Agustí Villaronga
Spanish film director (1953–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Agustí Villaronga Riutort (Catalan pronunciation: [əɣusˈti βiʎəˈɾoŋɡə]; 4 March 1953 – 22 January 2023)[1][2] was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and actor.[3] He directed several feature films, a documentary, three projects for television and three shorts. His film Moon Child was entered into the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.[4]
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Born | Agustí Villaronga Riutort (1953-03-04)4 March 1953 Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
Died | 22 January 2023(2023-01-22) (aged 69) Barcelona, Spain |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, actor |
Years active | 1976–2023 |
His auteur approach to filmmaking was described by ScreenDaily as demostrative of "a keen insight into human pain and cruelty".[5] In 2011 he won the Goya Award for Best Director for Black Bread. The Catalan-language film was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards,[6] but it did not make the final shortlist.[7]