Emilio Martínez Lázaro

Emilio Martínez Lázaro (born 1945) is a Spanish film director famous for such films as The Other Side of the Bed and His Master's Voice.

Spanish filmmaker Emilio Martínez Lázaro's first association with cinema came when he joined the Escuela de Argüelles, a group of independent filmmakers. He made his first short film, Circunstancias del Milagro/The Circumstances of the Miracle, in 1968; re-edited in 1972 and retitled El Camino del Cielo/The Road to Heaven, it was shown at several international film festivals. He made his first feature, Pastel de Sangre/Blood Cake, in 1971. Martínez Lázaro entered the television industry in 1974, directing episodes of numerous television series, and since then has continued to work in both venues. Martínez Lázaro's 1978 film Las palabras de Max shared a Golden Bear at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival with García Sánchez's La Trucha/The Trout.^[1] In addition to directing, Martínez Lázaro has established himself as a noted screenwriter.

Biography

Martínez Lázaro was born in Madrid in 1945. He studied in a Jesuit school and later began studies in Industrial Engineering and then in Physical Sciences in Madrid.

Awards

• Berlin Film Festival, Golden Bear, for La palabras de Max. (1978)^[1]

Filmography

Filmography (actor)

• The impeccable pecador (1987) by Augusto Martinez Towers

Filmography (producer)

• The disaster of Annual (1970) by Frank Ricardo
• Lulu at night (1985) by Emilio Martinez Lazaro
• The woman of your life 2: The woman duende (1992) by Jaime Chávarri

Filmography (scriptwriter)

• Pie of blood (1971) by Francesc Bellmunt
• Pascual Duarte (1976)
• The game more amused (1987) by Emilio Martinez Lazaro
• Amo your rich bed (1991) by Emilio Martinez Lazaro
• Like being woman and not to die in the attempt (1991)

References

External links

• Emilio Martínez Lázaro at the Internet Movie Database