Spanish cinema

His films celebrate Spanish culture, identity, and contemporary society through vibrant narratives that explore passion, family, and the human condition with distinctly Spanish sensibilities.

A pioneering surrealist who used cinema to critique Spanish society, religion, and tradition, profoundly shaping Spanish cinema's artistic and philosophical identity.

Though Mexican-Spanish, his work deeply engages with Spanish historical and cultural themes, blending Spanish Gothic sensibilities with magical realism rooted in Iberian storytelling traditions.