Bigas Luna

José Juan Bigas Luna (19 March 1946 – 5 April 2013) was a Spanish film director, designer and artist. His films are typically characterised by a strong emphasis on the erotic, often related to food, something for which he admitted a strong passion. His work often explores and parodies clichés of Spanish identity, but he had an international career and made films in Spanish, Catalan, Italian, French and English.

Biography Early career Bigas Luna was born on March 19, 1946, in Barcelona.

He began his professional career working in interior and industrial design, creating the Estudio Gris with Carlos Riart in 1969. His designs during the 1960s showed a great interest in conceptual art and the emerging visual technologies. He won the Gold Delta Award ADI/FAD 1970.

He moved into movie making in the 1970s, making low-budget shorts with erotic themes. These films "explored the darkest depths of eroticism and stereotypical Spanish machismo."

Death Bigas Luna died of leukemia on 5 April 2013, while working on the film adaptation of Manuel de Pedrolo's novel Mecanoscrit del segon origen.

Filmography Tatuaje (1976), director Historias impúdicas (1977), director Bilbao (1978), director Caniche (1979), director Reborn (1981), director Lola (1986), director Anguish (1987), writer and director The Ages of Lulu (Las edades de Lulú) (1990), director Ham, Ham (Jamón, jamón) (1992), director Golden Balls (Huevos de oro) (1993), director The Tit and the Moon (La teta y la luna) (1994), director Lumière et compagnie (1996), director Bambola (Bámbola) (1996), director The Chambermaid on the Titanic (La Femme de chambre du Titanic) (1997), director They Flew Away (Volavérunt) (1999), director Sound of the Sea (Son de mar (2001), director My Name Is Juani (Yo soy la Juani) (2006), director Di Di Hollywood (2010), director