Biography
Spanish filmmaker Mario Camús is most famous for two critically acclaimed films,
La Colmena/The Beehive (1982) and
Los Santos Inocentes/The Holy Innocents (1983). A cinema buff from his college days as a law student, Camús entered the Escuela Oficial de Cinematografía in 1956. Following graduation in 1962 with his diploma short El Borracho/
The Drunkard, Camús made his feature directorial debut with
Los Farsantes/
The Pretenders (1963). In addition to a busy career in feature films, Camús has also been active in television. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide