Jesús Franco
![Franco at the 2008 [[:fr:Fantastic'Arts 2008|''Fantastic'Arts'' festival]], [[Gérardmer]], France](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Jess_Franco_2008.jpg)
In a career spanning from 1954 to 2013, he wrote, directed, produced, acted in, and scored approximately 173 feature films, working both in his native Spain and (during the rule of Francisco Franco) in France, West Germany, Switzerland and Portugal. Additionally, during the 1960s, he made several films in Rio de Janeiro and Istanbul.
Franco's films are known for distinctive visual style and idiosyncratic approach to filmmaking, often directing multiple films concurrently. Despite mixed critical reception during his lifetime, Franco's work has gained a dedicated cult following, and he is regarded as a significant figure in the history of exploitation cinema. In 2009, he received an Honorary Goya Award from the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain for his contributions to Spanish cinema. Provided by Wikipedia
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