Writing
Rafael Azcona
ES, IT, EN, DE cinema · 118 credits
Born
24 October 1926
Died
23 March 2008 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Logroño, La Rioja, España
Also known as Raphael Atzcona
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Queen of Spain
Characters
Madrid, 1987
Dialogue
Rafael Azcona
as Self (archive footage)
The Blind Sunflowers
Writer, In Memory Of
Rafael Azcona, oficio de guionista
2007
Rafael Azcona, oficio de guionista
as Himself
Días de cine
Thanks
Franky Banderas
Story, Writer
The Galíndez File
Screenplay
Sound of the Sea
Screenplay
Goodbye from the Heart
Story, Screenplay
Butterfly
Screenplay
Pintadas
Writer
La Celestina
Writer
Gran Slalom
Writer
The Seducer
Writer
Belle Époque
Screenplay, Story
Chechu and Family
Screenplay, Story
Ay, Carmela!
Screenplay
Pasodoble
Writer
The Enchanted Forest
Screenplay
Moors and Christians
Screenplay
The Heifer
Screenplay, Story
The Court of the Pharaoh
Screenplay
National III
Writer
Airlift
Writer
Honey
Screenplay
The National Shotgun
Screenplay
La adúltera
Writer
Pim, pam, pum… ¡fuego!
Screenplay
Fischia Il Sesso
Screenplay
Cousin Angelica
Screenplay
Life Size
Screenplay
La Grande Bouffe
Screenplay
Tarot
Story, Screenplay
It Can Be Done Amigo
Screenplay
La cera virgen
Screenplay
In the Eye of the Hurricane
Screenplay
Cross Current
Screenplay
El monumento
Writer
Honeycomb
Screenplay
Tuset Street
Writer
Peppermint Frappé
Screenplay
The Seventh Floor
Screenplay
Las pirañas
Screenplay
The Wedding March
Story, Screenplay
L'Estate
Screenplay
Run for Your Wife
Screenplay
Controsesso
Screenplay
The Executioner
Screenplay
The Conjugal Bed
Screenplay, Story
Death and the Lumberjack
Screenplay
Mafioso
Screenplay
Placido
Screenstory, Screenplay
Latin Lovers
Screenplay
The Secret of the Blue Men
Screenplay, Story
The Wheelchair
Screenplay, Novel
The Little Apartment
as (uncredited), Screenplay, Novel
