José López Rubio y Herreros (December 13, 1903, Motril

Motril

Motril is a town and municipality on the Mediterranean coast in the province of Granada, Spain.Motril is the second largest town in the province, with a population of 59,163 as of 2008...

, Granada Province – March 2, 1996) was a Spanish

Spain

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 playwright, screenwriter, film director, theatre historian and humorist, a member of the Generation of '27

Generation of '27

The Generation of '27 was an influential group of poets that arose in Spanish literary circles between 1923 and 1927, essentially out of a shared desire to experience and work with avant-garde forms of art and poetry. Their first formal meeting took place in Seville in 1927 to mark the 300th...

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He was the last standing member of the Generation of '27

Generation of '27

The Generation of '27 was an influential group of poets that arose in Spanish literary circles between 1923 and 1927, essentially out of a shared desire to experience and work with avant-garde forms of art and poetry. Their first formal meeting took place in Seville in 1927 to mark the 300th...

. He worked in Hollywood in the mid-1960s as a songwriter for the Paramount. Was nominated to an Oscar for Treasure of Madre Sierra. He was considered one of the biggest jewels of the Spanish art in the 20th century.