| Luis Buñuel  AKA Luis Buñuel Portolés
Born: 22-Feb-1900
Birthplace: Calanda, Teruel, Aragón, Spain
Died: 29-Jul-1983
Location of death: Mexico City, Mexico
Cause of death: Cirrhosis of the Liver
Remains: Cremated
Gender: Male
Religion: Atheist [1]
Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Film Director, Author Nationality: Spain
Executive summary: That Obscure Object of Desire
[1] "It is a poetic principle that the freedom of the individual must fight against the restrictions of reality... I am still, thank God, an atheist." Quoted by Earl Blackwell, 1973.
Wife: Jeanne Rucar (m. 1925, until his death, two sons)
Son: Juan Luis Buñuel (film director, b. 9-Nov-1934)
Son: Rafael Buñuel
High School: Colegio del Salvador
University: Instituto Nacional de Enseñanza Media
University: University of Madrid
Converted to Atheism formerly Catholic (age 16)
Risk Factors: Deafness
FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
That Obscure Object of Desire (17-Aug-1977)
The Phantom of Liberty (11-Sep-1974)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (15-Sep-1972)
Tristana (29-Mar-1970)
The Milky Way (15-Mar-1969)
Belle de Jour (24-May-1967)
Simon of the Desert (1965)
Diary of a Chambermaid (4-Mar-1964)
The Exterminating Angel (May-1962)
Viridiana (1961)
The Young One (1960)
Nazarín (4-Jun-1959)
Death in the Garden (21-Sep-1956)
That Is the Dawn (9-May-1956)
The River and Death (30-Jun-1955)
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (19-May-1955)
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (5-Aug-1954)
Abismos de pasión (30-Jun-1954)
Illusion Travels by Streetcar (18-Jun-1954)
This Strange Passion (9-Jul-1953)
The Brute (5-Feb-1953)
A Woman Without Love (31-Jul-1952)
Mexican Bus Ride (26-Jun-1952)
Daughter of Deceit (29-Aug-1951)
Susana (11-Apr-1951)
The Young and the Damned (9-Dec-1950)
The Great Madcap (25-Nov-1949)
Age of Gold (28-Oct-1930)
Un chien andalou (6-Jun-1929)
Author of books:
My Last Sigh: The Autobiography of Luis Buñuel (1983, memoir)
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