Birth Place: | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain |
Birth Name: | Juan Manuel Bajo Ulloa |
Birth Date: | 1967 1, df=y |
Juan Manuel Bajo Ulloa (born 1 January 1967) is a Spanish film director.
Juanma Bajo Ulloa was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, on 1 January 1967.[1] His parents mortgaged their house to fund Bajo Ulloa's film beginnings.[2] His first feature film Alas de Mariposa (1991) earned the Golden Shell at the San Sebastián Film Festival.[3] With the money earned with that movie he produced his second one, La Madre Muerta, which is a good example of his baroque style, combining a perfect technique with the atmosphere of an almost sinister fairy tale. His third movie, Airbag (1997), was a huge box office success, becoming the highest grossing film in the history of Spanish cinema (the record was beaten however a year later by Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley).[4]
Since 1994 he has directed and produced music videos for Joaquín Sabina, Los Enemigos, and Barricada, and others.
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | |
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1990 | El reino de Víctor | [6] | |||
1991 | Alas de mariposa | ||||
1992 | [7] | ||||
1993 | Best Director | La Madre Muerta | |||
1994 | [8] |