Portrait of Rafael Azcona

Writing

Rafael Azcona

Career

Active from 1959 to 2020, busiest in 1974 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Placido
Placido
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rafael Azcona Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Crime
    2.3, average 3.6
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 14
  • Character-Driven 10
  • Spanish Cinema 8
  • Character Study 6
  • Coming-of-Age 6
  • Political Satire 5
  • Social Critique 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Dialogue-Driven 4
  • Eccentric Characters 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Historical Setting 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

113
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 54
The Europeans
The Europeans (2020)
GoodWatch score 54

Novel

2010s

6 titles · average score 53
The Queen of Spain
The Queen of Spain (2016)
GoodWatch score 45

Characters

De los reptiles-saurios en los cafés
De los reptiles-saurios en los cafés (2014)

Short Story

La guerra del cerdo
La guerra del cerdo (2012)

Writer

Madrid, 1987
Madrid, 1987 (2012)
GoodWatch score 62

Dialogue

The Invisible Half: Luis García Berlanga's The Executioner
The Invisible Half: Luis García Berlanga's The Executioner (2012)

as Interviewee

Los muertos no se tocan, nene
Los muertos no se tocan, nene (2011)

Novel

2000s

10 titles · average score 52
L'ultimo Pulcinella
L'ultimo Pulcinella (2009)

Writer

The Blind Sunflowers
The Blind Sunflowers (2008)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer, In Memory Of

Días de cine
Días de cine (2007)
GoodWatch score 40

Thanks

María querida
María querida (2004)

Writer

Franky Banderas
Franky Banderas (2004)

Story, Writer

The Galíndez File
The Galíndez File (2003)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay

The Green March
The Green March (2002)

Writer

Sound of the Sea
Sound of the Sea (2001)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

El paraíso ya no es lo que era
El paraíso ya no es lo que era (2001)

Writer

Goodbye from the Heart
Goodbye from the Heart (2000)

Screenplay, Story

1990s

18 titles · average score 65
Butterfly
Butterfly (1999)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay

The Girl of Your Dreams
The Girl of Your Dreams (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

In Praise of Older Women
In Praise of Older Women (1997)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

Tranvía a la Malvarrosa
Tranvía a la Malvarrosa (1997)

Writer

La Celestina
La Celestina (1996)
GoodWatch score 45

Writer

Suspiros de España (y Portugal)
Suspiros de España (y Portugal) (1995)

Writer

The Seducer
The Seducer (1995)

Writer

King of the River
King of the River (1995)

Writer

Banderas, the Tyrant
Banderas, the Tyrant (1993)

Writer

Belle Époque
Belle Époque (1992)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay, Story

Chechu and Family
Chechu and Family (1992)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay, Story

Ay, Carmela!
Ay, Carmela! (1990)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

1980s

19 titles · average score 62
Blood and Sand
Blood and Sand (1989)
GoodWatch score 43

Writer

The Flight of the Dove
The Flight of the Dove (1989)

Writer

How Good the Whites Are
How Good the Whites Are (1988)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

The Enchanted Forest
The Enchanted Forest (1987)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Moors and Christians
Moors and Christians (1987)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Year of Enlightment
Year of Enlightment (1986)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Hay que deshacer la casa
Hay que deshacer la casa (1986)

Writer

The Court of the Pharaoh
The Court of the Pharaoh (1985)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

The Heifer
The Heifer (1985)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay, Story

National III
National III (1982)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

Airlift
Airlift (1981)

Writer

National Heritage
National Heritage (1981)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

1970s

33 titles · average score 62
Bye Bye Monkey
Bye Bye Monkey (1978)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

The National Shotgun
The National Shotgun (1978)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

My Daughter Hildegart
My Daughter Hildegart (1977)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

The Last Woman
The Last Woman (1976)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Don't Touch the White Woman!
Don't Touch the White Woman! (1974)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

To My Dear Mother on Her Birthday
To My Dear Mother on Her Birthday (1974)
GoodWatch score 61

Novel

La Grande Bouffe
La Grande Bouffe (1973)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Anna and the Wolves
Anna and the Wolves (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

It Can Be Done Amigo
It Can Be Done Amigo (1972)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

In the Eye of the Hurricane
In the Eye of the Hurricane (1971)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

The Garden of Delights
The Garden of Delights (1970)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer

1960s

24 titles · average score 70
Tuset Street
Tuset Street (1968)

Writer

Peppermint Frappé
Peppermint Frappé (1967)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

The Man with the Balloons
The Man with the Balloons (1967)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

The Harem
The Harem (1967)
GoodWatch score 60

Story

Kiss the Other Sheik
Kiss the Other Sheik (1965)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

The Ape Woman
The Ape Woman (1964)
GoodWatch score 86

Writer

The Executioner
The Executioner (1963)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay

The Conjugal Bed
The Conjugal Bed (1963)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay, Story

Mafioso
Mafioso (1962)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay

Placido
Placido (1962)
GoodWatch score 91

Screenplay, Screenstory

The Four Truths
The Four Truths (1962)

Writer

The Wheelchair
The Wheelchair (1960)
GoodWatch score 70

Novel, Screenplay

1950s

2 titles · average score 76
The Little Apartment
The Little Apartment (1959)
GoodWatch score 76

as (uncredited)

Streetcar for Sale
Streetcar for Sale (1959)

Writer