Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 1, 1927 (99 years old)
Place of Birth
Figueres, Catalonia, Spain
Also Known As
- Pedro Portabella
Pere Portabella
Biography
Pere Portabella (born in 1927) is a Catalan director, producer, and politician. In 1977, he was elected Senator in Spain's first democratic elections and participated in the writing of the Spanish Constitution. As a filmmaker, his style is experimental, reaching new aspects of film language, often with a poetic tone and social content. Portabella is hailed as an essential figure in the political and cultural history of Spain.
Known For
Acting
Directing
The Silence Before Bach
Director, Writer, Producer
2007
With Good Reason
Director
2004
Train of Shadows
Executive Producer
1997
Vampir Cuadecuc
Director, Screenplay, Producer
1972
Nocturne 29
Director, Screenplay, Story
1969
The Moment of Truth
Co-Writer
1965
Viridiana
Executive Producer
1962
The Wheelchair
Producer
1960
The Delinquents
Producer
1960