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Ventura Pons Sala ( Catalan pronunciation: [bənˈtuɾə ˈpɔns]; 25 July 1945 – 8 January 2024) was a Spanish film director. He mainly directed films in Catalan but also in Spanish and English. Pons directed 32 feature films and is one of the best-known Catalan film directors.
Ventura Pons was born on 25 July 1945 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a director and producer, known for Anita no perd el tren (2001), To Die (or Not) (2000) and What's It All About (1995). He died on 8 January 2024 in Barcelona, Spain.
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Jan 16, 2024 · Ventura Pons, who died at 78, was a prolific and influential director of Catalan cinema, known for his comedies, adaptations of Catalan plays and portraits of queer artists. He was also a champion of Catalan independence and a friend of Lindsay Anderson.
Ventura Pons Sala (Barcelona, España, 25 de julio de 1945-Barcelona, 8 de enero de 2024) [1] fue un director, guionista, productor de cine y director de teatro español.
Jan 8, 2024 · The Catalan filmmaker Ventura Pons (Barcelona, 1945) has died at the age of 78. Ventura Pons was one of the most prestigious and prolific of Catalan film directors in the post-Franco era and a reference point in the industry in Catalonia.
Mar 21, 2018 · Highly prolific Catalan filmmaker Ventura Pons (born 25 July 1945) sees the world through a cinematic lens. He argues that “a film is based on three essential fundamental pillars: concept, story and cast”. 1 story, the eye of the director and the casting.”]
Mar 17, 2017 · Ventura Pons is a prolific and acclaimed filmmaker who adapts Catalan literature and reflects the social and political transformation of Spain since democracy. He often portrays Barcelona as a character in its own right, contrasting it with Madrid and the Franco era.
