Age, Biography and Wiki
Luis Buñuel was a Spanish-Mexican filmmaker who is considered one of the most important directors in the history of cinema. He was born on 22 February, 1900 in Calanda, Spain. He studied at the University of Madrid and began his career as a film critic. In 1929, he made his first film, Un Chien Andalou, which was a surrealist classic.
In the 1930s, Buñuel moved to Paris and worked with Salvador Dalí on the film L'Age d'Or. He then moved to Mexico and made a series of films that were critical of the Mexican government. In the 1950s, he moved to Hollywood and made films such as The Exterminating Angel and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.
In the 1960s, Buñuel returned to Mexico and made a series of films that were critical of the Mexican government. He also made a series of documentaries about Mexico. In 1977, he was awarded an honorary Oscar for his lifetime achievement.
Luis Buñuel died on 29 July, 1983 in Mexico City, Mexico. He was 83 years old. His net worth is estimated to be around $10 million.
| Popular As |
Luis Buñuel Portolés |
| Occupation |
writer,director,actor |
| Age |
83 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
| Born |
22 February, 1900 |
| Birthday |
22 February |
| Birthplace |
Calanda, Aragon, Spain |
| Date of death |
July 29, 1983 |
| Died Place |
Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality |
Spain |
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Luis Buñuel Height, Weight & Measurements
At 83 years old, Luis Buñuel height is 5' 7½" (1.71 m) .
| Physical Status |
| Height |
5' 7½" (1.71 m) |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Luis Buñuel's Wife?
His wife is Jeanne Rucar (m. 1934)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Jeanne Rucar (m. 1934) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
2, including Juan Luis |
Luis Buñuel Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Luis Buñuel worth at the age of 83 years old? Luis Buñuel’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from Spain. We have estimated
Luis Buñuel's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Writer |
Luis Buñuel Social Network
Timeline
Was voted the 14th Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
This inaugurated Buñuel's last great period when, in collaboration with producer Serge Silberman and writer Jean-Claude Carrière he made seven extraordinary late masterpieces, starting with Diary of a Chambermaid (1964). Although far glossier and more expensive, and often featuring major stars such as Jeanne Moreau and Catherine Deneuve, the films showed that even in old age Buñuel had lost none of his youthful vigour.
But in 1961, General Franco, anxious to be seen to be supporting Spanish culture invited Buñuel back to his native country - and Bunuel promptly bit the hand that fed him by making Viridiana (1961), which was banned in Spain on the grounds of blasphemy, though it won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1954
Moving to Mexico in the late 1940s, he teamed up with producer Óscar Dancigers and after a couple of unmemorable efforts shot back to international attention with the lacerating study of Mexican street urchins in Los Olvidados (1950), winning him the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival. But despite this new-found acclaim, Buñuel spent much of the next decade working on a variety of ultra-low-budget films, few of which made much impact outside Spanish-speaking countries (though many of them are well worth seeking out).
Worked as chief editor and chief of the writer department of the Museum of Modern Art in New York (1939-1943)
The following year, sponsored by wealthy art patrons, he made his first feature, the scabrous witty and violent L'Age d'Or (1930), which mercilessly attacked the church and the middle classes, themes that would preoccupy Buñuel for the rest of his career.
That career, though, seemed almost over by the mid-1930s, as he found work increasingly hard to come by and after the Spanish Civil War he emigrated to the US where he worked for the Museum of Modern Art and as a film dubber for Warner Bros.
The father of cinematic Surrealism and one of the most original directors in the history of the film medium, Luis Buñuel was given a strict Jesuit education (which sowed the seeds of his obsession with both religion and subversive behavior), and subsequently moved to Madrid to study at the university there, where his close friends included Salvador Dalí and Federico García Lorca. After moving to Paris, Buñuel did a variety of film-related odd jobs in Paris, including working as an assistant to director Jean Epstein. With financial assistance from his mother and creative assistance from Dalí, he made his first film, the 17-minute Un Chien Andalou (1929), in 1929, and immediately catapulted himself into film history thanks to its shocking imagery (much of which - like the sliced eyeball at the beginning - still packs a punch even today). It made a deep impression on the Surrealist Group, who welcomed Buñuel into their ranks.
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 71-92. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
