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José Ramón Larraz(1929-2013)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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José Ramón Larraz was born on 7 February 1929 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Symptoms (1974), Whirlpool (1970) and Los ritos sexuales del diablo (1982). He died on 3 September 2013 in Málaga, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain.
BornFebruary 7, 1929
DiedSeptember 3, 2013(84)
BornFebruary 7, 1929
DiedSeptember 3, 2013(84)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Lorna Heilbron, Marie-Paule Mailleux, Angela Pleasence, and Peter Vaughan in Symptoms (1974)
Symptoms
6.4
  • Director(as Joseph Larraz)
  • 1974
Karl Lanchbury and Vivian Neves in Whirlpool (1970)
Whirlpool
5.5
  • Director(as J.R. Larrath)
  • 1970
Los ritos sexuales del diablo (1982)
Los ritos sexuales del diablo
4.8
  • Director(as Joseph Braunstein)
  • 1982
Emma, puertas oscuras (1974)
Emma, puertas oscuras
5.2
  • Director
  • 1974

Credits

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Director

  • Viento del pueblo (Miguel Hernández) (2002)
    Viento del pueblo (Miguel Hernández)
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Director (as Jose Ramon Larraz)
    • 2002
  • Sevilla Connection (1992)
    Sevilla Connection
    2.8
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Deadly Manor (1990)
    Deadly Manor
    4.7
    • Director (as Jose Larraz)
    • 1990
  • Edge of the Axe (1988)
    Edge of the Axe
    5.3
    • directed by (as Joseph Braunstein)
    • 1988
  • Rest in Pieces (1987)
    Rest in Pieces
    4.6
    • Director (as Joseph Braunstein)
    • 1987
  • Enric Majó in Goya (1985)
    Goya
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Director (as Jose Ramon Larraz)
    • 1985
  • Juana la Loca... de vez en cuando (1983)
    Juana la Loca... de vez en cuando
    4.1
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Los ritos sexuales del diablo (1982)
    Los ritos sexuales del diablo
    4.8
    • directed by (as Joseph Braunstein)
    • 1982
  • La momia nacional (1981)
    La momia nacional
    4.1
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Madame Olga's Pupils (1981)
    Madame Olga's Pupils
    4.1
    • Director (as Joseph L. Bronstein)
    • 1981
  • Estigma (1980)
    Estigma
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1980
  • The Golden Lady (1979)
    The Golden Lady
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Polvos mágicos (1979)
    Polvos mágicos
    3.7
    • Director
    • 1979
  • ...And Give Us Our Daily Sex (1979)
    ...And Give Us Our Daily Sex
    4.3
    • Director (as Jose Ramon Larraz)
    • 1979
  • La ocasión (1978)
    La ocasión
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1978

Writer

  • Almudena León and Marta Flich in Vampyres (2015)
    Vampyres
    3.2
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 2015
  • Una chica entre un millón (1994)
    Una chica entre un millón
    4.2
    • story
    • 1994
  • Deadly Manor (1990)
    Deadly Manor
    4.7
    • Writer (as Jose Larraz)
    • 1990
  • Los ritos sexuales del diablo (1982)
    Los ritos sexuales del diablo
    4.8
    • written by (as Joseph Braunstein)
    • 1982
  • Madame Olga's Pupils (1981)
    Madame Olga's Pupils
    4.1
    • Writer (as Joseph L. Bronstein)
    • 1981
  • Estigma (1980)
    Estigma
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Polvos mágicos (1979)
    Polvos mágicos
    3.7
    • screenplay
    • 1979
  • ...And Give Us Our Daily Sex (1979)
    ...And Give Us Our Daily Sex
    4.3
    • screenplay (as Jose Ramon Larraz)
    • 1979
  • La ocasión (1978)
    La ocasión
    4.8
    • writer
    • 1978
  • The Coming of Sin (1978)
    The Coming of Sin
    5.2
    • screenplay
    • 1978
  • El mirón (1977)
    El mirón
    4.3
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Luto riguroso (1977)
    Luto riguroso
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • El fin de la inocencia (1977)
    El fin de la inocencia
    4.6
    • screenplay
    • 1977
  • Anulka Dziubinska, Karl Lanchbury, and Marianne Morris in Vampyres (1974)
    Vampyres
    6.0
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Lorna Heilbron, Marie-Paule Mailleux, Angela Pleasence, and Peter Vaughan in Symptoms (1974)
    Symptoms
    6.4
    • screenplay (as Joseph Larraz)
    • 1974

Actor

  • Estigma (1980)
    Estigma
    5.3
    • Hombre en funeral (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Love Letters of a Nun (1978)
    Love Letters of a Nun
    5.7
    • Familiar de la Inquisición
    • 1978

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Joseph Braunstein
  • Born
    • February 7, 1929
    • Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
  • Died
    • September 3, 2013
    • Málaga, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    DVD commentary: Provided commentary on the Anchor Bay Entertainment DVD release of Vampyres (1974).
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    Spanish director of horror and erotic films, former comic book illustrator and fashion photographer. Worked in England as Joseph Larraz, and in Spain, using the pseudonym Joseph Braunstein.

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