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

Juanma Bajo Ulloa
At the San Sebastián Film Festival
Born	Juan Manuel Bajo Ulloa (1967-01-01) 1 January 1967 (age 55) Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain
Occupation	Film director music video director

Biography

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

Feature films

• Alas de mariposa (1991)[1]
• La madre muerta [es] (1993)[1]
• Airbag (1997)[1]
• Frágil [es] (2004)[1]
• Rey gitano [es] (2015)[1]
• Baby (2020)[5]

Short films

• Cruza la Puerta (1984)
• El Último Payaso (1985) 1985
• A Kien Puede Interesar (1986) 1986
• Cien Aviones de Papel (1987) 1987
• Akixo (1988)
• El Reino de Víctor (1989)
• Ordinary Americans (1999)

Awards and nominations

• Award Opera Prima and Audience in the Seattle International Film Festival^{[citation needed]}
• New York Film Critics Association Award to best Opera Prima.^{[citation needed]}
• Best movie, Stockholm Film Festival for La Madre Muerta^{[citation needed]}
• Best movie, Fantasporto (Portugal) for La Madre Muerta^{[citation needed]}

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Roldán Larreta, Carlos (1997). "El cine de Juanma Bajo Ulloa" (PDF). Sancho el sabio: Revista de cultura e investigación vasca (7): 331–340. ISSN 1131-5350.

External links

• Official website
• Juanma Bajo Ulloa at IMDb

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