Jesús Franco

Jesús Franco Manera (12 May 1930 – 2 April 2013) was a Spanish filmmaker, composer, and actor, known as a prolific director of low-budget exploitation and B-movies. In a career spanning from 1954 to 2013, he wrote, directed, produced, acted in, and scored approximately 173 feature films, working both in his native Spain and (during the rule of Francisco Franco) in France, West Germany, Switzerland and Portugal. Additionally, during the 1960s, he made several films in Rio de Janeiro and Istanbul.

Jesús Franco
Franco at the 2008 Fantastic'Arts festival, Gérardmer, France
Born
Jesús Franco Manera

(1930-05-12)12 May 1930
Madrid, Spain
Died2 April 2013(2013-04-02) (aged 82)
Málaga, Spain
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, musician, composer, actor, editor
Years active1954–2013
Spouses
  • Nicole Guettard (c.1962–1980)
  • Lina Romay
    (m. 2008)
ChildrenCaroline Riviere (stepdaughter from first marriage)
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