José Luis López-Linares

Directing

José Luis López-Linares

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Últimos testigos poster
NR

A film work made up of two different documentaries based on the same concept, made about and with the participation of Manuel Fraga and Santiago Carrillo.

Últimos testigos

2009

Finding Altamira poster
5.8

The story of nine-year old Maria and her father Marcelino who, in 1879, found the first pre-historic cave paintings at the now world famous Altamira cave.

Finding Altamira

2016

Goya, Carrière & the Ghost of Buñuel poster
7.5

French writer Jean-Claude Carrière (1931-2021) traces the life and work of Spanish painter Francisco de Goya (1746-1828).

Goya, Carrière & the Ghost of Buñuel

2022

Spain: The First Globalization poster
7.4

A new reading of the historical period that began with the reign of the Catholic Monarchs (1479-1516) and the discovery of America (1492), as well as an analysis of its undeniable influence on the subsequent evolution of the history of Spain and the world.

Spain: The First Globalization

2021

Spain: The First Globalization poster
7.4

A new reading of the historical period that began with the reign of the Catholic Monarchs (1479-1516) and the discovery of America (1492), as well as an analysis of its undeniable influence on the subsequent evolution of the history of Spain and the world.

Spain: The First Globalization

2021

El amor y la muerte poster
NR

Documentary that recreates the biography of the Catalan composer and pianist Enrique Granados (1867-1916), his trips to Madrid, Paris and New York, his sensitive nature, the struggle to make his way in life despite the family economic straits and his first successes The story, built from vintage images, is interspersed with versions of the Granados repertoire by interpreters such as Rosa Torres-Pardo, Evgeny Kissin, Cañizares, Arcángel, Rocío Márquez, Carlos Álvarez and Nancy Fabiola Herrera, among others.

El amor y la muerte

2018

The Thrill of Nature poster
NR

Joaquín Sorolla is one of the most internationally well known Spanish painters of his time and one of the key figures of Spanish art history. This film traces the life and work of this artist coinciding with the retrospective exhibition held at the Museo del Prado from May to September 2009, the most important selection of works both inside and outside Spain. A perfect way to understand the art of Sorolla, fully connected with his life.

The Thrill of Nature

2009

Virgin & Extra: The Land of the Olive Oil poster
10.0

Olive oil is arguably the most essential ingredient of the Mediterranean diet. In the stunning southern Spanish city of Jaén, olive oil is a way of life. Recently, a revolution broke out in this region sparking a new appreciation for Jaén’s emblematic Picual olive oil that was pivotal in bringing this city to the zenith of olive oil production. This documentary introduces us to the challenges raised by these radical changes as seen through the eyes of the people from the Jaén olive groves, the chefs who experienced the gastronomical transformation, the olive-producers and the all-important consumers. With precision and emotion, the cast describes the life cycle of olive oil, from the tree to the table, allowing the audience to share the vibrant spirit and culture surrounding olive cultivation and oil production in the largest producing region in the world.

Virgin & Extra: The Land of the Olive Oil

2018

¡Campeones! La Roja poster
6.3

Spain had not won a major tournament in over 40 years, but all is about to change at the 2008 European Championship and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Follow the Spanish national team on the pitch and inside the locker room as they achieve their historical run.

¡Campeones! La Roja

2012

Asaltar los cielos poster
7.0

Documentary about the killer of Trotsky

Asaltar los cielos

1996

Asaltar los cielos poster
7.0

Documentary about the killer of Trotsky

Asaltar los cielos

1996

We the Hispanos: España, raíz de Estados Unidos poster
8.0

Uncover the United States of America's hidden Hispanic heritage and its enduring presence - an over 500 year legacy that continues to shape its art, music, and history, and without which it would not be the same.

We the Hispanos: España, raíz de Estados Unidos

2026

We the Hispanos: España, raíz de Estados Unidos poster
8.0

Uncover the United States of America's hidden Hispanic heritage and its enduring presence - an over 500 year legacy that continues to shape its art, music, and history, and without which it would not be the same.

We the Hispanos: España, raíz de Estados Unidos

2026

Bosch: The Garden of Dreams poster
7.1

2016 marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Hieronymus Bosch. It is almost the only information about the artist of The Garden of Earthly Delights that we can put a precise date to. Bosch, the garden of dreams is a film about his most important painting and one of the most iconic paintings in the world: The Garden of Earthly Delights.

Bosch: The Garden of Dreams

2016

Hispanoamérica: Song of Life and Hope poster
8.8

A renewed and truthful vision of how Spanish America was born and prospered, an epic story developed over more than three hundred years, that of those who bequeathed to humanity an immense architectural, sculptural, pictorial, literary and musical heritage.

Hispanoamérica: Song of Life and Hope

2024

Hispanoamérica: Song of Life and Hope poster
8.8

A renewed and truthful vision of how Spanish America was born and prospered, an epic story developed over more than three hundred years, that of those who bequeathed to humanity an immense architectural, sculptural, pictorial, literary and musical heritage.

Hispanoamérica: Song of Life and Hope

2024

Rioja: The Land of a Thousand Wines poster
8.0

By telling the human stories behind the entire value chain that gives life to the Spanish wine with the greatest international projection, ‘Rioja, Land of the Thousand Wines’ portrays a currently blooming wine region underpinned by the talent and the work of the new generations of winemakers that operate side by side with the region’s historic wineries. The film puts the focus on the match between territory and product, wisdom and tradition, and lays a bridge between the origins and the future of Rioja. An immersion into a fascinating world that, through captivating cinematography and careful editing, attempts to find the keys to understanding what Rioja wine is and what makes it so special.

Rioja: The Land of a Thousand Wines

2023

Rioja: The Land of a Thousand Wines poster
8.0

By telling the human stories behind the entire value chain that gives life to the Spanish wine with the greatest international projection, ‘Rioja, Land of the Thousand Wines’ portrays a currently blooming wine region underpinned by the talent and the work of the new generations of winemakers that operate side by side with the region’s historic wineries. The film puts the focus on the match between territory and product, wisdom and tradition, and lays a bridge between the origins and the future of Rioja. An immersion into a fascinating world that, through captivating cinematography and careful editing, attempts to find the keys to understanding what Rioja wine is and what makes it so special.

Rioja: The Land of a Thousand Wines

2023

Altamira: el origen del arte poster
NR

A documentary to 'rediscover' the so called Sistine Chapel of Rock Art and to tell the story of the discovery of a cave and some paintings that astonished the world 138 years ago. Filming this documentary lead its director, José Luis López Linares, through many rock caves around the world, grasping information about the life of the Magdalenian man -who lived twenty thousand years ago- and about an art form, the paintings, that make Altamira "the Prado museum of prehistory".

Altamira: el origen del arte

2018

Speaking of Buñuel poster
6.0

Surrealist master Luis Buñuel is a towering figure in the world of cinema history, directing such groundbreaking works as Un Chien Andalou, Exterminating Angels, and That Obscure Object of Desire, yet his personal life was clouded in myth and paradox. Though sexually diffident, he frequently worked in the erotic drama genre; though personally quite conservative, his films are florid, flamboyant, and utterly bizarre.

Speaking of Buñuel

2000

Formentor, the Sea of Words poster
7.8

A documentary about the most charismatic and legendary hotel on the island of Mallorca: the Hotel Formentor, known as "the hotel of the stars".

Formentor, the Sea of Words

2020

Formentor, the Sea of Words poster
7.8

A documentary about the most charismatic and legendary hotel on the island of Mallorca: the Hotel Formentor, known as "the hotel of the stars".

Formentor, the Sea of Words

2020

Francisco de Goya: The Dream of Reason poster
7.2

French writer Jean-Claude Carrière traces the life and work of Spanish painter Francisco de Goya (1746-1828).

Francisco de Goya: The Dream of Reason

2019

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8.0

What we tend to identify with the acting profession has little to do with what is really this profession. Thirty-six Spanish actors reflect on their work and contrasted their experiences. As thread, the contrast between the voices of veterans and images of young theater students , for whom everything is still possible. Among the many actors are interviewed Javier Bardem, Antonio Banderas, Victoria Abril, Carmen Maura, Fernando Fernán Gómez, José Luis López Vázquez, José Coronado, Emma Suarez, Alberto San Juan, Ariadna Gil, Ana Belén, Pilar Lopez de Ayala and many other.

Hécuba: un sueño de pasión

2006