José Luis Cuerda became a radio and television technician after leaving law school. In 1969 he joined Televisión Española, making reports and documentaries for the news services. Between 1985 and 1987 he was a professor in the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Salamanca. After shooting several short films, in 1982 he directed his first feature film.
Directing
45
Male
1947-02-18
Albacete, Spain
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Some Time Later
Howard Hawks, San Sebastián 1972
Thesis
El hombre de moda
Rafael Azcona
Too Much for Galvez
The Sow
The Dumbfounded King
Todo es silencio
Open Your Eyes
The Others
Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing
Butterfly
On Earth as It Is in Heaven
The Enchanted Forest
The Education of Fairies
The Blind Sunflowers
Total
Tocando fondo
Pares y nones
La viuda del capitán Estrada
With Good Reason
Primer amor
Mala Racha
The Tunnel