José Luis Borau Moradell (Zaragoza

Zaragoza

Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...

, 8 August 1929) is a Spanish producer, screenwriter

Screenwriter

Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...

, writer, and film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

. He has acted in some films.

He won Goya Award as Best Director in 2000 for Leo.

He was president of the Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [1994-1998], and member of the jury at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival

41st Berlin International Film Festival

The 41st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 15 to 26, 1991.-Jury:* Volker Schlöndorff * Chantal Akerman* Laurie Anderson* José Luis Borau* Judith Godrèche* Yuri Klepikov* Renate Krößner* Gillo Pontecorvo...

 in 1991. In February 2008 he was elected to the B seat of the Real Academia Española

Real Academia Española

The Royal Spanish Academy is the official royal institution responsible for regulating the Spanish language. It is based in Madrid, Spain, but is affiliated with national language academies in twenty-one other hispanophone nations through the Association of Spanish Language Academies...

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Film Director

• En el río (1960)
• Brandy (1963)
• Crimen de doble filo (1965)
• Hay que matar a B (1974)
• Furtivos
  Furtivos
  Furtivos is a 1975 Spanish film directed by José Luis Borau. It stars Lola Gaos, Ovidi Montllor and Alicia Sánchez. The script was written by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón and José Luis Borau. The film is a stark drama that portraits an oedipal relationship and its dire consequences...
  
  (1975)
• La Sabina (1979)
• Río abajo / On the line (1984)
• Tata mia (1986)
• Niño nadie (1996)
• Leo (2000)

Novels

• Camisa de once varas Premio Tigre Juan de Narrativa.
• Navidad, horrible navidad

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