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Directing

José Luis López-Linares

Career

Active from 1986 to 2026, busiest in 2018 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Speaking of Buñuel
Speaking of Buñuel
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
José Luis López-Linares Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.3, average 4.8
  • Violence
    1.8, average 4.2
  • Tension
    3.9, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Art History 3
  • Spanish History 2
  • Political History 2
  • Documentary 2
  • Emotional Catharsis 2
  • Visual Poetry 2
  • Cultural Celebration 2
  • Historical Context 2
  • Film History 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Roberto Bolaño, el último maldito
Roberto Bolaño, el último maldito

Screenplay, Director

2020s

8 titles · average score 74
We the Hispanos: España, raíz de Estados Unidos
We the Hispanos: España, raíz de Estados Unidos (2026)

Director, Screenplay

Hispanoamérica: Song of Life and Hope
Hispanoamérica: Song of Life and Hope (2024)

Director, Writer

Rioja: The Land of a Thousand Wines
Rioja: The Land of a Thousand Wines (2023)

Cinematography, Director

Tiempo de Zarzuela
Tiempo de Zarzuela (2023)

Producer

Goya, Carrière & the Ghost of Buñuel
Goya, Carrière & the Ghost of Buñuel (2022)

Director

Spain: The First Globalization
Spain: The First Globalization (2021)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Director of Photography

7 Lakes, 7 Lives
7 Lakes, 7 Lives (2021)

Director of Photography, Writer

Formentor, the Sea of Words
Formentor, the Sea of Words (2020)

Director of Photography, Director

2010s

10 titles · average score 64
Francisco de Goya: The Dream of Reason
Francisco de Goya: The Dream of Reason (2019)

Director, Director of Photography

El guardián de la cueva
El guardián de la cueva (2018)

Director, Writer

El amor y la muerte
El amor y la muerte (2018)

Director of Photography, Producer

Altamira: el origen del arte
Altamira: el origen del arte (2018)

Director

Virgin & Extra: The Land of the Olive Oil
Virgin & Extra: The Land of the Olive Oil (2018)

Director

El corazón del Teatro Real
El corazón del Teatro Real (2018)

Director

Finding Altamira
Finding Altamira (2016)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Bosch: The Garden of Dreams
Bosch: The Garden of Dreams (2016)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Jerez y el misterio del Palo Cortado
Jerez y el misterio del Palo Cortado (2015)

Director

¡Campeones! La Roja
¡Campeones! La Roja (2012)

Director

2000s

15 titles · average score 61
Últimos testigos
Últimos testigos (2009)

Director

The Chicken, the Fish and the King Crab
The Chicken, the Fish and the King Crab (2008)

Director

Fados
Fados (2007)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

Rough Winds
Rough Winds (2006)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

Hécuba: un sueño de pasión
Hécuba: un sueño de pasión (2006)

Director, Executive Producer

Portrait of Carlos Saura
Portrait of Carlos Saura (2004)

Director

Un instante en la vida ajena
Un instante en la vida ajena (2003)

Producer, Director

Salomé
Salomé (2002)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

The Shanghai Spell
The Shanghai Spell (2002)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

Bunuel and King Solomon's Table
Bunuel and King Solomon's Table (2001)
GoodWatch score 48

Director of Photography

Speaking of Buñuel
Speaking of Buñuel (2000)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Director of Photography

Extranjeros de sí mismos
Extranjeros de sí mismos (2000)

Executive Producer, Director

1990s

13 titles · average score 64
No respires, el amor está en el aire
No respires, el amor está en el aire (1999)

Director of Photography

Little Bird
Little Bird (1997)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Asaltar los cielos
Asaltar los cielos (1996)

Director of Photography, Director

Palace
Palace (1996)

Director of Photography

The Worst Years of Our Lives
The Worst Years of Our Lives (1994)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Madregilda
Madregilda (1993)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

Dream of Light
Dream of Light (1992)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Amo tu cama rica
Amo tu cama rica (1992)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

The Man Who Lost His Shadow
The Man Who Lost His Shadow (1992)

Director of Photography

Paco, mi padre
Paco, mi padre (1992)

Director of Photography

Ni contigo ni sin ti
Ni contigo ni sin ti (1992)

Cinematography

Fallen from Heaven
Fallen from Heaven (1990)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

1980s

5 titles · average score 76
The Mouth of the Wolf
The Mouth of the Wolf (1988)
GoodWatch score 80

Cinematography

Mientras haya luz
Mientras haya luz (1987)

Director of Photography

Al acecho
Al acecho (1987)

Director of Photography

El Sur
El Sur (1983)
GoodWatch score 91

Script Supervisor

Sweet Hours
Sweet Hours (1982)
GoodWatch score 58

Second Assistant Director