José María Forqué Galindo (8 March 1923 – 17 March 1995) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director.[1]

José María Forqué
Born
José María Forqué Galindo

8 March 1923
Zaragoza, Spain
Died17 March 1995(1995-03-17) (aged 72)
Madrid, Spain
SpouseCarmen Vázquez-Vigo

Biography

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He was the father of the actress Verónica Forqué and the director Álvaro Forqué. He died on 17 March 1995 in Madrid at the age of 72 from a liver cancer.[2] He was cremated at Cementerio de la Almudena.[3] He was married to the actress and dramaturge Carmen Vázquez-Vigo, who died on 22 March 2018 at the age of 95.[4]

The José María Forqué Awards are named after him.[5]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "José María Forqué". buscabiografias.com. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  2. ^ "Muere José María Forqué, figura capital del cine español de las últimas décadas". ABC (in Spanish). Madrid: Vocento. 21 March 1995. p. 99. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  3. ^ Fernández-Santos, Ángel (21 March 1995). "Muere en Madrid el director de cine José María Forqué". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Fallece la madre de Verónica Forqué". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). Hearst Magazines International. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  5. ^ "José María Forqué, el director y productor que da nombre a los premios del cine español". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Titania Compañía Editorial, S.L. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Búsqueda de "José María Forqué"". filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
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