FILM DIRECTOR

Bigas Luna

1946 - 2013

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José Juan Bigas Luna (19 March 1946 – 5 April 2013) was a Spanish film director, designer and artist. His films are typically characterised by a strong emphasis on the erotic, often related to food, something for which he admitted a strong passion. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bigas Luna has received more than 209,336 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Bigas Luna is the 269th most popular film director (down from 263rd in 2019), the 487th most popular biography from Spain (down from 473rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Spanish Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Bigas Luna ranks 269 out of 2,041. Before him are Hideaki Anno, Joseph Losey, David Hamilton, Robert Siodmak, Damiano Damiani, and Germaine Dulac. After him are Jean Epstein, Martin Campbell, Leonid Gaidai, Youssef Chahine, Franklin J. Schaffner, and Denis Villeneuve.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Bigas Luna ranks 126. Before him are Robert J. Shiller, Riccardo Cocciante, Artur Jorge, Laurent Fabius, Shlomo Sand, and Joop Zoetemelk. After him are Robby Krieger, Brenda Blethyn, Ruth Fuchs, Kabir Bedi, Rodrigo Lara, and Lars Vilks. Among people deceased in 2013, Bigas Luna ranks 74. Before him are Patrice Chéreau, David H. Hubel, Roger Ebert, Conrad Bain, Wojciech Kilar, and Damiano Damiani. After him are Seamus Heaney, Kenneth Waltz, Sławomir Mrożek, Wilfried Martens, Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, and Ottmar Walter.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Bigas Luna ranks 487 out of 3,355. Before him are Violant of Aragon (1236), Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1509), Bermudo II of León (953), Sulayman ibn al-Hakam (1000), Maria of Aragon, Queen of Castile (1403), and Alfredo Kraus (1927). After him are Al-Mundhir of Córdoba (842), Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias (1571), Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias (1657), Alfonso IV of León (890), Rafael Alberti (1902), and Guti (1976).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, Bigas Luna ranks 6. Before him are Luis Buñuel (1900), Pedro Almodóvar (1949), Carlos Saura (1932), Jesús Franco (1930), and Víctor Erice (1940). After him are Juan Antonio Bardem (1922), Vicente Aranda (1926), Néstor Almendros (1930), Luis García Berlanga (1921), Segundo de Chomón (1871), and Fernando Trueba (1955).

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