Rafael Azcona

Career Overview

Rafael Azcona has 116 screen credits in a career dating back to 1959. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently The National Shotgun Collection with 3 titles. Signature works include Chechu and Family, La Grande Bouffe, Madrid, 1987. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

116

Birth Date

1926-10-24 00:00:00

Birth Place

Logroño, La Rioja, España

Known For

• 

  Chechu and Family
• 

  La Grande Bouffe
• 

  Madrid, 1987
• 

  A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
• 

  The Queen of Spain
• 

  Belle Époque

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

• The National Shotgun Collection (3 titles)
• The Girl of Your Dreams Collection (2 titles)
• The Big Family Collection (1 titles)
• Swordsman Series (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Fernando Fernán Gómez (2 collaborations)
• Neus Asensi (2 collaborations)
• Penélope Cruz (2 collaborations)
• Jorge Sanz (2 collaborations)
• César Lucendo (1 collaborations)
• Amparo Moreno (1 collaborations)
• Emilio Mellado (1 collaborations)
• Antonio Flores (1 collaborations)
• Raúl Fraire (1 collaborations)
• Luis Lorenzo (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (7 credits)

  • José Luis López Vázquez. ¡Qué disparate!

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Eduardo Ducay: el cine que siempre estuvo ahí

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Invisible Half: Luis García Berlanga's The Executioner

    Interviewee

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Rafael Azcona

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Marco Ferreri: The Director Who Came from the Future

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Rafael Azcona, oficio de guionista

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The Little Apartment

    (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1959

• writing (107 credits)

  • The Europeans

    novel

    writing
    2020
  • The Queen of Spain

    characters

    writing
    2016
  • De los reptiles-saurios en los cafés

    short story

    writing
    2014
  • Madrid, 1987

    dialogue

    writing
    2012
  • La guerra del cerdo

    writer

    writing
    2012
  • Los muertos no se tocan, nene

    novel

    writing
    2011
  • L'ultimo Pulcinella

    writer

    writing
    2009
  • The Blind Sunflowers

    writer

    writing
    2008
  • María querida

    writer

    writing
    2004
  • Franky Banderas

    story

    writing
    2004
  • The Galíndez File

    screenplay

    writing
    2003
  • The Green March

    writer

    writing
    2002
  • El paraíso ya no es lo que era

    writer

    writing
    2001
  • Goodbye from the Heart

    screenplay

    writing
    2000
  • Butterfly

    screenplay

    writing
    1999
  • The Girl of Your Dreams

    writer

    writing
    1998
  • A Perfect Couple

    writer

    writing
    1998
  • Siempre hay un camino a la derecha

    writer

    writing
    1997
  • Pintadas

    writer

    writing
    1997
  • In Praise of Older Women

    writer

    writing
    1997
  • Tranvía a la Malvarrosa

    writer

    writing
    1997
  • La Celestina

    writer

    writing
    1996
  • Gran Slalom

    writer

    writing
    1996
  • The Seducer

    writer

    writing
    1995
  • King of the River

    writer

    writing
    1995
  • Suspiros de España (y Portugal)

    writer

    writing
    1995
  • La mujer cualquiera

    writer

    writing
    1994
  • Banderas, the Tyrant

    writer

    writing
    1993
  • Belle Époque

    screenplay

    writing
    1992
  • Chechu and Family

    screenplay

    writing
    1992
  • Ay, Carmela!

    screenplay

    writing
    1990
  • La mujer infiel

    writer

    writing
    1990
  • Blood and Sand

    writer

    writing
    1989
  • The Flight of the Dove

    writer

    writing
    1989
  • Little Spanish Soldier

    writer

    writing
    1988
  • Pasodoble

    writer

    writing
    1988
  • How Good the Whites Are

    writer

    writing
    1988
  • Moors and Christians

    screenplay

    writing
    1987
  • The Enchanted Forest

    screenplay

    writing
    1987
  • The Impeccable Sinner

    writer

    writing
    1987
  • Year of Enlightment

    writer

    writing
    1986
  • Hay que deshacer la casa

    writer

    writing
    1986
  • The Court of the Pharaoh

    writer

    writing
    1985
  • The Heifer

    screenplay

    writing
    1985
  • Don Chisciotte

    writer

    writing
    1984
  • National III

    writer

    writing
    1982
  • Bésame, tonta

    writer

    writing
    1982
  • Airlift

    writer

    writing
    1981
  • 127 millones libres de impuestos

    writer

    writing
    1981
  • National Heritage

    writer

    writing
    1981
  • El divorcio que viene

    writer

    writing
    1980
  • La familia bien, gracias

    writer

    writing
    1979
  • Honey

    screenplay

    writing
    1979
  • A Man Called Autumn Flower

    writer

    writing
    1978
  • The National Shotgun

    screenplay

    writing
    1978
  • Bye Bye Monkey

    writer

    writing
    1978
  • Una noche embarazosa

    writer

    writing
    1977
  • My Daughter Hildegart

    writer

    writing
    1977
  • The Anchorite

    writer

    writing
    1976
  • The Last Woman

    writer

    writing
    1976
  • La adúltera

    writer

    writing
    1975
  • Pim, pam, pum… ¡fuego!

    screenplay

    writing
    1975
  • El poder del deseo

    novel

    writing
    1975
  • To My Dear Mother on Her Birthday

    novel

    writing
    1974
  • Life Size

    screenplay

    writing
    1974
  • La revolución matrimonial

    writer

    writing
    1974
  • Cousin Angelica

    screenplay

    writing
    1974
  • Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia?

    screenplay

    writing
    1974
  • Fischia Il Sesso

    screenplay

    writing
    1974
  • Don't Touch the White Woman!

    writer

    writing
    1974
  • Anna and the Wolves

    writer

    writing
    1973
  • La Grande Bouffe

    screenplay

    writing
    1973
  • Tarot

    screenplay

    writing
    1973
  • A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die

    screenplay

    writing
    1972
  • The Audience

    story

    writing
    1972
  • It Can Be Done Amigo

    screenplay

    writing
    1972
  • La cera virgen

    screenplay

    writing
    1972
  • Cross Current

    screenplay

    writing
    1971
  • In the Eye of the Hurricane

    screenplay

    writing
    1971
  • The Garden of Delights

    writer

    writing
    1970
  • El monumento

    writer

    writing
    1970
  • Las secretas intenciones

    writer

    writing
    1970
  • Long Live the Bride and Groom

    screenplay

    writing
    1970
  • The Challenges

    writer

    writing
    1969
  • Honeycomb

    screenplay

    writing
    1969
  • Tuset Street

    writer

    writing
    1968
  • Las pirañas

    screenplay

    writing
    1967
  • Peppermint Frappé

    screenplay

    writing
    1967
  • The Harem

    story

    writing
    1967
  • The Man with the Balloons

    writer

    writing
    1967
  • The Seventh Floor

    screenplay

    writing
    1967
  • L'Estate

    screenplay

    writing
    1966
  • The Wedding March

    screenplay

    writing
    1966
  • Kiss the Other Sheik

    writer

    writing
    1965
  • Run for Your Wife

    screenplay

    writing
    1965
  • Controsesso

    screenplay

    writing
    1964
  • The Ape Woman

    writer

    writing
    1964
  • Un rincón para querernos

    writer

    writing
    1964
  • Death and the Lumberjack

    screenplay

    writing
    1963
  • The Conjugal Bed

    screenplay

    writing
    1963
  • The Four Truths

    writer

    writing
    1962
  • Mafioso

    screenplay

    writing
    1962
  • Placido

    screenplay

    writing
    1962
  • Latin Lovers

    screenplay

    writing
    1961
  • The Wheelchair

    novel

    writing
    1960
  • Streetcar for Sale

    writer

    writing
    1959
  • The Little Apartment

    novel

    writing
    1959

• crew (2 credits)

  • The Blind Sunflowers

    in memory of

    crew
    2008
  • Far from the Trees

    other

    crew
    1972