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Aliases: Antonio Drove Shaw
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Madrid, Spain
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Movie Involvements: 21
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Eurocops
(1988) WriterTocata y fuga de Lolita
(1974) WriterHay que matar a B.
(1975) WriterThe Tunnel
(1988) ScreenplayLa caza de brujas
(1967) ScreenstoryThe Truth on the Savolta Affair
(1980) WriterCrónicas del mal
(1992) Creator¿Qué se puede hacer con una chica?
(1970) ScreenplayActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Voz (voice) | |
| 1980 | Carvajal | |
| 1970 | Antonio | |
| 1969 | The Director | |
| 1967 | Dwarf | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Director | |
| 1991 | Director | |
| 1988 | Director | |
| 1980 | Director | |
| 1976 | Director | |
| 1975 | Director | |
| 1974 | Director | |
| 1970 | Director | |
| 1967 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Creator
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Creator | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Writer | |
| 1988 | Writer | |
| Screenplay | ||
| 1980 | Writer | |
| 1975 | Writer | |
| 1974 | Writer | |
| 1973 | Writer | |
| 1972 | Writer | |
| 1970 | Screenplay | |
| 1967 | Screenplay | |
| Screenstory | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |