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.
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Franco at the 2008 Fantastic'Arts festival, Gérardmer, France | |
| Born | Jesús Franco Manera 12 May 1930 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 2 April 2013 (aged 82) Málaga, Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, musician, composer, actor, editor |
| Years active | 1954–2013 |
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| Children | Caroline Riviere (stepdaughter from first marriage) |
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