Josetxo San Mateo

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Josetxo San Mateo

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Operation OgreOperation Ogre · 1979
Operation Ogre
★ 6.91979
MovieDramaHistory
Spain, 1973. Dictator Francisco Franco has ruled the country since 1939 with an iron fist; but he is now a very old and sick man. The future of the weakened regime is in danger. Admiral Carrero Blanco is his natural successor. The Basque terrorist gang ETA decides that he must die to prevent the dictatorship from continuing.
The PriestThe Priest · 1978
The Priest
★ 6.01978
MovieDrama
Obsessed with fantasies of sex, Father Miguel seeks professional help through his church but they are not listening; thus leaving the Father in a dilemma; leaving the church or should he try, on his own, to surrender to these temptations?
MaravillasMaravillas · 1981
Maravillas
★ 5.21981
MovieDrama
A young Catholic girl takes viewers through a changing Spanish political and social landscape as she develops from her confirmation day to adulthood. Her first experience with the real Spain comes when her Jewish godfathers cannot come to her confirmation. One of the godfathers, using a ring, poses an early challenge to her innocence that puts her in danger. He later returns, indirectly introducing her to a new boyfriend. If he is one of the symbols for Jewish life under Franco, or for a Judeo-Christian interaction, that interaction is complex. The young woman encounters different lovers as she grows into adulthood, but at the same time she is burdened with financially supporting her father and his own rather decadent lifestyle. Again, this difference in generations could be understood as a difference between the "new" and "old" Spain; it is up to the viewers to interpret the story elements as they decide.
Blue Eyes of the Broken DollBlue Eyes of the Broken Doll · 1974
Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll
★ 5.81974
MovieHorrorMystery
An ex-convict, troubled by dreams that he strangles women, is hired as the caretaker on an estate owned by three very strange sisters. Soon after his arrival, a serial killer begins slaughtering blonde, blue-eyed women - and leaving their eyeballs in a bowl of water.
Dos mejor que unoDos mejor que uno · 1984
Dos mejor que uno
★ 6.31984
MovieComedy
Rafa and Jeromo are a curious couple of friends. Their friendship began in childhood as well as his love for Silvia, which have been in love since childhood. Silvia Jeromo elected, and Rafa decided to disappear. Years later he returns and finds that the couple is experiencing a serious emotional crisis...
El río que nos llevaEl río que nos lleva · 1988
El río que nos lleva
★ 5.81988
MovieDramaAdventure
In 1946, an irishman joins a group of 'gancheros' (wood workers) while they drive wood thru the Tajo river, discovering human solidarity.
The Witch AffairThe Witch Affair · 2003
The Witch Affair
★ 5.52003
MovieDramaThriller
The night of San Juan, Miguel murders his associate. Two elderly people are witness to the crime and predict that all of his dreams will come true thereafter. He will know the price he has to pay when he sees a black cat with a moon shaped mark on its forehead. Twenty-two years later a messenger begins to see all his dreams come true...
NavajerosNavajeros · 1980
Navajeros
★ 6.51980
MovieCrimeDrama
A chronicle of the life of Jaro, the leader of a juvenile delinquent gang, depicting his rise from street urchin to outlaw anti-hero on the way to his inevitable end.

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MaravillasMaravillas · 1981
Maravillas
★ 5.21981
MovieDrama
A young Catholic girl takes viewers through a changing Spanish political and social landscape as she develops from her confirmation day to adulthood. Her first experience with the real Spain comes when her Jewish godfathers cannot come to her confirmation. One of the godfathers, using a ring, poses an early challenge to her innocence that puts her in danger. He later returns, indirectly introducing her to a new boyfriend. If he is one of the symbols for Jewish life under Franco, or for a Judeo-Christian interaction, that interaction is complex. The young woman encounters different lovers as she grows into adulthood, but at the same time she is burdened with financially supporting her father and his own rather decadent lifestyle. Again, this difference in generations could be understood as a difference between the "new" and "old" Spain; it is up to the viewers to interpret the story elements as they decide.

Assistant Director

Diario de una becariaDiario de una becaria · 2004
Diario de una becaria
★ 7.02004
MovieDrama
Fun, witty and filled with laughs, El Diario de Una Pasante, Nominated at the Malaga Spanish Film Festival 2003, takes us on a fresh and exciting new journey into the workplace with a young and hip group of interns who dare to walk in with a bang! Ana finds herself a summer job as an intern for CCN, a radio station, along with several other graduates. But the working environment isn't all its caught up to be... at least it's not what they had in mind. Overbearing and demanding supervisors who will make their lives impossible, make them realize soon enough the difficulty of getting a real job once the internship comes to an end. Ana, intelligent and remarkably funny, decides to take full leadership in rebelling with the other interns. Prepare yourself for a rollercoaster of hilarious situations in which love, jealousy and way too much partying takes place!

Director

Atasco en la nacionalAtasco en la nacional · 2007
Atasco en la nacional
★ 4.52007
MovieComedy
La familia Montoro se va de vacaciones a la playa de Cullera. Manuel, el padre, Soledad, la madre, Sergio y Estíbaliz, dos mellizos de dieciséis años que no se parecen en nada, y Álex, de cinco. Al iniciar el viaje, se ven inmersos en uno de los habituales atascos de esas fechas, por lo que terminan llegando tarde al apartahotel de Cullera. Allí les dicen que su apartamento ha sido alquilado, pues tenían que avisar si iban a llegar después de las seis. Tras la sorpresa y discusión, consiguen finalmente que les den un apartamento que tiene ciertas deficiencias… De esa forma comienzan sus vacaciones que no van a ser tan maravillosas como pensaban, pero que les van a deparar, también, las aventuras que nunca imaginaron.

Director

Atún y chocolateAtún y chocolate · 2004
Atún y chocolate
★ 5.42004
MovieComedy
Tres pescadores barbateños, Manuel (Pablo Carbonell), un hombre bueno al que apodan "Nadando con Chocos"; el Perra (Pedro Reyes), su amigo fiel, y El Cherif (Antonio Dechent), un paria iracundo y orgulloso, intentan sobrevivir como pueden a pesar de la crisis pesquera que vive la costa gaditana.Un día Manolín (Andrés Rivera), el hijo de Manuel, llega a casa con un problema más: quiere hacer la comunión. Algo que provocará más de una sorpresa. Primero porque no está bautizado y segundo porque sus padres ni siquiera están casados. Contagiados por la ilusión de su hijo, María y Manuel deciden ordenar su vida y casarse. María lo organiza todo: arregla con el singular cura del pueblo (Paco Vegara) para que oficie la ceremonia, busca los trajes, invita a los vecinos... Pero claro, no hay boda sin convite. Y eso cuesta dinero. ¿Cómo conseguirlo?

Assistant Director