
Rafael Azcona
Known for WritingBorn 1926-10-24Died 2008-03-23Logroño, La Rioja, España
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.Read more
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Gran Slalom
1996 · Movie
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The Secret of the Blue Men
1961 · Movie
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A Perfect Couple
1998 · Movie
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Siempre hay un camino a la derecha
1997 · Movie
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La cera virgen
1972 · Movie
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El monumento
1970 · Movie
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Streetcar for Sale
1959 · Movie
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La mujer cualquiera
1994 · Movie
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La mujer infiel
1990 · Movie
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El poder del deseo
1975 · Movie
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Fischia Il Sesso
1974 · Movie
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Placido
1962 · Movie
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Butterfly
1999 · Movie
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The Executioner
1963 · Movie
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Mafioso
1962 · Movie
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Rafael Azcona
2010 · Movie
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The Ape Woman
1964 · Movie
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National Heritage
1981 · Movie
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Marco Ferreri: The Director Who Came from the Future
2007 · Movie
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The Enchanted Forest
1987 · Movie
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Don Chisciotte
1984 · Movie
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Los desastres de la guerra
1983 · Series
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La Grande Bouffe
1973 · Movie
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127 millones libres de impuestos
1981 · Movie
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La adúltera
1975 · Movie
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La revolución matrimonial
1974 · Movie
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L'Estate
1966 · Movie
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Anna and the Wolves
1973 · Movie
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The National Shotgun
1978 · Movie
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The Man with the Balloons
1967 · Movie
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Belle Époque
1992 · Movie
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Madrid, 1987
2012 · Movie
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Latin Lovers
1961 · Movie
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The Blind Sunflowers
2008 · Movie
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Ay, Carmela!
1990 · Movie
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María querida
2004 · Movie
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The Heifer
1985 · Movie
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How Good the Whites Are
1988 · Movie
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The Girl of Your Dreams
1998 · Movie
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The Wheelchair
1960 · Movie
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Hay que deshacer la casa
1986 · Movie
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Goodbye from the Heart
2000 · Movie
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The Little Apartment
1959 · Movie
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Peppermint Frappé
1967 · Movie
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The Audience
1972 · Movie
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The Impeccable Sinner
1987 · Movie
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Cousin Angelica
1974 · Movie
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The Wedding March
1966 · Movie