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José Luis Cuerda

Spanish film director (1947–2020)

  • Fame51.6
  • Momentum1.8
  • Wikipedia2.7K
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Lived 1947–2020, aged 73Spain
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  • Era
    1947–2020
    Aged 73
  • Known for
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    2001
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Updated 2026-07-04

José Luis Cuerda Martínez was a Spanish filmmaker. He is nationally recognised and considered to be amongst the greatest and most influential Spanish directors of all time, having made such critically successful and culturally significant films as The Enchanted Forest (1987), Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing (1989) and Butterfly's Tongue (1999). His films won four Goya Awards over the course of his career: Best Film and Best Original Screenplay for The Enchanted Forest, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Butterfly's Tongue and The Blind Sunflowers (2008).

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  • Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise
  • Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts
  • Castile-La Mancha Gold Medal
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51.6
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Momentum1.8
Historical17.4
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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