José Luis Cuerda

Biography

José Luis Cuerda became a radio and television technician after leaving law school. In 1969 he joined Televisión Española, making reports and documentaries for the news services. Between 1985 and 1987 he was a professor in the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Salamanca. After shooting several short films, in 1982 he directed his first feature film.

Directed

1. Butterfly (1999) — Director
2. Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing (1989) — Director
3. Some Time Later (2018) — Director
4. The Blind Sunflowers (2008) — Director
5. The Enchanted Forest (1987) — Director
6. On Earth as It Is in Heaven (1995) — Director
7. The Education of Fairies (2006) — Director
8. The Sow (1992) — Director
9. With Good Reason (2004) — Director
10. Total (1983) — Director
11. Todo es silencio (2012) — Director
12. Makinavaja: La Serie (1995) — Director
13. Tocando fondo (1993) — Director
14. Pares y nones (1982) — Director
15. La viuda del capitán Estrada (1991) — Director
16. Primer amor (2000) — Director
17. Mala Racha (1977) — Director
18. The Tunnel (1979) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Thesis (1996) — Professor 1
2. Some Time Later (2018) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
3. The Dumbfounded King (1991) — Dominico
4. The Sow (1992) — Impresor
5. Todo es silencio (2012) — Grimalado
6. El hombre de moda (1980) — Pablo
7. Rafael Azcona (2010) — Self
8. Too Much for Galvez (1981) — El tuno
9. Un país para reírlo (2021)
10. Un País Para Comerselo (2010) — Self
11. Howard Hawks, San Sebastián 1972 (2003)
12. Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez (2017) — Self - Interviewee
13. Lo + plus (1995) — Self - Guest