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Actor Antoni Padrós

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Age: 88 (1937-01-01)

From: Terrassa, Spain

Biography:

Born in Terrassa, in Cataluña, in 1937. A key figure in Catalán avant-garde cinema, contemporary with but not a part of the Barcelona School. He self-funded his early films from his job at a bank, leading to the production of two feature-length films and 11 shorts.

Most Known for...

Ice Cream 1970 ( 6.3)

A short film about a mysterious ceremony, based on an essay by William S. Burroughs.

L’home precís 2012 ( 5)

A narrative in the form of a Christmas story filled with repetitions, the specific routines of a precise man, in which the visit of death is part of the specular game.

Shirley Temple Story 1976 ( 5)

A humorously distorted version of the life of Shirley Temple, and described by its director as a terrorist musical. Shirley Temple sets off for the Emerald City to tell the Wizard that she is upset that Judy Garland has been selected for the role of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. On this trip she is accompanied by a group of characters who make reference to a fragmented, bipolar society. The film was begun as Franco was ill and completed after his death, and makes reference to the oppression of Spain during this period.