Alejandro Pérez Lugín
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.
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| Born | 22 February 1870 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 5 September 1926 A Coruña, Spain |
| Occupation | Director, screenwriter, journalist |
Works
Literature
- La casa de la Troya (1915), Fastenrath Award
- Currito de la Cruz (1921)
- La corredoira y la rúa (1922)
- Arminda Moscoso (Posthumous, 1928)
- La virgen del Rocío ya entró en Triana (Posthumous, 1929)
Selected filmography as director
- The House of Troy (1925)
- Currito of the Cross (1926)
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References
- Labanyi & Pavlović p.302
Bibliography
- Labanyi, Jo & Pavlović, Tatjana. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
External links
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