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Rafael Azcona
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Born
Rafael Azcona Fernández

24 October 1926
Logroño (La Rioja), Spain
Died24 March 2008(2008-03-24) (aged 81)
Madrid, Spain

Rafael Azcona Fernández (24 October 1926 – 24 March 2008) was a Spanish screenwriter and novelist who worked with some of the best Spanish and international filmmakers. Azcona won five Goya Awards during his career, including a lifetime achievement award in 1998.[1]

He was born in the northern Spanish city Logroño on 24 October 1926.[1] Azcona initially began his career writing for humor magazines.[1] He became known as a screenwriter when he penned the screenplay for the film, El Pisito (The Little Apartment), which was based on his own novel.[1] The 1959 film was directed by Italian film director, Marco Ferreri.[1]

Azcona teamed up with director Fernando Trueba in “Belle Époque,” which won an Academy Award for best foreign film in 1994.[1] He collaborated with other Spanish directors including Luis Garcia Berlanga, Jose Luis Cuerda, José Luis García Sánchez, Pedro Olea, and Carlos Saura.[1] Azcona was also awarded the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts in 1994.[1]

Rafael Azcona died at his home in Madrid, Spain, on 24 March 2008, at the age of 81.[1]

Selected filmography as screenwriter

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Honors

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Rafael Azcona, Spanish Writer, Dies at 81". New York Times. Associated Press. 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  2. ↑ "Real Decreto 1667/2007, de 7 de diciembre, por el que se concede la Medalla al Mérito en el Trabajo, en su categoría de Oro, a don Rafael Azcona Fernández". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (296): 50994. 11 December 2007.
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