Gonzalo Suárez
Gonzalo Suárez Morilla (born 30 July 1934) is a Spanish writer, screenwriter and film director.
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Gonzalo Suárez

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- Name
- Gonzalo Suárez
- Birth Name
- Gonzalo Suárez Morilla
- Born
- 30 July 1934
- Birthplace
- Oviedo, Spain
- Occupation
- Writer, film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Education
- Lycée Français de Madrid.
- Honours
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Gold Medal of the Círculo de Bellas Artes, Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise and Honorary Goya Award.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Biography
Biography
Gonzalo Suárez studied at Lycée Français de Madrid. The recorded working language is Spanish. Distinctions recorded are Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Gold Medal of the Círculo de Bellas Artes, Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise and Honorary Goya Award.

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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Gonzalo Suárez • Birth Name — Gonzalo Suárez Morilla • Born — 30 July 1934 • Birthplace — Oviedo, Spain • Occupation — Writer, film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1966–present • Children — 4 • Relatives — Carlos Suárez (brother)
Documentary record
Gonzalo Suárez appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a novelist and film director (born 1934). The birth of Gonzalo Suárez is recorded in 1934 in Oviedo.
Career
Career
In 1963 he published his first novel De cuerpo presente. His 1975 film The Regent's Wife was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1991 film Don Juan in Hell was entered into the 17th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1984 he acted as the married writer in Pedro Almodóvar's ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto? (What Have I Done to Deserve This?). In 1985 he directed Los pazos de Ulloa for Televisión Española. At Gijón International Film Festival in 2003, he received the Nacho Martinez Award.
Personal life
Personal life
His younger brother was the cinematographer Carlos Suárez, who collaborated with Gonzalo in many of his films. He has had four children with Hélène Girard, including the sinologist Anne-Hélène Suárez and the video game developer Gonzalo Suárez Girard.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Film — Main cast • 2007 — Oviedo Express — Barbara Goenaga, Carmelo Gómez, Najwa Nimri, Jorge Sanz • 2002 — El candidato — no data available • 2000 — El portero — Maribel Verdú, Carmelo Gómez, Antonio Resines, Elvira Mínguez, Roberto Álvarez • 1995 — Mi nombre es sombra — Francois-Eric Gendron, Amparo Larrañaga, Ernesto Alterio • 1994 — El detective y la muerte — Maria de Medeiros, Javier Bardem, Héctor Alterio, Charo López, Mapi Galán • 1992 — La reina anónima — Carmen Maura, Marisa Paredes, Juanjo Puigcorbé • 1991 — Don Juan en los infiernos — Fernando Guillén, Carmen Maura, Héctor Alterio, Olegar Fedoro • 1990 — El lado oscuro del deseo — Héctor Alterio, Hugo Gorban • 1988 — Remando al viento — Virginia Mataix, José Luis Gómez, Hugh Grant, Valentine Pelka, Lizzy McInnerny, Elizabeth Hurley • 1984 — Epílogo — Francisco Rabal, José Sacristán, Charo López, Sonia Martínez, Chus Lampreave • 1979 — Cuentos para una escapada — José Luis Borau, Chus Lampreave, Carmen Santonja • 1977 — Reina Zanahoria — Fernando Fernán Gómez • 1977 — Parranda — José Sacristán, Antonio Ferrandis, Fernando Fernán Gómez • 1976 — Beatriz — Jorge Rivero, José Sacristán, Carmen Sevilla • 1975 — The Regent's Wife • 1974 — La loba y la paloma — Carmen Sevilla, Donald Pleasence • 1973 — Al diablo con el amor (A) — Ana Belén, Victor Manuel, Luis Ciges • 1972 — Morbo — Ana Belén, Victor Manuel • 1970 — Aoom — Lex Barker, Teresa Gimpera, Fernando Rey • 1969 — El extraño caso del doctor Fausto (A) — Alberto Puig, Olga Vidali • 1969 — Ditirambo (A) — Lou Bennett, Ángel Carmona, Francesc Català Roca • 1967 — Ditirambo vela por nosotros (A) — Marianne Bennett, Bill Dyckes, Silvia Suárez • 1966 — El horrible ser nunca visto (A) — Francisco Balcells, Silvia Suárez • (A) he appears as actor in small role Source:
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1934
Gonzalo Suárez born at Oviedo.
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- 1.9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975). MIFF.
- 2.17th Moscow International Film Festival (1991). MIFF.
- 3.imdb.com. Gijón International Film Festival.
- 4.Belinchón, Gregorio. Muere el director de fotografía y realizador Carlos Suárez. El País. 20 October 2019.
- 5.González, Berto. La vida familiar de Gonzalo Suárez, Goya de Honor 2026: de la relación con su mujer Hélène Girard a sus cuatro hijos. Divinity. 28 February 2026.
- 6.Anne-Hélène Suárez, Premio Nacional a la Obra de un Traductor. El Cultural. 13 September 2021.
- 7.Borondo, Sara. Gonzo Suárez, mucho más que el creador de Commandos. Vandal. 19 December 2020.
- 8.Official website and Internet Movie Database, data retrieved 29 November 2009
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He also worked under the name Martín Girard. The authorities additionally record the heading Gonzalo Suarez. His recorded language was Spanish. Suárez received Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Gold Medal of the Círculo de Bellas Artes, Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise and Honorary Goya Award. Recorded as film director, writer, screenwriter, actor and film producer.
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