Juan Manuel Bajo Ulloa (born 1 January 1967) is a Spanish film director.
Juanma Bajo Ulloa | |
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 At the San Sebastián Film Festival | |
| Born | Juan Manuel Bajo Ulloa 1 January 1967 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain |
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Biography
editJuanma Bajo Ulloa was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, on 1 January 1967.[1] His parents mortgaged their house to fund Bajo Ulloa's film beginnings.[2] His first feature film Alas de Mariposa (1991) earned the Golden Shell at the San Sebastián Film Festival.[3] With the money earned with that movie he produced his second one, La Madre Muerta, which is a good example of his baroque style, combining a perfect technique with the atmosphere of an almost sinister fairy tale. His third movie, Airbag (1997), was a huge box office success, becoming the highest grossing film in the history of Spanish cinema (the record was beaten however a year later by Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley).[4]
Since 1994 he has directed and produced music videos for Joaquín Sabina, Los Enemigos, and Barricada, and others.
Filmography
edit- Feature films
- Alas de mariposa (1991)[1]
- La madre muerta (1993)[1]
- Airbag (1997)[1]
- Frágil (2004)[1]
- Rey gitano (2015)[1]
- Baby (2020)[5]
- Short films
- Cruza la Puerta (1984)
- El Último Payaso (1985) 1985
- A Kien Puede Interesar (1986) 1986
- Cien Aviones de Papel (1987) 1987
- Akixo (1988)
- El Reino de Víctor (1989)
- Ordinary Americans (1999)
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 1990 | 4th Goya Awards | Best Short Film | El reino de Víctor | Won | [6] |
| 1991 | 39th San Sebastián Film Festival | Golden Shell | Alas de mariposa | Won | [3] |
| 1992 | 6th Goya Awards | Best New Director | Won | [7] | |
| Best Original Screenplay (nominated alongside Eduardo Bajo Ulloa) | Won | ||||
| 1993 | 17th Montreal World Film Festival | Best Director | La Madre Muerta | Won | [8] |
| 1994 | 8th Goya Awards | Best Director | Nominated | [9] |
- Award Opera Prima and Audience in the Seattle International Film Festival[citation needed]
- New York Film Critics Association Award to best Opera Prima.[citation needed]
- Best movie, Stockholm Film Festival for La Madre Muerta[citation needed]
- Best movie, Fantasporto (Portugal) for La Madre Muerta[citation needed]
References
edit- Citations
- ^ a b c d e f Lanzaluze, Koldo (7 December 2020). ""En 'Baby' se descubre un cuento pútrido en el que asoma la luz"". Gara (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Gómez Ruiz, Lara (31 December 2016). "La alocada explicación de Juanma Bajo Ulloa sobre el Goya en venta".
- ^ a b Belategui, Oskar (31 October 2017). "Bajo Ulloa: "El independentismo es un sentimiento oportunista"". El Correo.
- ^ Requena, Ester (27 March 2014). "Juanma Bajo Ulloa repite la fórmula de 'Airbag' quince años después". Diario Sur.
- ^ Ide, Wendy (28 November 2020). "Reviews: 'Baby': Tallinn Review". ScreenDaily.
- ^ "El reino de Víctor". Premios Goya. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Alas de mariposa". Premios Goya. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Roldán Larreta 1997, p. 335.
- ^ "La madre muerta". Premios Goya. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- Bibliography
- Roldán Larreta, Carlos (1997). "El cine de Juanma Bajo Ulloa" (PDF). Sancho el sabio: Revista de cultura e investigación vasca (7): 331–340. ISSN 1131-5350.