Montxo Armendariz, born Ramón Armendariz Barrios, in Olleta, Orbaibar, in Navarra , Spain 1949, is an awarded Spanish screenwriter

Screenwriter

Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...

 and film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

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His film Las cartas de Alou won at the San Sebastian Film Festival. His next film, Historias del Kronen

Stories from the Kronen

Stories from the Kronen is a 1995 Spanish drama film directed by Montxo Armendáriz. Starring Juan Diego Botto and Jordi Mollà, the film is an adaptation of José Angel Mañas eponymous novel...

, was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival

1995 Cannes Film Festival

-Jury:*Jeanne Moreau *Gianni Amelio *Jean-Claude Brialy *Nadine Gordimer *Gaston Kabore *Michele-Ray Gavras *Emilio Garcia Riera *Philippe Rousselot *John Waters...

. Secretos del corazón won several Goya Award, Berlin Film Festival and received the Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Film.

Filmography

• 1974 - la danza de lo gracioso
• 1980 - paisaje
• 1982 - Tasio
• 1986 - 27 Hours (27 horas)
• 1990 - Letters from Alou
  Letters from Alou
  Letters from Alou is 1990 Spanish film directed and written by Montxo Armendáriz.-Won:*Cinema Writers Circle Awards**Best Cinematography **Best Film**Best Screenplay – Original *Goya Awards...
  
   (Las cartas de Alou)
• 1994 - Historias del Kronen
• 1997 - Secrets of the Heart
  Secrets of the Heart
  Secrets of the Heart is a 1997 Spanish film. The film was a Box Office hit in Spain grossing ESP 711,092,434.-Synopsis:...
  
   (Secretos del corazón)
• 2001 - Silencio roto
• 2004 - Escenario móvil
• 2005 - Obaba