Víctor Andrés Catena
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Víctor Andrés Catena (1925 – 2 May 2009) was a Spanish screenwriter and film, television and theater director.
Víctor Andrés Catena | |
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Born | 1925 (1925) |
Died | (2009-05-02)2 May 2009 (aged 84) |
Other names | Víctor A. Catena |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter and film and television director |
Originally titled as Ray el Magnífico, he wrote the story of A Fistful of Dollars (1964),[1] and I pirati della Malesia (1964), both along Jaime Comas.[2][3] He directed El último tranvía, starring Lina Morgan.[4]
He debuted as a theater writer with Crónica de un cobarde, released in 1966 and was directed by him.[5] He also directed Sé infiel y no mires con quién, starring Pedro Osinaga;[6] and Don Juan o el amor a la geometría.[7]
He was the director of the Aula de Cultura de la Universidad de Granada,[8] and there it was premiered Romeo and Juliet.[9] He influenced Rafael Pérez Estrada.[10]
He died on 2 May 2009 at the age of 84.[11]