Portrait of José Luis Borau

Directing

José Luis Borau

Career

Active from 1960 to 2000, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for My Dearest Senorita
My Dearest Senorita
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
José Luis Borau Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Biographical
    0.2, average 1.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Spanish Cinema 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Realism 2
  • Slow-Burn Tension 2
  • Madrid Setting 2
  • Spanish Drama 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 82
My Dearest Señorita
My Dearest Señorita (2026)
GoodWatch score 82

Original Film Writer

2000s

2 titles · average score 62
Anna's Summer
Anna's Summer (2001)

Producer

Leo
Leo (2000)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Producer

1990s

3 titles · average score 65
Niño nadie
Niño nadie (1997)

Writer, Director

Ilona Arrives with the Rain
Ilona Arrives with the Rain (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

as Alcántara

Everyone Off to Jail
Everyone Off to Jail (1993)
GoodWatch score 61

as Capellan

1980s

3 titles · average score 54
Misadventure
Misadventure (1988)

as Alcántara

Tata Mía
Tata Mía (1986)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Producer

On the Line
On the Line (1984)
GoodWatch score 50

Director, Writer

1970s

10 titles · average score 62
La Sabina
La Sabina (1979)

Writer, Director

Somnambulists
Somnambulists (1978)

as Director de la biblioteca

Black Litter
Black Litter (1977)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

El monosabio
El monosabio (1977)

Screenplay

In Memoriam
In Memoriam (1977)

Producer

Poachers
Poachers (1975)
GoodWatch score 69

as Gobernador

B. Must Die
B. Must Die (1975)
GoodWatch score 52

Producer, Writer

La adúltera
La adúltera (1975)

as Médico

My Dearest Senorita
My Dearest Senorita (1972)
GoodWatch score 69

as Médico (uncredited)

Estado de sitio
Estado de sitio (1970)

Producer

1960s

5 titles · average score 61
Un, dos, tres, al escondite inglés
Un, dos, tres, al escondite inglés (1969)
GoodWatch score 61

as Tio Prudencio

Double Edged Crime
Double Edged Crime (1965)

Director

Snakes and Ladders
Snakes and Ladders (1965)

as Cliente del café (uncredited)

Ride and Kill
Ride and Kill (1964)

Screenplay, Director

En el río
En el río (1960)

Director, Screenplay