Víctor Andrés Catena

Víctor Andrés Catena (1925 – 2 May 2009) was a Spanish screenwriter and film, television and theater director.

Víctor Andrés Catena
Born1925 (1925)
Spain
Died(2009-05-02)2 May 2009 (aged 84)
Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Other namesVíctor A. Catena
OccupationScreenwriter and film and television director

Originally titled as Ray el Magnífico, he wrote the story of A Fistful of Dollars (1964),[1] and I pirati della Malesia (1964), both along Jaime Comas.[2][3] He directed El último tranvía, starring Lina Morgan.[4]

He debuted as a theater writer with Crónica de un cobarde, released in 1966 and was directed by him.[5] He also directed Sé infiel y no mires con quién, starring Pedro Osinaga;[6] and Don Juan o el amor a la geometría.[7]

He was the director of the Aula de Cultura de la Universidad de Granada,[8] and there it was premiered Romeo and Juliet.[9] He influenced Rafael Pérez Estrada.[10]

He died on 2 May 2009 at the age of 84.[11]

Filmography

Writer

Director
  • ¡Qué grande es el teatro! (1999)
  • Función de tarde (1994)
  • Celeste... no es un color (1993)
  • El último tranvía (1990)
  • Sí al amor (1986)
  • La comedia musical española (1985)
  • Vaya par de gemelas (1983)
  • Tarde de teatro (1980)

References
  1. Griñán, Francisco (24 October 2017). "El guión que lanzó al desconocido Clint Eastwood". Diario Sur (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. Neibaur, James L. (12 March 2015). The Clint Eastwood Westerns. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 7. ISBN 9781442245044.
  3. Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (20 February 2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland Publishing. p. 147. ISBN 9781476662916.
  4. Vasco Campos, Aurora (20 August 2015). "Muere Lina Morgan: su carrera desde 'La tonta del bote' a 'Hostal Royal Manzanares'". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  5. García Ruiz & Torres Nebrera 2002, p. 112.
  6. "Actores y políticos dan su último adiós a Pedro Osinaga". EFE (in Spanish). 30 December 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  7. García Ruiz & Torres Nebrera 2002, p. 21.
  8. Calle, Teófilo (2000). Ésta es la cuestión: memorias de un actor. EDITUM. p. 36. ISBN 9788483711736.
  9. Cerdá, Juan F.; Delabastita, Dirk; Gregor, Keith (15 December 2017). Romeo and Juliet in European Culture. John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 201. ISBN 9789027264787.
  10. Martínez Martínez, Marina (6 May 2012). "Rafael Pérez Estrada manda". Diario Sur (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  11. Pedrosa, G. (23 June 2009). "Fallece Víctor Andrés Catena, guionista e impulsor del teatro en Granada". Ideal (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

Bibliography
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