Juanma Bajo Ulloa
Encyclopedia
Juan Manuel Bajo Ulloa is a Spanish
Basque
film
director
.
, Spain
in 1967. He mortgage
his house to obtain the money to produce his first film in 35mm, Alas de Mariposa
. With the money earned with that movie he produced his second one, La Madre Muerta, an example of his baroque
style, which combines a perfect technique with the atmosphere of an almost sinister fairy tale. His third movie, Airbag (1997), is a violent road movie
.
Since 1994 he has directed and produced music videos for Joaquín Sabina
, Los Enemigos, and Barricada
, and others.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
Basque
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
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:...
.
Biography
Juanma Bajo Ulloa was born in Vitoria-GasteizVitoria-Gasteiz
Vitoria-Gasteiz is the capital city of the province of Álava and of the autonomous community of the Basque Country in northern Spain with a population of 235,661 people. It is the second largest Basque city...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
in 1967. He mortgage
Mortgage loan
A mortgage loan is a loan secured by real property through the use of a mortgage note which evidences the existence of the loan and the encumbrance of that realty through the granting of a mortgage which secures the loan...
his house to obtain the money to produce his first film in 35mm, Alas de Mariposa
Alas de Mariposa
Alas de mariposa is a 1991 Spanish film written and directed by Juanma Bajo Ulloa.-Plot:A poor couple wants to have a boy but instead they get a girl. A boy is born afterwards but something terrible happens, which ruins the relationship between mother and daughter....
. With the money earned with that movie he produced his second one, La Madre Muerta, an example of his baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
style, which combines a perfect technique with the atmosphere of an almost sinister fairy tale. His third movie, Airbag (1997), is a violent road movie
Road movie
A road movie is a film genre in which the main character or characters leave home to travel from place to place. They usually leave home to escape their current lives.-History:...
.
Since 1994 he has directed and produced music videos for Joaquín Sabina
Joaquín Sabina
Joaquín Ramón Martínez Sabina , known artistically as Joaquín Sabina, is a singer, songwriter, and poet. He has released fourteen studio albums, two live albums, and three compilation albums...
, Los Enemigos, and Barricada
Barricada
Barricada is a navarrese hard rock band created in 1982 near the area of Pamplona/Iruñea.The band members are Enrique Villareal as bassist and vocalist, Javier Hernandez guitarist and vocalist, Alfredo Piedrafita as guitarist and Ibon Sagarra on drums...
, and others.
Awards
- Goya for best short for El Reino de Victor.
- Concha de Oro for best movie in the Donostia-San Sebastian International Film Festival, for Alas de MariposaAlas de MariposaAlas de mariposa is a 1991 Spanish film written and directed by Juanma Bajo Ulloa.-Plot:A poor couple wants to have a boy but instead they get a girl. A boy is born afterwards but something terrible happens, which ruins the relationship between mother and daughter....
(1991) - Goya for best novel director, best original plot, and best main actress (Silvia MuntSilvia MuntSilvia Munt Quevedo, is a Spanish Catalan actress and film director. She has won two Goya Award, Best Actress for her role in Alas de mariposa, and Best Short Documentary, Lalia, written and directed by Munt...
). - Award Opera Prima and Audience in the Seattle International Film FestivalSeattle International Film FestivalThe Seattle International Film Festival , held annually in Seattle, Washington since 1976, is among the top film festivals in North America. Audiences have grown steadily; the 2006 festival had 160,000 attendees...
- New York Film Critics Association Award to best Opera Prima.
- Best director, Montreal International Film Festival, for La Madre Muerta
- Best movie, Stockholm Film Festival for La Madre Muerta
- Best movie, FantasportoFantasportoFantasporto, also known as Fantas, is an international film festival, annually organized since 1981 in Porto, Portugal. Giving screen space to commercial feature films, auteur films and experimental projects from all over the world, Fantasporto has created enthusiastic audiences, ranging from...
(Portugal) for La Madre Muerta
Filmography
- Frágil 2004
- Ordinary Americans 1999
- Airbag 1997
- La Madre Muerta 1993
- Alas de MariposaAlas de MariposaAlas de mariposa is a 1991 Spanish film written and directed by Juanma Bajo Ulloa.-Plot:A poor couple wants to have a boy but instead they get a girl. A boy is born afterwards but something terrible happens, which ruins the relationship between mother and daughter....
1991 - El Reino de Víctor (short) 1989
- Akixo (short) 1988
- Cien Aviones de Papel (short) 1987
- A Kien Puede Interesar (short) 1986
- El Último Payaso (short) 1985
- Cruza la Puerta (short) 1984