Ricardo Franco (24 May 1949 in
Madrid – 20 May 1998 in Madrid) was a Spanish
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
...
and
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
.
Biography
Nephew of
Jesús Franco. He died at 49 years old when he filmed ''
Lágrimas negras''.
He wrote lyrics for pop songs for
Tam Tam Go!, "Manuel Raquel" hit for example. "Loco de amor" played
Café Quijano was written by Franco too.
Filmography
as film director
*''
Gospel, el monstruo'' (1969).
*''
El desastre de Annual'' (1970).
*''
El increÃble aumento de la vida'' (1974).
*''
Pascual Duarte'' (1975).
*''
Los restos del naufragio'' (1978).
*''
Disa, cincuenta aniversario'' (1983).
*''
Gringo mojado'' (1984).
*''
El sueño de Tánger
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
'' (1985).
*''
BerlÃn Blues'' (1988).
*''La mujer de tu vida'' (1988) (TV episode).
*''Crónicas del mal'' (1991) (TV).
*''
La canción del condenado'' (1991).
*''
¡Oh, cielos!" (1993).
*''
Después de tantos años'' (1994) (documentary)
*''
La buena estrella
''Lucky Star'' ( es, La buena estrella, links=no) is a 1997 drama film directed by Ricardo Franco and starring Antonio Resines, Jordi Mollá and Maribel Verdú. Critically acclaimed, the film won five Goya Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best A ...
'' (1997).
*''
Lágrimas negras'' (1998).
as screenwriter
*''Adiós, pequeña'' (
Imanol Uribe, 1986).
*''BerlÃn Blues'' (1988).
*''
Sangre y arena'' (
Javier Elorrieta, 1989).
*''Tu nombre envenena mis sueños'' (
Pilar Miró
Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero (20 April 1940 in Madrid – 19 October 1997 in Madrid) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. She was the General Director of RTVE from 1986 to 1989. In the 1990s, she directed the television broadcasts of the ...
, 1996).
*''La buena estrella'' (1997).
*''Lágrimas negras'' (1998).
as actor
*''Amo tu cama, rica'' (
Emilio Gutiérrez Lázaro Emilio may refer to:
* Emilio Navaira, a Mexican-American singer often called "Emilio"
* Emilio Piazza Memorial School, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State
* Emilio (given name)
* ''Emilio'' (film), a 2008 film by Kim Jorgensen
See also
* EmÃlio (dis ...
, 1970).
*''Los restos del naufragio'' (1977).
*''
Travelling Companion
''Travelling Companion'' ( es, Compañero de viaje) is a 1979 Venezuelan drama film directed by Clemente de la Cerda. It was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.
Cast
* Toco Gómez as Nolasco
* Eduardo Calvo as Padre Parra ...
'' (1979)
*''
Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón'' (
Pedro Almodóvar, 1980).
*''La madre'' (
Miguel Bardem, 1995).
External links
Ricardo Franco at Internet Movie Database
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Spanish male screenwriters
Spanish film directors
1949 births
1998 deaths
Best Director Goya Award winners
20th-century Spanish screenwriters
20th-century Spanish male writers