Chano Piñeiro
Directing
Biography
Luciano Manuel Piñeiro Martínez, better known as Chano Piñeiro (Forcarey, Pontevedra; October 12, 1954 - Vigo, March 21, 1995) was a Spanish film director. The main promoter of cinema in Galicia and in the Galician language, he was a self-taught director who began making his first works in Super-8 during the 1970s.
Known For
Two children, Pancho and Birutas, who live peacefully in the same village, are platonically in love with Xonxa. One of them, El Birutas, has to emigrate in search of a better future, leaving Xonxa and Pancho in the village.
Forever Xonxa
The story of Salvador, a Galician family man addicted to alcohol.
Esperanza
A surreal and metaphysical story around an extravagant character, "Eu" [I/Me]. "Eu" marries his beloved and well-loved bicycle. Accused of the murder of the vehicle, he escapes from prison and becomes president of the government.
Eu, o tolo
Lyrical and critical look at the effects of the Galician diaspora by the portrait of an old woman who waits for her son to return.
Mamasunción
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Os paxaros morren no aire
Commissioned for the 1993 Xacobeo, a love story between a werewolf and a mermaid is an excuse to show different aspects of Galician culture.