Bunuel, Juan Luis

(Juan Bunuel Portoles / November 9, 1934, Paris, France - )

   The son of director Luis Bunuel, he made his primary and secondary studies at New York City, Hollywood, and Mexico City before entering Oberlin University, Ohio, USA, in 1957. Then he shot twenty documen­taries in Mexico (1957-1958). He played small parts in films (1950 Los Olvidados, Luis Bunuel, Mexico; 1961 Guantes de oro, Chano Urueta, Mexico; 1969 Familiaridades, Felipe Cazals, Mexico; 1972 L'Aventure, c'est l'Aventure / L'avventura è l'avventura / UK and USA: Money Money Money, Claude Lelouch, France / Italy; 1977 Cet Obscur Objet du Désir / Ese oscuro objeto del deseo / USA: That Obscure Object of Desire, Luis Bunuel, France / Spain; 1984 Luis Bunuel, documentary, as him­self, Rafael Cortés, Spain; 1990 Henry & June, Philip Kaufman, USA; 1992 La vida làctea / The Milky Life, Juan Estelrich, Spain / Germany; 1997 Les Paradoxes de Bunuel, documentary, as himself; also screenwriter, Jorge Amat; 2000 A propôsito de Bunuel / A propos de Bunuel / Speaking of Bunuel, as himself, José Luis Lôpez Linares, Javier Rioyo, Mexico / Spain / France / USA) and on TV (2000 Orson Welles en el pais de Don Qui-jote, documentary, as himself, Carlos Rodriguez, Spain; 2005 Version Espanola, talk show, as himself, Félix Pinuela; Spain). An assistant director for ten years (1959 La Fièvre monte à El Pao / Los ambiciosos / UK: Fever Mounts at El pao / USA: Fever Rises in El Pao / Republic of Sin, Luis Bunuel, France / Mexico; 1960 The Young One / White Trash / La Joven / UK: Island of Shame, Luis Bunuel, USA / Mexico; Los pequenos gigantes / Little Giants, Hugo Butler, Mexico; 1961 Viridiana, Luis Bunuel, Spain; 1962 Le Coeur battant / UK and USA: The French Game, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, shot in 1960; La Dénonciation / The Denunciation / The Immoral Moment, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze; Ton Ombre est la mienne / La scelta di Davy / USA: Your Shadow Is Mine, André Michel, France / Italy; 1964 Gibraltar / Spionaggio a Gibilterra / Mision en el estrecho / USA: The Spy, Pierre Gaspard-Huit, France / Italy / Spain; Le Journal d'une Femme de Chambre / Il diario di una cameriera / UK: The Diary of a Chambermaid / USA: Diary of a Cham­bermaid, Luis Bunuel, France / Italy;1965 Viva Maria!, Louis Malle, France / Italy; 1967 Le Voleur / Il ladro di Parigi / UK: The Thief / USA: The Thief of Paris, Louis Malle, France / Italy; 1969 La Bataille de San Sebastian / I cannoni di San Sebastian / Los canones de San Sebastian / USA: Guns For San Sebastian, Henri Verneuil, France / Italy / Mexico, shot in 1967; 1979 L'ingorgo—Una storia impossibile / Le Grand Embouteillage / El gran atasco / Stau / USA:Trafpc Jam, Luigi Comencini, Italy / France / Spain / West Germany), he shot his first feature film, a fantastic movie, in 1972. Other credit (as producer): 1969 Plan Chontalpa (documentary, short, Demetrio Bilbatua, Mexico). Also a sculptor, he is a member-founder of the Salon de Independientes, Mexico, D.F. (1968-1969), and exhibited his works in Mexico, New York, San Francisco, Barcelona, Paris, Madrid, Palma de Mayorca, Cadaques, Ibiza, and Arles. The Mexican Art San Francisco Museum and the Cleveland Museum of Modern Art owns some of his sculptures.

 Filmography

1966 ◘ Calanda (short; documentary; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Le Potier (documentary; short; also screenwriter)

1968 ◘ Les Martiens (documentary; short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Jarry à Montmartre (documentary; short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Black Power (documentary; short; also screenwriter)

1973 ◘ Au Rendez-vous de la Mort joyeuse / USA: Expulsion of the Devil (also screenwriter; France / Italy)

1974 ◘ La mujer con botas rojas / La Femme aux Bottes rouges / La ragazza con gli stivali rossi / La ragazza dagli stivali rossi / Canada: The Lady with Red Boots / USA: The Woman with Red Boots (also screenwriter, co-adapter; Spain / France / Italy)

1975 ◘ Leonor (also co-screenwriter; France / Spain / Italy)

1980 ◘ La Coupole (documentary)

1986 ◘ La rebelion de los colgados (Mexico)

        ◘ Rêve à Barcelone ou Gaudi (documentary; short)

        ◘ Guanajuato, una leyenda (documentary; short; also screenwriter; Mexico)

        ◘ Chile: Les Années de Change (documentary, also screenwriter)

2007 ◘ Calanda—40 Ans après (documentary; short; also screenwriter)

 Television Filmography

1977 ◘ Les Héritiers (episode "Photos de Famille")

1980 ◘ Fantômas (4 X 86'; also co-screenwriter; episodes "L'Etreinte du Diable", "Le Mort qui tue"; France / West Germany)

        ◘ Les Héritiers (episode "Ressac")

1981 ◘ Histoires extraordinaires: Le joueur d'Echecs de Maelzel / El jugador de Ajedrez (also co-screenwriter; France / Spain)

        ◘ Les Héritiers (episode "Les Brus")

        ◘ De bien étranges Affaires (episode "Un Homme ordinaire")

        ◘ L'Homme de la Nuit (4 X 52')

1984 ◘ Série noire (episode "Aveugle, que veux-tu?")

1986 ◘ Série rose (28 X 26'; episode "Le Libertin de Qualité")

        ◘ Tropique du Crabe / El tropico del cangrejo (France / Argentina)

        ◘ You'll Never See Me Again (UK)

        ◘ La Révolte des Pendus 1988 The Devil's Lair (medium-length)

        ◘ Haute Tension (episode "Adriana")

        ◘ Fantômes en Héritage (TV miniseries)

1996 ◘ Barrage sur l'Orénoque