Emilio Martínez-Lázaro

Emilio Martínez-Lázaro Torre (born 1945) is a Spanish film director famous for such films as The Other Side of the Bed and Ocho Apellidos Vascos.

Spanish filmmaker Emilio Martínez-Lázaro's first association with cinema came when he joined the Escuela de Argüelles, a group of independent filmmakers. He made his first short film, Circunstancias del Milagro/The Circumstances of the Miracle, in 1968; re-edited in 1972 and retitled El Camino del Cielo/The Road to Heaven, it was shown at several international film festivals. He made his first feature, Pastel de Sangre/Blood Cake, in 1971. Martínez-Lázaro entered the television industry in 1974, directing episodes of numerous television series, and since then has continued to work in both venues. Martínez-Lázaro's 1978 film Las palabras de Max shared a Golden Bear at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival with García Sánchez's La Trucha/The Trout.^[1] In addition to directing, Martínez-Lázaro has established himself as a noted screenwriter.

Early life

Martínez-Lázaro was born in Madrid in 1945. He studied in a Jesuit school and later began studies in Industrial Engineering and then in Physical Sciences in Madrid.

Awards

• Berlin Film Festival, Golden Bear, for La palabras de Max. (1978)^[1]

Filmography

Director

Actor

• The impeccable pecador (1987) by Augusto Martínez Towers

Producer

• The disaster of Annual (1970) by Frank Ricardo
• Lulu at night (1985) by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro
• The woman of your life 2: The woman duende (1992) by Jaime Chávarri

Scriptwriter

• Pie of blood (1971) by Francesc Bellmunt
• Pascual Duarte (1976)
• The game more amused (1987) by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro
• Amo your rich bed (1991) by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro
• Like being woman and not to die in the attempt (1991)

References

External links

• Emilio Martínez-Lázaro at IMDb