Alejandro Pérez Lugín

Alejandro Pérez Lugín (1870–1926) was a Spanish writer and film director. He attended university in Santiago de Compostela, and a number of his books have Galician themes. His 1921 novel Currito of the Cross, which uses bullfighting as its backdrop, has been adapted into film four times.[1] Pérez Lugin himself directed successful film adaptations of two of his works during the silent era.

Alejandro Pérez Lugín
Alejandro Pérez Lugín
Born22 February 1870
Madrid, Spain
Died5 September 1926
A Coruña, Spain
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter, journalist

Works

edit

Literature

edit
 
La Casa de la Troya, 65th ed.
  • La Casa de la Troya (1915), Fastenrath Award
  • Currito de la Cruz (1921)
  • La corredoira y la rúa (1922)
  • Arminda Moscoso (Posthumous, 1928)
  • La virgen del Rocío ya entró en Triana (Posthumous, 1929)

Selected filmography as director

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Labanyi & Pavlović p.302

Bibliography

edit
  • Labanyi, Jo & Pavlović, Tatjana. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
edit