Juanma Bajo Ulloa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bajo and the second or maternal family name is Ulloa.

Juan Manuel Bajo Ulloa (born 1 January 1967) is a Spanish film director.

Juanma Bajo Ulloa
At the San Sebastián Film Festival
Born	Juan Manuel Bajo Ulloa (1967-01-01) 1 January 1967 (age 58) Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain
Occupations	Film director music video director

Biography

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.

Filmography

Bajo Ulloa in 2011, shooting footage during the Azkena Rock Festival.

Feature films

• Alas de mariposa (1991)^[1]
• La madre muerta [es] (1993)^[1]
• Airbag (1997)^[1]
• Frágil [es] (2004)^[1]
• Rey gitano [es] (2015)^[1]
• Baby (2020)^[5]

Short films

• Cruza la Puerta (1984)
• El Último Payaso (1985) 1985
• A Kien Puede Interesar (1986) 1986
• Cien Aviones de Papel (1987) 1987
• Akixo (1988)
• El Reino de Víctor (1989)
• Ordinary Americans (1999)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1990	4th Goya Awards	Best Short Film	El reino de Víctor	Won	[6]
1991	39th San Sebastián Film Festival	Golden Shell	Alas de mariposa	Won	[3]
1992	6th Goya Awards	Best New Director		Won	[7]
		Best Original Screenplay (nominated alongside Eduardo Bajo Ulloa)		Won
1993	17th Montreal World Film Festival	Best Director	La Madre Muerta	Won	[8]
1994	8th Goya Awards	Best Director		Nominated	[9]

• Award Opera Prima and Audience in the Seattle International Film Festival^{[citation needed]}
• New York Film Critics Association Award to best Opera Prima.^{[citation needed]}
• Best movie, Stockholm Film Festival for La Madre Muerta^{[citation needed]}
• Best movie, Fantasporto (Portugal) for La Madre Muerta^{[citation needed]}