Emiliano Piedra

About

Died

August 28, 1991

Cause of Death

Cancer

Biography

Influential Spanish industry figure who entered film distribution at the age of 17, set up a distribution company, Brepi Films with Jose Lopez Brea in 1960 and produced his first feature the same year. Piedra made several local films before moving into the international sphere with Orson Welles' "Chimes at Midnight" (1966). He went into exhibition in the mid-1980s, opening the Cines Luna...

Filmography

Bodas de Sangre (1981)

Producer

In Memorium (1977)

Producer

Family & Companions

Emma Penella

Wife

Actor. Married 1967 until Piedra's death in 1991.

Biography

Influential Spanish industry figure who entered film distribution at the age of 17, set up a distribution company, Brepi Films with Jose Lopez Brea in 1960 and produced his first feature the same year. Piedra made several local films before moving into the international sphere with Orson Welles' "Chimes at Midnight" (1966). He went into exhibition in the mid-1980s, opening the Cines Luna twin in downtown Madrid and produced Carlos Saura's dance trilogy starring Antonio Gades: "Blood Wedding" (1980), "Carmen" (1983) and "El Amor Brujo" (1986). Piedra was married to actress Emma Penella from 1967 until his death in 1991.