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Gerardo Vera

Gerardo Vera

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Gerardo Vera (Miraflores de la Sierra
Miraflores de la Sierra
Miraflores de la Sierra is a town and municipality in the northern area of the autonomous Community of Madrid which had 5,344 inhabitants in 2006, located 49 kilometers away from Madrid, the capital city.-History:...

, Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-most populous city by urban area in the European Union after Paris and London.The city is located on the river...

, 10 March, 1947) is a Spanish set costumer, Opera director, writer, actor, film and theatre director.
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Gerardo Vera (Miraflores de la Sierra
Miraflores de la Sierra
Miraflores de la Sierra is a town and municipality in the northern area of the autonomous Community of Madrid which had 5,344 inhabitants in 2006, located 49 kilometers away from Madrid, the capital city.-History:...

, Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-most populous city by urban area in the European Union after Paris and London.The city is located on the river...

, 10 March, 1947) is a Spanish set costumer, Opera director, writer, actor, film and theatre director.

He studied English Language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that developed in England during the Anglo-Saxon era. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political, and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, and of the United States since the mid 20th century,...

 and Literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works. Literally translated, the word means "acquaintance with letters" , and therefore the academic study of literature is known as Letters...

 in the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and Theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a branch of the performing arts. While any performance may be considered theatre, as a performing art, it focuses almost exclusively on live performers creating a self contained drama. A performance qualifies as dramatic by creating a representational illusion...

 in the University of Exeter
University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is a university in the South West of England. Most of its activities are located in the city of Exeter, Devon, where it is the principal higher education institution...

.He is the director of the Centro Dramático Nacional since June 2004.

He has directed these films:
  • La otra historia de Rosendo Juárez (1990).
  • Una mujer bajo la lluvia (1992)
  • La Celestina (1994)
  • Second Skin
    Second Skin
    Second Skin is a 2000 gay film by Spanish director Gerardo Vera, starring Jordi Molla, Javier Bardem and Ariadna Gil. The film is available on DVD in Spain.-Plot:...

     (2000).
  • Deseo (2003).


He has won Goya Award for best costumes for the film El amor brujo in 1986 and the Goya Award for best sets and decoration for La niña de tus ojos
La niña de tus ojos
The Girl of Your Dreams is an award-winning 1998 Spanish drama film produced and directed by Fernando Trueba based on facts: during the Spanish Civil War, cinema studios supported the Republic, so Franco's followers had to go to Germany or Italy to make fictional films at Universum Film AG, known...

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