FILM DIRECTOR

José Luis Garci

1944 - Today

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José Luis García Muñoz (born 20 January 1944), known professionally as José Luis Garci, is a Spanish film director, producer, critic, TV presenter, screenwriter and author. One of the most influential film personalities in the history of film in Spain, he earned worldwide acclaim and his country's first Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award for Begin the Beguine (1982). Four of his films, including also Sesión continua (1984), Asignatura aprobada (1987) and El abuelo (1998), have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, more than any other Spanish director. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Luis Garci has received more than 82,190 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). José Luis Garci is the 1,075th most popular film director (up from 1,126th in 2019), the 1,540th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,509th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Spanish Film Director.

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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, José Luis Garci ranks 1,075 out of 2,041. Before him are Gerry Anderson, Alexander Nevzorov, Martin Frič, Franz Antel, Herbert Selpin, and Zbigniew Rybczyński. After him are Fran Walsh, Byron Haskin, Curtis Bernhardt, Noémie Lvovsky, Roger Planchon, and Raymond Depardon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, José Luis Garci ranks 488. Before him are Nelson Prudêncio, Monty Alexander, Charles W. Juels, Oswald Gracias, Roger Dean, and Seán Patrick O'Malley. After him are István Géczi, Paul Keating, Chi Cheng, Pratibha Ray, Fausto Leali, and Bev Bevan.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, José Luis Garci ranks 1,540 out of 3,355. Before him are David Albelda (1977), Victorio Unamuno (1909), Mercedes Comaposada (1901), Ventura Rodríguez (1717), Rosa Chacel (1898), and Ángel Atienza (1931). After him are José Bergamín (1895), Sito Pons (1959), Rebeca Linares (1983), Francisco Asenjo Barbieri (1823), Joseba Sarrionandia (1958), and Manolo el del bombo (1949).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, José Luis Garci ranks 19. Before him are Isabel Coixet (1960), Julio Medem (1958), J. A. Bayona (1975), Álex de la Iglesia (1965), Mario Camus (1935), and Rafael Azcona (1926). After him are Agustí Villaronga (1953), Luis Alcoriza (1918), Jaume Collet-Serra (1974), Pilar Miró (1940), Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi (1927), and Antonio Mercero (1936).

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