Bigas Luna

Juan José Bigas Luna, known artistically as Bigas Luna, was born in Barcelona, March 10th, 1946. With a background in interior and industrial design, he found his way into the film world in the mid 70’s, debuting in 1976 with Tatuaje, a fibrous adaptation of Manuel Vázquez Montalbán’s novel. But it was in 1978 that he rose to fame with Bilbao, a turbulent story of love and possession, selected for the Cannes Festival. His cinema, loaded with high levels of eroticism, has flirted with different genres (comedy, historical drama, detective stories), with outstanding titles like Caniche (1983), Anguish (1987), Jamón, jamón (1992), Bámbola (1996) Volavérunt (1999) and Yo soy la Juani (2006). He was the discoverer of great stars like Ariadna Gil, Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz or Jordi Mollà.

Sitges Film Festival