José Luis Cuerda Martínez (18 February 19474 February 2020) was a Spanish filmmaker. He has been recognized for his absurdist films and dramas, including The Enchanted Forest (1987), the cult film Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing (1989) and Butterfly's Tongue (1999). His films won four Goya Awards: Best Film and Best Original Screenplay for The Enchanted Forest, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Butterfly's Tongue and The Blind Sunflowers (2008).
Filmography Film Year Title DirectorWriterProducer Notes 1982 Pares y nones 1987 El bosque animado1989 Amanece, que no es poco 1991 La viuda del capitán Estrada 1992 La marrana 1993 Tocando fondo1995 Así en el cielo como en la tierra 1999 Butterfly's Tongue2000 Primer amor Short film 2006 The Education of Fairies2008 The Blind Sunflowers2012 Todo es silencio2018 Tiempo despuésBased on his eponymous 2015 novel.Cuerda's final film
Acting roles Year TitleRoleNotes1980El hombre de modaPablo1981Demasida para GálvezEl tuno1982Pares y nonesVisitante de la exposición Uncredited1991El Rey PasmadoDominico1992La marranaImpresor1993Y creo en el nombre del padreShort film1996 ThesisProfesor 1 2006 The Education of FairiesEdilUncredited2012 Todo es silencio Grimaldo
Producer only Thesis (1996) (Executive Producer, Producer) Open Your Eyes (1997) (Producer) The Others (2001) (Producer)
Documentary ¡Hay motivo! (2004) (Segment: "Por el mar corre la liebre") Ribeiros do Avia (2010)
Television Year Title DirectorWriter Notes1975 Cultura 2 TV talking showDirected 1 episode1977Mala racha TV MovieEl túnel1979Escrito en America TV Series1983 Total TV medium-length film1997Makinavaja TV SeriesDirected 13 episodes and wrote 3 episodes
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