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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. 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 74,814 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. José Luis Garci is the 1,129th most popular film director, the 1,512th most popular biography from Spain and the 22nd most popular Spanish Film Director.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, José Luis Garci ranks 1,129 out of 1,581. Before him are Peter Berg, Richard Rush, Rodrigo García, Peter Fleischmann, Genndy Tartakovsky, and Justin Lin. After him are Stan Brakhage, Ruben Östlund, Milcho Manchevski, Brian Yuzna, Alan Taylor, and Tomas Alfredson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, José Luis Garci ranks 473. Before him are Jim Capaldi, Geoffrey Hughes, Michael Franks, Emilio Zapico, Kay Ivey, and Guy Scott. After him are Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Florin Gheorghiu, Kuniya Daini, Pleun Strik, Kitty Winn, and George Graham.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, José Luis Garci ranks 1,512 out of 2,932. Before him are Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón (1478), Óscar García Junyent (1973), Pasieguito (1925), Julia Gutiérrez Caba (1932), Jaime de Marichalar (1963), and Emilio Zapico (1944). After him are Juan Ramón López Caro (1963), Xabier Azkargorta (1953), Juan Jover (1903), Ada Colau (1974), César Sánchez (1971), and Blanca Suárez (1988).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, José Luis Garci ranks 22. Before him are Fernando Trueba (1955), Jaume Collet-Serra (1974), Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi (1927), Antonio Mercero (1936), Pilar Miró (1940), and Luis Alcoriza (1918). After him are J. A. Bayona (1975), José Luis Cuerda (1947), Jaume Balagueró (1968), Fernando León de Aranoa (1968), Montxo Armendáriz (1949), and Javier Aguirresarobe (1948).

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Filmography

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