Antonio Drove

Personal Info

Known For:
Directing

Birthday:
November 1, 1942

Place of Birth:
Madrid, Spain

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Antonio Drove

Biography

Antonio Drove (Madrid, November 1, 1942 - Paris, September 24, 2005) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter.

He began his studies in Industrial Engineering, abandoning them to devote himself to cinema, enrolling in the Escuela Oficial de Cine (Official Film School). He was part of the Argüelles School, together with Luis Revenga, Antonio Franco, José María Carreño, Miguel Marías and Manolo Marinero, who met at the end of the 1960s in the cafeteria La Verdad, and in the cinemas of this neighborhood. The writer Antonio Martínez Sarrión defined him as follows: "The funambulist, the illusionist, the Fregoli of the group was Drove, personification and sign of the noble and ancient art of inventing entertainment". He also wrote in the magazine Nuestro cine and in El Mundo. He also made a documentary on Luis Buñuel. He has German ancestors.

Known For

Filmography

Year Movie Role
1984 Coarse Salt Voz (voice)
1980 El hombre de moda Carvajal
1970 Un, dos, tres, al escondite inglés Antonio
1969 El gran amante The Director
1967 Run, Blancanieves, Run Dwarf
Year TV Show Role
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