Juan Manuel Bajo Ulloa (born 1 January 1967) is a Spanish film director.

Juanma Bajo Ulloa
Born
Juan Manuel Bajo Ulloa

(1967-01-01) 1 January 1967 (age 57)
Occupations

Biography

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Juanma Bajo Ulloa was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, on 1 January 1967.[1] His parents mortgaged their house to fund Bajo Ulloa's film beginnings.[2] His first feature film Alas de Mariposa (1991) earned the Golden Shell at the San Sebastián Film Festival.[3] With the money earned with that movie he produced his second one, La Madre Muerta, which is a good example of his baroque style, combining a perfect technique with the atmosphere of an almost sinister fairy tale. His third movie, Airbag (1997), was a huge box office success, becoming the highest grossing film in the history of Spanish cinema (the record was beaten however a year later by Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley).[4]

Since 1994 he has directed and produced music videos for Joaquín Sabina, Los Enemigos, and Barricada, and others.

Filmography

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Bajo Ulloa in 2011, shooting footage during the Azkena Rock Festival.
Feature films
Short films

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1990 4th Goya Awards Best Short Film El reino de Víctor Won [6]
1991 39th San Sebastián Film Festival Golden Shell Alas de mariposa Won [3]
1992 6th Goya Awards Best New Director Won [7]
Best Original Screenplay (nominated alongside Eduardo Bajo Ulloa) Won
1993 17th Montreal World Film Festival Best Director La Madre Muerta Won [8]
1994 8th Goya Awards Best Director Nominated [9]

References

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Citations
  1. ^ a b c d e f Lanzaluze, Koldo (7 December 2020). ""En 'Baby' se descubre un cuento pútrido en el que asoma la luz"". Gara (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gómez Ruiz, Lara (31 December 2016). "La alocada explicación de Juanma Bajo Ulloa sobre el Goya en venta".
  3. ^ a b Belategui, Oskar (31 October 2017). "Bajo Ulloa: "El independentismo es un sentimiento oportunista"". El Correo.
  4. ^ Requena, Ester (27 March 2014). "Juanma Bajo Ulloa repite la fórmula de 'Airbag' quince años después". Diario Sur.
  5. ^ Ide, Wendy (28 November 2020). "Reviews: 'Baby': Tallinn Review". ScreenDaily.
  6. ^ "El reino de Víctor". Premios Goya. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Alas de mariposa". Premios Goya. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  8. ^ Roldán Larreta 1997, p. 335.
  9. ^ "La madre muerta". Premios Goya. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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