Víctor Andrés Catena (1925 – 2 May 2009) was a Spanish screenwriter and

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and

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. Originally titled as ''Ray el Magnífico'', he wrote the story of ''

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'' (1964), and '' I pirati della Malesia'' (1964), both along Jaime Comas. He directed ''El último tranvía'', starring

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. He debuted as a theater writer with ''Crónica de un cobarde'', released in 1966 and was directed by him. He also directed ''Sé infiel y no mires con quién'', starring Pedro Osinaga; and ''Don Juan o el amor a la geometría''. He was the director of the Aula de Cultura de la

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, and there it was premiered ''

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''. He influenced Rafael Pérez Estrada. He died on 2 May 2009 at the age of 84.

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by Víctor Andrés Catena {{DEFAULTSORT:Andres Catena, Victor 1925 births 2009 deaths Spanish male screenwriters Spanish film directors Spanish television directors Spanish theatre directors 20th-century Spanish screenwriters