Rafael Azcona
Writing·October 24, 1926·† March 23, 2008 — 81 years old·Logroño, La Rioja, España
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Rafael Azcona Fernández (24 October 1926 – 24 March 2008) was an awarded Spanish screenwriter and novelist who has worked with some of the best Spanish and international filmmakers. Azcona won five Goya Awards during his career, including a lifetime achievement award in 1998.
He was born in the northern Spanish city Logroño on 24 October 1926. Azcona initially began his career writing for humor magazines. He became known as a screenwriter when he penned the screenplay for the film, El Pisito (The Little Apartment), which was based on his own novel. The 1959 film was directed by Italian film director, Marco Ferreri.
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2022José Luis López Vázquez. ¡Qué disparate!2020The EuropeansNovel2016The Queen of SpainCharacters2015Eduardo Ducay: el cine que siempre estuvo ahíSelf2014De los reptiles-saurios en los cafésShort Story2012Madrid, 1987Dialogue2012The Invisible Half: Luis García Berlanga's The ExecutionerInterviewee2012La guerra del cerdoWriter2011Los muertos no se tocan, neneNovel2010Rafael AzconaSelf (archive footage)2009Martes de CarnavalTVScreenplay2009L'ultimo PulcinellaWriter2008The Blind SunflowersWriter · In Memory Of2007Marco Ferreri: The Director Who Came from the FutureSelf2007Rafael Azcona, oficio de guionistaHimself2007Días de cineThanks2004María queridaWriter2004Franky BanderasStory · Writer2003The Galíndez FileScreenplay2002The Green MarchWriter2001Sound of the SeaScreenplay2001El paraíso ya no es lo que eraWriter2000Goodbye from the HeartStory · Screenplay1999ButterflyScreenplay1998The Girl of Your DreamsWriter1998A Perfect CoupleWriter1997Siempre hay un camino a la derechaWriter1997PintadasWriter1997In Praise of Older WomenWriter1997Tranvía a la MalvarrosaWriter1996La CelestinaWriter1996Gran SlalomWriter1995The SeducerWriter1995King of the RiverWriter1995Suspiros de España (y Portugal)Writer1994La mujer cualquieraWriter1993Banderas, the TyrantWriter1992Belle ÉpoqueScreenplay · Story1992Chechu y familiaScreenplay · Story1990Ay, Carmela!Screenplay1990La mujer infielWriter1989Blood and SandWriter1989The Flight of the DoveWriter1988Little Spanish SoldierWriter1988PasodobleWriter1988How Good the Whites AreWriter1987Moors and ChristiansScreenplay1987The Enchanted ForestScreenplay1987The Impeccable SinnerWriter1986Year of EnlightmentWriter1986Hay que deshacer la casaWriter1985The Court of the PharaohWriter1985The HeiferScreenplay · Story1984Don ChisciotteWriter1983Los desastres de la guerraTVWriter · Creator1982National IIIWriter1982Bésame, tontaWriter1981AirliftWriter1981127 millones libres de impuestosWriter1981National HeritageWriter1980El divorcio que vieneWriter1979La familia bien, graciasWriter1979HoneyScreenplay1978A Man Called Autumn FlowerWriter1978The National ShotgunScreenplay1978Bye Bye MonkeyWriter1977Una noche embarazosaWriter1977My Daughter HildegartWriter1976The AnchoriteWriter1976The Last WomanWriter1975La adúlteraWriter1975Pim, pam, pum… ¡fuego!Screenplay1975El poder del deseoNovel1974To My Dear Mother on Her BirthdayNovel1974Life SizeScreenplay1974La revolución matrimonialWriter1974Cousin AngelicaScreenplay1974Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia?Screenplay1974Fischia Il SessoScreenplay1974Don't Touch the White Woman!Writer1973Anna and the WolvesWriter1973La Grande BouffeScreenplay1973TarotStory · Screenplay1972A Reason to Live, a Reason to DieScreenplay1972Far from the TreesOther1972It Can Be Done AmigoScreenplay1972The AudienceStory1972La cera virgenScreenplay1971Cross CurrentScreenplay1971In the Eye of the HurricaneScreenplay1970The Garden of DelightsWriter1970El monumentoWriter1970Las secretas intencionesWriter1970Long Live the Bride and GroomScreenplay1969The ChallengesWriter1969HoneycombScreenplay1968Tuset StreetWriter1967Las pirañasScreenplay1967Peppermint FrappéScreenplay1967The HaremStory1967The Man with the BalloonsWriter1967The Seventh FloorScreenplay1966L'EstateScreenplay1966The Wedding MarchStory · Screenplay1965Kiss the Other SheikWriter1965Run for Your WifeScreenplay1964ControsessoScreenplay1964The Ape WomanWriter1964Un rincón para querernosWriter1963The ExecutionerScreenplay1963Death and the LumberjackScreenplay1963The Conjugal BedScreenplay · Story1962The Four TruthsWriter1962MafiosoScreenplay1962PlacidoScreenstory · Screenplay1961Latin LoversScreenplay1961The Secret of the Blue MenScreenplay · Story1960The WheelchairScreenplay · Novel1959Streetcar for SaleWriter1959The Little Apartment(uncredited) · Screenplay · Novel