Alejandro Pérez Lugín

Alejandro Pérez Lugín
A memorial in Santiago de Compostela
Born 22 February 1870
Madrid, Spain
Died 5 September 1926
A Coruña, Spain
Occupation Director, screenwriter, journalist

Alejandro Pérez Lugín (1870–1926) was a Spanish writer and film director. He attended University in Santiago de Compostela and a number of his books have Galician themes. His 1921 novel Currito of the Cross, which uses bullfighting as its backdrop, has been adapted into film four times.[1] Pérez Lugin himself directed successful film adaptations of two of his works during the silent era.

Selected filmography

Director

References

  1. Labanyi & Pavlović p.302

Bibliography

  • Labanyi, Jo & Pavlović, Tatjana. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
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