Víctor Andrés Catena (1925 – 2 May 2009) was a Spanish screenwriter and film, television and theater director.
Víctor Andrés Catena | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1925 |
| Died | 2 May 2009 (aged 84) |
| Other names | Víctor A. Catena |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter and film and television director |
Originally titled as Ray el Magnífico, he wrote the story of A Fistful of Dollars (1964),[1] and I pirati della Malesia (1964), both along Jaime Comas.[2][3] He directed El último tranvía, starring Lina Morgan.[4]
He debuted as a theater writer with Crónica de un cobarde, released in 1966 and was directed by him.[5] He also directed Sé infiel y no mires con quién, starring Pedro Osinaga;[6] and Don Juan o el amor a la geometría.[7]
He was the director of the Aula de Cultura de la Universidad de Granada,[8] and there it was premiered Romeo and Juliet.[9] He influenced Rafael Pérez Estrada.[10]
He died on 2 May 2009 at the age of 84.[11]
Filmography
editWriter
edit- Pánico (1982)
- Do It with the Pamango (1980)
- Cabo Blanco (1980)
- Ellas los prefieren... locas (1976)
- Kill Django... Kill First (1971)
- M.M.M. 83 (1966)
- Three Sergeants of Bengal (1964)
- I pirati della Malesia (1964)
- A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
- El espontáneo (1964)
- Sandokan the Great (1963)
Director
edit- ¡Qué grande es el teatro! (1999)
- Función de tarde (1994)
- Celeste... no es un color (1993)
- El último tranvía (1990)
- Sí al amor (1986)
- La comedia musical española (1985)
- Vaya par de gemelas (1983)
- Tarde de teatro (1980)
References
edit- ^ Griñán, Francisco (24 October 2017). "El guión que lanzó al desconocido Clint Eastwood". Diario Sur (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ Neibaur, James L. (12 March 2015). The Clint Eastwood Westerns. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 7. ISBN 9781442245044.
- ^ Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (20 February 2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland Publishing. p. 147. ISBN 9781476662916.
- ^ Vasco Campos, Aurora (20 August 2015). "Muere Lina Morgan: su carrera desde 'La tonta del bote' a 'Hostal Royal Manzanares'". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ García Ruiz & Torres Nebrera 2002, p. 112.
- ^ "Actores y políticos dan su último adiós a Pedro Osinaga". EFE (in Spanish). 30 December 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ García Ruiz & Torres Nebrera 2002, p. 21.
- ^ Calle, Teófilo (2000). Ésta es la cuestión: memorias de un actor. EDITUM. p. 36. ISBN 9788483711736.
- ^ Cerdá, Juan F.; Delabastita, Dirk; Gregor, Keith (15 December 2017). Romeo and Juliet in European Culture. John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 201. ISBN 9789027264787.
- ^ Martínez Martínez, Marina (6 May 2012). "Rafael Pérez Estrada manda". Diario Sur (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ Pedrosa, G. (23 June 2009). "Fallece Víctor Andrés Catena, guionista e impulsor del teatro en Granada". Ideal (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
Bibliography
edit- García Ruiz, Víctor; Torres Nebrera, Gregorio (2002). Historia y antología del teatro español de posguerra (1940-1975): 1966-1970. Editorial Fundamentos. ISBN 9788424509613.
External links
edit- Víctor Andrés Catena at IMDb
- Plays by Víctor Andrés Catena