Prominent Spanish director, screenwriter, and actor, he is a key figure in the cinema of the Transition and the following decades. A law graduate, he studied at the Official School of Cinematography and worked for several years as a film critic for the magazine Film Ideal. He maintained close generational and creative ties with the auteur filmmakers who emerged in the 1970s and 1980s, such as Víctor Erice and Carlos Saura. However, it was his collaboration with producer Elías Querejeta that led to the most recognized and compelling part of his work with the documentary El desencanto (1976).
FILMOGRAPHY La manzana de oro (feature film, 2023), Camarón (feature film, 2005), El año del diluvio (feature film, 2004), Besos para todos (feature film, 2000), Sus ojos se cerraron (feature film, 1998), Gran Slalom (feature film, 1995) Las cosas del querer, segunda parte (feature film, 1994), Tierno verano de lujurias y azoteas (feature film,1992), Las cosas del querer (feature film, 1989), Regalo de cumpleaños (feature film, 1998), El río de oro (feature film, 1986), Las bicicletas son para el verano (feature film, 1983), Bearn o La sala de las muñeca (feature film, 1982), Dedicatoria (feature film, 1980), El desencanto (documentary, 1976).
