Juanma Bajo Ulloa

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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bajo and the second or maternal family name is Ulloa.
Juanma Bajo Ulloa
At the San Sebastián Film Festival
Born
Juan Manuel Bajo Ulloa

(1967-01-01) 1 January 1967
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain
Occupations

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
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.
19904th Goya AwardsBest Short FilmEl reino de VíctorWon[6]
199139th San Sebastián Film FestivalGolden ShellAlas de mariposaWon[3]
19926th Goya AwardsBest New DirectorWon[7]
Best Original Screenplay (nominated alongside Eduardo Bajo Ulloa)Won
199317th Montreal World Film FestivalBest DirectorLa Madre MuertaWon[8]
19948th Goya AwardsBest DirectorNominated[9]

References
Citations
  1. Lanzaluze, Koldo (7 December 2020). ""En 'Baby' se descubre un cuento pútrido en el que asoma la luz"". Gara (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. Gómez Ruiz, Lara (31 December 2016). "La alocada explicación de Juanma Bajo Ulloa sobre el Goya en venta".
  3. Belategui, Oskar (31 October 2017). "Bajo Ulloa: "El independentismo es un sentimiento oportunista"". El Correo.
  4. Requena, Ester (27 March 2014). "Juanma Bajo Ulloa repite la fórmula de 'Airbag' quince años después". Diario Sur.
  5. Ide, Wendy (28 November 2020). "Reviews: 'Baby': Tallinn Review". ScreenDaily.
  6. "El reino de Víctor". Premios Goya. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  7. "Alas de mariposa". Premios Goya. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  8. Roldán Larreta 1997, p. 335.
  9. "La madre muerta". Premios Goya. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
Bibliography
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