Víctor Andrés Catena

Víctor Andrés Catena (1925 – 2 May 2009) was a Spanish screenwriter and film, television and theater director.

Víctor Andrés Catena
Born1925 (1925)
Died(2009-05-02)2 May 2009 (aged 84)
Other namesVíctor 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

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Writer

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Director

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  • ¡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

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  1. ^ Griñán, Francisco (24 October 2017). "El guión que lanzó al desconocido Clint Eastwood". Diario Sur (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. ^ Neibaur, James L. (12 March 2015). The Clint Eastwood Westerns. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 7. ISBN 9781442245044.
  3. ^ Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (20 February 2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland Publishing. p. 147. ISBN 9781476662916.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ García Ruiz & Torres Nebrera 2002, p. 112.
  6. ^ "Actores y políticos dan su último adiós a Pedro Osinaga". EFE (in Spanish). 30 December 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  7. ^ García Ruiz & Torres Nebrera 2002, p. 21.
  8. ^ Calle, Teófilo (2000). Ésta es la cuestión: memorias de un actor. EDITUM. p. 36. ISBN 9788483711736.
  9. ^ Cerdá, Juan F.; Delabastita, Dirk; Gregor, Keith (15 December 2017). Romeo and Juliet in European Culture. John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 201. ISBN 9789027264787.
  10. ^ Martínez Martínez, Marina (6 May 2012). "Rafael Pérez Estrada manda". Diario Sur (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  11. ^ Pedrosa, G. (23 June 2009). "Fallece Víctor Andrés Catena, guionista e impulsor del teatro en Granada". Ideal (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

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