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.
Known For
Butterfly
(1999)
Director
Some Time Later
(2018)
Director
Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing
(1989)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Pares y nones
(1982)
Director
Total
(1983)
Director
The Enchanted Forest
(1987)
Director
Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing
(1989)
Director
La viuda del capitán Estrada
(1991)
Director
The Sow
(1992)
Director
Tocando fondo
(1993)
Director
On Earth as It Is in Heaven
(1995)
Director
Butterfly
(1999)
Director
Primer amor
(2000)
Director
With Good Reason
(2004)
Director
The Education of Fairies
(2006)
Director
The Blind Sunflowers
(2008)
Director
Todo es silencio
(2012)
Director
Some Time Later
(2018)
Director
Acting
El hombre de moda
(1980)
Pablo
Too Much for Galvez
(1981)
El tuno
The Dumbfounded King
(1991)
Dominico
The Sow
(1992)
Impresor
Thesis
(1996)
Professor 1
Howard Hawks, San Sebastián 1972
(2003)
Rafael Azcona
(2010)
Self
Some Time Later
(2018)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Camera
Writing
Pares y nones
(1982)
Screenplay
Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing
(1989)
Screenplay
La viuda del capitán Estrada
(1991)
Screenplay
The Sow
(1992)
Writer
Tocando fondo
(1993)
Writer
On Earth as It Is in Heaven
(1995)
Writer
Butterfly
(1999)
Screenplay
The Education of Fairies
(2006)
Writer
The Blind Sunflowers
(2008)
Screenplay
Some Time Later
(2018)
Screenplay
Production