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Juan Luis Buñuel(1934-2017)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
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Juan Luis Buñuel
Juan Luis Buñuel was born on 9 November 1934 in Paris, France. He was a director and assistant director, known for Expulsion of the Devil (1973), That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) and Viridiana (1961). He was married to Joyce Buñuel. He died on 6 December 2017 in Paris, France.
BornNovember 9, 1934
DiedDecember 6, 2017(83)
BornNovember 9, 1934
DiedDecember 6, 2017(83)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Yasmine Dahm in Expulsion of the Devil (1973)
Expulsion of the Devil
5.7
Movie
  • Director
  • 1973
That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
That Obscure Object of Desire
7.8
Movie
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Juan-Luis Bunuel)
  • 1977
Viridiana (1961)
Viridiana
8.0
Movie
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as J.L. Buñuel)
  • 1961
Calanda
7.7
Short
  • Director
  • 1967

Credits

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Director

  • Intrigues
    • Director
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Georges Corraface and Elizabeth Bourgine in The Orinoco Dam (1996)
    The Orinoco Dam
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Juan Buñuel)
    • 1996
  • Jacques Perrin in Pour cent millions (1990)
    Haute tension
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Gaudí y Barcelona
    Short
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Guanajuato, una leyenda
    Short
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Caroline Cellier and Fernando Rey in Fantômes en héritage (1990)
    Fantômes en héritage
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Tushka Bergen in Blaues Blut (1988)
    Blaues Blut
    5.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Günther Maria Halmer, Uwe Ochsenknecht, and Reiner Schöne in La rebelión de los colgados (1986)
    La rebelión de los colgados
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Tropique du crabe (1986)
    Tropique du crabe
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Softly from Paris (1986)
    Softly from Paris
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director (as Juan Luis Bunuel)
    • 1986
  • You'll Never See Me Again
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Grandeur et décadence d'un petit commerce de cinéma (1986)
    Black Sequence
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Véronique Delbourg and Georges Wilson in L'homme de la nuit (1983)
    L'homme de la nuit
    TV Mini Series
    • Director (as Juan Buñuel)
    • 1983
  • Marcel Bozzuffi in De bien étranges affaires (1982)
    De bien étranges affaires
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Françoise Arnoul, Françoise Brion, Michèle Grellier, and Aïna Wallé in Les héritiers (1977)
    Les héritiers
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1978–1981
  • Les brus
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Marcello Mastroianni, Gérard Depardieu, Annie Girardot, Miou-Miou, Ángela Molina, Fernando Rey, Stefania Sandrelli, Alberto Sordi, and Ugo Tognazzi in Traffic Jam (1979)
    Traffic Jam
    6.9
    • second unit director (as Jean Luis Bunuel)
    • 1979
  • That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
    That Obscure Object of Desire
    7.8
    • assistant director (as Juan-Luis Bunuel)
    • 1977
  • Guns for San Sebastian (1968)
    Guns for San Sebastian
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1968
  • The Thief of Paris (1967)
    The Thief of Paris
    6.8
    • assistant director
    • 1967
  • Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau in Viva Maria! (1965)
    Viva Maria!
    6.3
    • assistant director (as Juan-Luis Buñuel)
    • 1965
  • Jeanne Moreau in Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
    Diary of a Chambermaid
    7.4
    • assistant director (as Jean Luis Bunuel)
    • 1964
  • Hildegard Knef in The Spy (1964)
    The Spy
    4.0
    • assistant director (as Jean Louis Bunuel)
    • 1964
  • Ton ombre est la mienne (1963)
    Ton ombre est la mienne
    5.7
    • assistant director
    • 1963
  • The Immoral Moment (1962)
    The Immoral Moment
    6.5
    • second assistant director
    • 1962
  • Viridiana (1961)
    Viridiana
    8.0
    • assistant director (as J.L. Buñuel)
    • 1961
  • Guantes de oro (1961)
    Guantes de oro
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • Jean-Louis Trintignant and Françoise Brion in Le coeur battant (1960)
    Le coeur battant
    6.2
    • second assistant director (as Jean Bunuel)
    • 1960
  • Los pequeños gigantes (1960)
    Los pequeños gigantes
    8.1
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • The Young One (1960)
    The Young One
    7.4
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • Fever Mounts at El Pao (1959)
    Fever Mounts at El Pao
    6.8
    • assistant director (as Jean-Louis Bunuel)
    • 1959

Writer

  • Les paradoxes de Buñuel (1997)
    Les paradoxes de Buñuel
    • Writer
    • 1997
  • Jacques Perrin in Pour cent millions (1990)
    Haute tension
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1991
  • Gaudí y Barcelona
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1990
  • Guanajuato, una leyenda
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1990
  • Grandeur et décadence d'un petit commerce de cinéma (1986)
    Black Sequence
    6.5
    TV Series
    • adaptation (as Juan Bunuel)
    • 1984
  • Marcel Bozzuffi in De bien étranges affaires (1982)
    De bien étranges affaires
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1982
  • Fanny Ardant in La chute de la maison Usher (1981)
    Histoires extraordinaires
    6.5
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1981
  • Leonor (1975)
    Leonor
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Catherine Deneuve in The Woman in Red Boots (1974)
    The Woman in Red Boots
    6.1
    • screenplay and dialogue by (as Juan Bunuel)
    • 1974
  • Yasmine Dahm in Expulsion of the Devil (1973)
    Expulsion of the Devil
    5.7
    • writer
    • 1973
  • Les martiens
    Short
    • Writer (as Jean-Louis Buñuel)
    • 1968
  • Le potier
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1966

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Jean Louis Bunuel
  • Born
    • November 9, 1934
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • December 6, 2017
    • Paris, France(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Joyce Buñuel(divorced)
  • Parents
    • Luis Buñuel

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