King of the River
1995
Drama
Suspiros de España (y Portugal)
1995
Comedy
La mujer cualquiera
1994
Banderas, the Tyrant
1993
Drama
Belle Époque
1992
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Chechu and Family
1992
Comedy
Ay, Carmela!
1990
Comedy · Drama · War
La mujer infiel
1990
Blood and Sand
1989
Drama · Romance
The Flight of the Dove
1989
Comedy
Little Spanish Soldier
1988
Comedy · Drama
Pasodoble
1988
Comedy
How Good the Whites Are
1988
Comedy · Drama
Moors and Christians
1987
Comedy
The Enchanted Forest
1987
Comedy
The Impeccable Sinner
1987
Comedy
Year of Enlightment
1986
Drama · War
Hay que deshacer la casa
1986
Comedy
The Court of the Pharaoh
1985
Comedy
The Heifer
1985
Comedy · War
Don Chisciotte
1984
Los desastres de la guerra
1983
Drama · War & Politics
National III
1982
Comedy
Bésame, tonta
1982
Comedy
Airlift
1981
Comedy
127 millones libres de impuestos
1981
Comedy
National Heritage
1981
Comedy
El divorcio que viene
1980
Comedy
La familia bien, gracias
1979
Family · Drama · Comedy
Honey
1979
Comedy
A Man Called Autumn Flower
1978
Drama
The National Shotgun
1978
Comedy
Bye Bye Monkey
1978
Comedy · Drama
Una noche embarazosa
1977
Comedy
My Daughter Hildegart
1977
Drama · History
The Anchorite
1976
Drama
The Last Woman
1976
Drama
La adúltera
1975
Comedy
Pim, pam, pum… ¡fuego!
1975
Drama
El poder del deseo
1975
Drama
To My Dear Mother on Her Birthday
1974
Comedy
Life Size
1974
Comedy · Drama
La revolución matrimonial
1974
Drama · Comedy
Cousin Angelica
1974
Drama
Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia?
1974
Comedy
Fischia Il Sesso
1974
Comedy
Don't Touch the White Woman!
1974
Comedy · Western
Anna and the Wolves
1973
Drama
La Grande Bouffe
1973
Drama · Comedy
Tarot
1973
Horror · Thriller
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
1972
Western · Action · War
It Can Be Done Amigo
1972
Comedy · Western
The Audience
1972
Drama · Comedy
La cera virgen
1972
Comedy · Music
Cross Current
1971
Crime · Horror · Thriller
In the Eye of the Hurricane
1971
Romance · Thriller · Horror
The Garden of Delights
1970
Drama
El monumento
1970
Comedy
Las secretas intenciones
1970
Drama
Long Live the Bride and Groom
1970
Comedy
The Challenges
1969
Drama
Honeycomb
1969
Drama · Thriller
Tuset Street
1968
Drama · Music
Las pirañas
1967
Comedy
Peppermint Frappé
1967
Drama · Thriller
The Harem
1967
Comedy · Crime · Drama
The Man with the Balloons
1967
Comedy
The Seventh Floor
1967
Comedy
L'Estate
1966
Drama
The Wedding March
1966
Comedy
Kiss the Other Sheik
1965
Comedy
Run for Your Wife
1965
Comedy
Controsesso
1964
Comedy
The Ape Woman
1964
Drama · Comedy
Un rincón para querernos
1964
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Executioner
1963
Comedy · Drama
Death and the Lumberjack
1963
Drama · Comedy
The Conjugal Bed
1963
Drama · Comedy
The Four Truths
1962
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Mafioso
1962
Crime · Drama · Comedy
Placido
1962
Comedy
Latin Lovers
1961
Romance · Comedy · Drama
The Secret of the Blue Men
1961
Adventure
The Wheelchair
1960
Comedy
Streetcar for Sale
1959
Comedy
The Little Apartment
1959
Comedy
Acting
José Luis López Vázquez. ¡Qué disparate!
2022
Documentary
Eduardo Ducay: el cine que siempre estuvo ahí
2015
Documentary
Rafael Azcona
2010
Documentary
Marco Ferreri: The Director Who Came from the Future
2007
Documentary
The Little Apartment
1959
Comedy