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Spanish director and writer known for highly successful TV series and numerous award-winning films. His father, a staff chief at a local tire factory, was killed by anarchists during the Spanish Civil War when he was just six months old. His mother encouraged him to study Law, which he pursued at the University of Valladolid, although his true passion was, as he describes it, "to tell stories." Each summer, he returned to his hometown of Lasarte to organize festivals, sketches, and parodies. After completing his Law degree in 1959, he enrolled at the Escuela Oficial de Cinematografía, where he created four short films: "La oveja negra," "Pis," "La muerta," and "Trotín Troteras" (1962). Upon finishing his film studies in 1962, he directed his first professional work, _Lección de arte (1961)_, which won the Golden Seashell at the San Sebastián Festival. His initial attempt to produce a feature film, "Está lloviendo y te quiero," centered on his childhood in the Basque Country and addressed regional issues but was rejected by Basque producers. Consequently, he continued directing short films such as "La balada de los cuatro jinetes," "Universidad de Navarra," "Un pueblo en apuros," and "Adiós al Price."
In 1970, he began working in television, directing documentaries and episodes for the series Crónicas de un pueblo (1971), which was a major success in Spain despite its strong ideological themes that were daring for the time. He also directed The Telephone Box (1972), which won ten national and international awards, including the Emmy Award in 1973. His subsequent works include Los pajaritos (1974), Don Juan (1974), which received an award at the Montreux Festival, La Gioconda está triste (1977), the series Este señor de negro (1975), La noche del licenciado (1979), and his two most popular projects: Verano azul (1981), which became a social phenomenon, and Farmacia de guardia (1991).
His film La hora de los valientes (1998) was described by him as a "realistic tragicomedy, a romantic story, a historical fresco, and a sociopolitical fable." His later cinematic works included Planta 4ª (2003), a film about children with cancer told with a touch of humor, and ¿Y tú quién eres? (2007), a drama focusing on a grandfather suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
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