One of Spain's most influential filmmakers
Josep Joan Bigas Luna.
Josep Joan Bigas Luna, 67, a Spanish film director who discovered actors Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem and launched their careers in his 1992 movie "Jamon, Jamon," died Saturday at his home in Tarragona in northeast Spain after battling cancer.
News agency Europa Press and Spanish state broadcaster RTVE cited members of the director's family in weekend reports.
Bigas Luna was born in Barcelona on March 19, 1946, and became one of Spain's most influential filmmakers.
The explosively erotic and humorous "Jamon, Jamon" earned him the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival and the Jury Award at the San Sebastian film festival.
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