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Francisco Lara Polop(1932-2008)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Production Manager
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Francisco Lara Polop was born in 1932. He was a director and writer, known for El cabezota (1982), Cebo para una adolescente (1974) and The Monk (1990). He died on 20 May 2008 in Cunit, Tarragona, Spain.
Born1932
DiedMay 20, 2008
Born1932
DiedMay 20, 2008
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Known for

El cabezota (1982)
El cabezota
6.0
  • Director
  • 1982
Ornella Muti in Cebo para una adolescente (1974)
Cebo para una adolescente
4.9
  • Director
  • 1974
The Monk (1990)
The Monk
4.6
  • Director(as Paco Lara)
  • 1990
The Judge's Wife (1984)
The Judge's Wife
4.4
  • Director
  • 1984

Credits

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Director

  • The Monk (1990)
    The Monk
    4.6
    • Director (as Paco Lara)
    • 1990
  • Jewel Shepard in Christina (1984)
    Christina
    4.2
    • Director (as Paco Lara)
    • 1984
  • The Judge's Wife (1984)
    The Judge's Wife
    4.4
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Norma Duval, Amparo Muñoz, and Ana Obregón in Las pícaras (1983)
    Las pícaras
    5.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Director (as Paco Lara Polop)
    • 1983
  • J.R. contraataca (1983)
    J.R. contraataca
    2.8
    • Director
    • 1983
  • El cabezota (1982)
    El cabezota
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Le llamaban J.R. (1982)
    Le llamaban J.R.
    3.7
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Adulterio nacional (1982)
    Adulterio nacional
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1982
  • La patria del rata (1981)
    La patria del rata
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1981
  • La masajista vocacional (1981)
    La masajista vocacional
    4.6
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Goodbye Dear Mom (1980)
    Goodbye Dear Mom
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Historia de 'S' (1979)
    Historia de 'S'
    3.6
    • Director (as Paco Lara Polop)
    • 1979
  • El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa (1978)
    El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa
    2.7
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Climax (1977)
    Climax
    4.8
    • Director (as F. Lara Polop)
    • 1977
  • Secretos de alcoba (1977)
    Secretos de alcoba
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1977

Writer

  • Hugh Laurie and Vanessa Nunes in Chica de Río (2001)
    Chica de Río
    5.6
    • screenplay (as Francisco Lara)
    • 2001
  • The Monk (1990)
    The Monk
    4.6
    • Writer (as Paco Lara)
    • 1990
  • The Judge's Wife (1984)
    The Judge's Wife
    4.4
    • Writer (as Paco Lara Polop)
    • 1984
  • El cabezota (1982)
    El cabezota
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1982
  • Adulterio nacional (1982)
    Adulterio nacional
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 1982
  • Barbara Bouchet and Renzo Montagnani in Perché non facciamo l'amore? (1981)
    Perché non facciamo l'amore?
    5.1
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • La patria del rata (1981)
    La patria del rata
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa (1978)
    El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa
    2.7
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Climax (1977)
    Climax
    4.8
    • screenplay (as F. Lara Polop)
    • 1977
  • Secretos de alcoba (1977)
    Secretos de alcoba
    4.8
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Obsesión (1977)
    Obsesión
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Las desarraigadas (1977)
    Las desarraigadas
    4.7
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1977
  • Sin aliento, sin respiro, sin vergüenza
    • dialogue
    • story
    • 1976
  • Amor casi... libre (1976)
    Amor casi... libre
    2.9
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • El vicio y la virtud (1975)
    El vicio y la virtud
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 1975

Production Management

  • Aquí, el que no corre... vuela (1992)
    Aquí, el que no corre... vuela
    3.4
    • production manager (as Paco Lara)
    • 1992
  • The Naked Target (1992)
    The Naked Target
    4.0
    • production manager
    • 1992
  • Suéltate el pelo (1988)
    Suéltate el pelo
    4.3
    • production manager (as Paco Lara Polop)
    • 1988
  • Edge of the Axe (1988)
    Edge of the Axe
    5.3
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1988
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • production manager
    • 1986
  • Victoria Abril and Imanol Arias in Tiempo de silencio (1986)
    Tiempo de silencio
    6.4
    • unit production manager (as Francisco Lara)
    • 1986
  • Tom Berenger in Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985)
    Rustlers' Rhapsody
    6.4
    • production manager (as Fransisco Lara)
    • 1985
  • Hold-Up, instantánea de una corrupción (1974)
    Hold-Up, instantánea de una corrupción
    5.5
    • production manager
    • 1974
  • Count Dracula's Great Love (1973)
    Count Dracula's Great Love
    5.2
    • production manager (as Lara Polop)
    • 1973
  • Hunchback of the Morgue (1973)
    Hunchback of the Morgue
    6.1
    • production manager (as Lara Polop)
    • 1973
  • Creeping Death (1972)
    Creeping Death
    5.2
    • production manager (as F. Lara Polop)
    • 1972
  • José Luis López Vázquez, Esperanza Roy, and Pepe Rubio in Blanca por fuera y Rosa por dentro (1971)
    Blanca por fuera y Rosa por dentro
    5.2
    • production manager (as Paco Lara Polop)
    • 1971
  • José Luis López Vázquez and Analía Gadé in Black story (La historia negra de Peter P. Peter) (1971)
    Black story (La historia negra de Peter P. Peter)
    5.6
    • production manager (as Paco Lara Polop)
    • 1971
  • The Glass Ceiling (1971)
    The Glass Ceiling
    6.2
    • production manager
    • 1971
  • Las siete vidas del gato (1971)
    Las siete vidas del gato
    4.3
    • production manager (as Paco Lara Polop)
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Francisco Lara
  • Born
    • 1932
  • Died
    • May 20, 2008
    • Cunit, Tarragona, Spain

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