Rafael Azcona
Writer · Died March 23, 2008, aged 81 · Logroño, La Rioja, España
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rafael Azcona Fernández (24 October 1926 – 24 March 2008) was an awarded Spanish screenwriter and novelist who has worked with some of the best Spanish and international filmmakers. Azcona won five Goya Awards during his career, including a lifetime achievement award in 1998. He was born in the northern Spanish city Logroño on 24 October 1926. Azcona initially began his career writing for humor magazines. He became known as a screenwriter when he penned the screenplay for the film, El Pisito (The Little Apartment), which was based on his own novel. The 1959 film was directed by Italian film director, Marco Ferreri. Azcona teamed up with director Fernando Trueba in “Belle Époque,” which won an Academy Award for best foreign film in 1994. He collaborated with other Spanish directors including Luis Garcia Berlanga, Jose Luis Cuerda, Jose Luis Garcia Sanchez, Pedro Olea, and Carlos Saura. Azcona was also awarded the Spanish Fine Arts Gold Medal in 1994. Rafael Azcona died at his home in Madrid, Spain, on 24 March 2008, at the age of 81.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 24, 1926
- March 23, 2008 (aged 81)
- Logroño, La Rioja, España
- Writer
- 28 on MovieCove · 116 credits in all
What are Rafael Azcona's films like?
Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 7 · Wry 4 · Earnest 16
A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 7 · Dark 11
Grounded 9 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 8
Gentle 5 · Charged 17 · Intense 5
Steady 9 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 5
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 8
A split, not a type: Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 0
Casual 11 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 9
A split, not a type: Resolved 16 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 5
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet10
- Tragic7
- Ambiguous6
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Rafael Azcona's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Rafael Azcona's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
116 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
José Luis López Vázquez. ¡Qué disparate! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Europeans(2020)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Queen of Spain(2016)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
De los reptiles-saurios en los cafés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Madrid, 1987(2011)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all filmsThe Invisible Half: Luis García Berlanga's The Executioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
La guerra del cerdo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Los muertos no se tocan, nene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Martes de Carnaval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
L'ultimo Pulcinella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Los girasoles ciegos(2008)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Días de cine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
María querida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Franky Banderas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
The Galíndez File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Green March (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Sound of the Sea(2001)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
El paraíso ya no es lo que era (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Goodbye from the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Butterfly(1999)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Girl of Your Dreams(1998)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
A Perfect Couple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Siempre hay un camino a la derecha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Pintadas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
In Praise of Older Women(1997)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Tranvía a la Malvarrosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
La Celestina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Gran Slalom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Seducer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
El rey del río(1995)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Suspiros de España (y Portugal) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
La mujer cualquiera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Banderas, the Tyrant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Belle Epoque(1992)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Chechu y familia(1992)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Oh, Carmela!(1990)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all filmsLa mujer infiel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Blood and Sand(1989)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Flight of the Dove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Little Spanish Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Pasodoble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Ya bon les blancs(1988)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Moors and Christians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The Enchanted Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The Impeccable Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Year of Enlightment(1986)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Hay que deshacer la casa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
La corte de Faraón(1985)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Heifer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Don Chisciotte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Los desastres de la guerra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
National III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Bésame, tonta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Airlift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
127 millones libres de impuestos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
National Heritage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
El divorcio que viene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
La familia bien, gracias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Honey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
A Man Called Autumn Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
The National Shotgun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Bye Bye Monkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Una noche embarazosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
My Daughter Hildegart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
The Anchorite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
The Last Woman(1976)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
La adúltera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Pim, pam, pum… ¡fuego! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
El poder del deseo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
To My Dear Mother on Her Birthday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Life Size (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
La revolución matrimonial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Cousin Angelica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Fischia Il Sesso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Anna and the Wolves(1973)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
The Big Feast(1973)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Tarot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Far from the Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
It Can Be Done Amigo(1972)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Audience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
La cera virgen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Cross Current (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The Garden of Delights(1970)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
El monumento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Las secretas intenciones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Long Live the Bride and Groom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Challenges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Honeycomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Tuset Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Las pirañas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Peppermint Frappé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Harem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Man with the Balloons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Seventh Floor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
L'Estate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Wedding March (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Kiss the Other Sheik(1965)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Run for Your Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Controsesso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
The Ape Woman(1964)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Un rincón para querernos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
The Executioner(1963)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Death and the Lumberjack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The Conjugal Bed(1963)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Four Truths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Mafioso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Placido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Latin Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
The Secret of the Blue Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
The Wheelchair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Streetcar for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Little Apartment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Career shape
A full career of 116 titles from 1959 to 2022.
Biggest box office
Butterfly (1999)
Highest rated
The Executioner (1963)
Most popular right now
The Ape Woman (1964)
Film career
- 1959Screen debut· The Little Apartment
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Rafael Azcona's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th10
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser12
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the dialogue 55/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Rafael Azcona's work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Rafael Azcona work with?
People who share at least 2 of Rafael Azcona's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrés Vicente Gómez shares the most, 8.
Directors
- Marco FerreriShared titles: Ya bon les blancs (1988), The Last Woman (1976), Don't Touch the White Woman! (1974), The Big Feast (1973), Kiss the Other Sheik (1965), The Ape Woman (1964), The Conjugal Bed (1963)See all 7 shared titles with Marco Ferreri
- Fernando TruebaShared titles: The Girl of Your Dreams (1998), Belle Epoque (1992), Year of Enlightment (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Fernando Trueba
- Carlos SauraShared titles: Oh, Carmela! (1990), Anna and the Wolves (1973), The Garden of Delights (1970)See all 3 shared titles with Carlos Saura
- José Luis CuerdaShared titles: Los girasoles ciegos (2008), Butterfly (1999)See all 2 shared titles with José Luis Cuerda
Writers
- José Luis García SánchezShared titles: El rey del río (1995), Belle Epoque (1992), La corte de Faraón (1985)See all 3 shared titles with José Luis García Sánchez
- David TruebaShared titles: Madrid, 1987 (2011), The Girl of Your Dreams (1998)See all 2 shared titles with David Trueba
- Manuel VicentShared titles: Madrid, 1987 (2011), Sound of the Sea (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Manuel Vicent
- Albert KantofShared titles: A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972), It Can Be Done Amigo (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Albert Kantof
Actors
- Fernando Fernán GómezShared titles: Madrid, 1987 (2011), Butterfly (1999), Belle Epoque (1992), Chechu y familia (1992), La corte de Faraón (1985), Anna and the Wolves (1973)See all 6 shared titles with Fernando Fernán Gómez
- Ugo TognazziShared titles: Don't Touch the White Woman! (1974), The Big Feast (1973), The Ape Woman (1964), The Conjugal Bed (1963)See all 4 shared titles with Ugo Tognazzi
- Maribel VerdúShared titles: Los girasoles ciegos (2008), Belle Epoque (1992), Year of Enlightment (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Maribel Verdú
- Jorge SanzShared titles: The Girl of Your Dreams (1998), Belle Epoque (1992), Year of Enlightment (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Jorge Sanz
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- José Luis AlcaineShared titles: Sound of the Sea (2001), In Praise of Older Women (1997), Belle Epoque (1992), Oh, Carmela! (1990), La corte de Faraón (1985)See all 5 shared titles with José Luis Alcaine
- Pablo G. del AmoShared titles: Oh, Carmela! (1990), La corte de Faraón (1985), Anna and the Wolves (1973), The Garden of Delights (1970)See all 4 shared titles with Pablo G. del Amo
- Carmen FríasShared titles: The Girl of Your Dreams (1998), Belle Epoque (1992), Year of Enlightment (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Carmen Frías
- Philippe SardeShared titles: The Last Woman (1976), Don't Touch the White Woman! (1974), The Big Feast (1973)See all 3 shared titles with Philippe Sarde
Producers
- Andrés Vicente GómezShared titles: Sound of the Sea (2001), The Girl of Your Dreams (1998), In Praise of Older Women (1997), El rey del río (1995), Belle Epoque (1992), Oh, Carmela! (1990), Ya bon les blancs (1988), Year of Enlightment (1986)See all 8 shared titles with Andrés Vicente Gómez
- Alfonso SansoneShared titles: A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972), It Can Be Done Amigo (1972), The Conjugal Bed (1963)See all 3 shared titles with Alfonso Sansone
- Manuel LombarderoShared titles: In Praise of Older Women (1997), El rey del río (1995), Belle Epoque (1992)See all 3 shared titles with Manuel Lombardero
- Jessica Huppert BermanShared titles: Madrid, 1987 (2011), The Girl of Your Dreams (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Jessica Huppert Berman