Biography

José Luis Garci is a Spanish director, producer, film critic, TV presenter, screenwriter and author. He earned worldwide acclaim and his country's first Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award for Begin the Beguine (1982). Four of his films, including also Sesión continua (1984), Asignatura aprobada (1987) and El abuelo (1998), have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, more than any other Spanish director. His films are characterized for his classical style and the underlying sentimentality of their plots.

Known For

Eloy de la Iglesia: Film Addict

Self

The Night of the Sunflowers

Himself - Radio Host (voice) (uncredited)

Viva la clase media

Antonio 'Vladimiro' Flanagan

Miguel Velázquez. El catedrático del ring

Self

Cradle Song

(uncredited)

La noche de los cien pájaros

Vida conyugal sana

Oficinista (uncredited)

Samuel: Hollywood vs Hollywood