Pedro Masó (born January 26, 1927 in
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; died September 23, 2008 in
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) was a
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[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
director, producer, and scriptwriter.
Pedro Masó (born January 26, 1927 in
MadridMadrid 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...
; died September 23, 2008 in
MadridMadrid 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...
) was a
SpanishSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
director, producer, and scriptwriter.
His relation with the cinema began at an early age when he was employed as a boy in the Estudios Chamartín in Madrid. There he performed many jobs, until he was made chief of production in 1953.
In 1962 he founded his own production company, Pedro Masó Producciones Cinematográficas, with which he produced some of the biggest commercial successes of Spanish film, including
Atraco a las tresAtraco a las tres is a 1962 Spanish comedy film directed by José María Forqué.It is inspirated by Mario Monicelli's masterpiece Big Deal on Madonna Street-Plot Summary:...
,
Vacaciones para Ivette,
Un millón a la basura and the trilogy
La gran familiaLa gran familia is a 1962 Spanish classic comedy film directed by Fernando Palacios.It was so successful, that it was followed by La familia y... uno más ; La familia, bien, gracias and TV movie, La familia.....
,
La familia y uno más and
La familia bien, gracias.
In 1986 he created the firm Escorpio Films as a branch of Pedro Maso Producciones and subsequently produced his first full feature length movie, entitled
El Tesoro with direction by
Antonio MerceroAntonio Mercero is a Spanish director of the series Verano azul and later Farmacia de guardia. He is best known as the director of a 1972 surrealist short horror film titled La cabina, that won an Emmy Award.-Cinema Filmography:...
and based on the novel of
Miguel DelibesMiguel Delibes Setién is a Spanish novelist and member of the Real Academia Española. Born in Valladolid, Spain, Delibes studied law and economics and from 1945 was a professor of commercial law at the University of Valladolid, also working as a journalist.His first novel was La sombra del ciprés...
.
From 1993 he directed and produced the series
Compuesta y Sin Novio for the television station
Antena 3Antena 3 de Television, S.A., is a Spanish television network and media company, present in the television, radio and cinema industries. It was the first private station in Spain, commencing broadcasts in 1990. Significant shareholders include Planeta-De Agostini and RTL Group...
, starring Lina Morgan and
José CoronadoJosé Coronado is a Spanish film and television actor.He is also known for his romantic life, with affairs with Isabel Pantoja, Paola Dominguín, Esther Cañadas and Mónica Molina.-Cinema:*Waka-Waka , by Kim Densalat...
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