Pere Portabella

Birthday

January 1, 1927 (98 years)

Place of Birth

Figueres, Catalonia, Spain

Known For

Directing

Biography

Pere Portabella (born in 1927) is a Catalan director, producer, and politician. In 1977, he was elected Senator in Spain's first democratic elections and participated in the writing of the Spanish Constitution. As a filmmaker, his style is experimental, reaching new aspects of film language, often with a poetic tone and social content. Portabella is hailed as an essential figure in the political and cultural history of Spain.