1946 - 2013
José Juan Bigas Luna (19 March 1946 – 5 April 2013) was a Catalan 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 174,564 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Bigas Luna is the 262nd most popular film director (up from 306th in 2019), the 473rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 546th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Spanish Film Director.
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Among film directors, Bigas Luna ranks 262 out of 1,581. Before him are Gillo Pontecorvo, Jean Epstein, Leonid Gaidai, Tex Avery, Zack Snyder, and Franklin J. Schaffner. After him are Jean-Jacques Beineix, John Schlesinger, Patrice Chéreau, Henri Verneuil, Damiano Damiani, and Tobe Hooper.
1919 - 2006
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 256
1897 - 1953
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 257
1923 - 1993
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 258
1908 - 1980
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 259
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 260
1920 - 1989
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 261
1946 - 2013
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 262
1946 - 2022
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 263
1926 - 2003
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 264
1944 - 2013
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 265
1920 - 2002
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 266
1922 - 2013
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 267
1943 - 2017
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 268
Among people born in 1946, Bigas Luna ranks 116. Before him are Xanana Gusmão, François Bozizé, Alan Jones, Gerard 't Hooft, Robert Reich, and Ajda Pekkan. After him are Peter Green, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Fancy, Paul Schrader, Rodrigo Lara, and Robby Krieger. Among people deceased in 2013, Bigas Luna ranks 71. Before him are Glafcos Clerides, Bert Trautmann, Roger Ebert, Sławomir Mrożek, Sung Jae-gi, and Pierre Mauroy. After him are Ovadia Yosef, Arthur Danto, Wojciech Kilar, Patrice Chéreau, Wilfried Martens, and Damiano Damiani.
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 110
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 111
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 112
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 113
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 114
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 115
1946 - 2013
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 116
1946 - 2020
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 117
1946 - 2022
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 118
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 119
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 120
1946 - 1984
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 121
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 122
1919 - 2013
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 65
1923 - 2013
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 66
1942 - 2013
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 67
1930 - 2013
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 68
1967 - 2013
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 69
1928 - 2013
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 70
1946 - 2013
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 71
1920 - 2013
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 72
1924 - 2013
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 73
1932 - 2013
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 74
1944 - 2013
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 75
1936 - 2013
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 76
1922 - 2013
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 77
Among people born in Spain, Bigas Luna ranks 473 out of 2,932. Before him are Xabi Alonso (1981), Francisco Rabal (1926), Alonzo Cano (1601), Ausiàs March (1400), Mary of Jesus of Ágreda (1602), and Anne Hidalgo (1959). After him are Queen Letizia of Spain (1972), Ibrahim ibn Yaqub (912), Eleanor de Guzmán (1310), Borrell II, Count of Barcelona (927), Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli (1540), and Victoria Abril (1959).
1981 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 467
1926 - 2001
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 468
1601 - 1667
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 469
1400 - 1459
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 470
1602 - 1665
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 471
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 472
1946 - 2013
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 473
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 474
912 - 966
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 475
1310 - 1351
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 476
927 - 993
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 477
1540 - 1592
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 478
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 479
Among film directors born in Spain, Bigas Luna ranks 5. Before him are Luis Buñuel (1900), Pedro Almodóvar (1949), Carlos Saura (1932), and Jesús Franco (1930). After him are Juan Antonio Bardem (1922), Mario Camus (1935), Luis García Berlanga (1921), Segundo de Chomón (1871), Víctor Erice (1940), Vicente Aranda (1926), and Isabel Coixet (1960).
1900 - 1983
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 1
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 2
1932 - 2023
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 3
1930 - 2013
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 4
1946 - 2013
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 5
1922 - 2002
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 6
1935 - 2021
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 7
1921 - 2010
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 8
1871 - 1929
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 9
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 10
1926 - 2015
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 11
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 12