Biography
Spanish filmmaker Carlos Durán made his feature-film debut in 1961 with
La Plage/
The Beach and went on to become a key figure in the "Barcelona School" of cinema. A native of Barcelona, Durán launched his professional career as an assistant director under such established filmmakers as Pierre Gaspard-Huit,
Jaime Camino, and Vicente Arandfa following his graduation from France's prestigious Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinématographiques. Durán's first Spanish feature was
Liberxina 90 (1970), a documentary biography of Valencian singer Raimon, who during the '60s was a popular figure among resistors of Franco's regime; it was censored and barred from release. Following Franco's death, Durán became the manager of Lolafilms and accepted a commission from the Catalan Government to make a series of institutional documentaries. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide