Known for sparking on-screen chemistry, Bigas Luna discovered Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz and cast them together on the set of 'Jamon, Jamon' where they met. By Pamela Rolfe MADRID – Acclaimed ...

Spaniard Josep Joan Bigas Luna has been lauded as a brilliant and ''truly special'' filmmaker following his death. Some of the highest praise has come from actors Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, two ...

Acclaimed Spanish filmmaker Bigas Luna has died aged 67. The Catalan director had been battling leukemia. Like his peer Pedro Almodóvar, Luna was a key voice in the new wave of Spanish filmmaking that ...

Spanish film director Juan Jose Bigas Luna, a colorful chronicler of sexual and social excess, died Friday near Tarragona, Spain, after a long battle with cancer. He was 67. It was typical of Bigas ...

Spanish film director Juan Jose Bigas Luna has died of cancer aged 67. Bigas Luna was renowned for films such as “Jamon, Jamon”, which helped propel Penelope Cruz to worldwide acclaim. One of Spain’s ...

Bigas Luna was known for his knack of spotting acting talent Spanish film director Josep Joan Bigas Luna, who was best known for the 1992 film Jamon, Jamon, has died aged 67. The director's family ...

Spanish film director Josep Joan Bigas Luna, who was best known for the 1992 film Jamon, Jamon, has died aged 67. The director's family said he died after a long battle with cancer on Saturday at his ...