José Antonio Sáinz de Vicuña created IMPALA in the 1960s, a company which has produced over one hundred films directed by several of Spain's top directors. At present it owns sixty five negatives, several of them considered classics.

He is a graduate of Yale University, where he was a senior editor of campus humor magazine The Yale Record.[1]

He was President of Warner Española, a company which was in partnership with Warner Bros. and during thirty years distributed all WB products in Spain. Was also President of Warner Home Video in Spain during ten years.

As Vice President of Incine, he was also involved in the distribution of 20th Century Fox films between 1970 and 1988. At different times during those last decades also distributed Columbia Pictures, Disney and PolyGram while this company remained active.

He was on the Board of Cinesa, Spain's leading theatrical chain, as well as on the Board of Warner-Lusomundo Theaters.

He created CINEPAQ together with Canal+ France. In 1992 CINEPAQ merged with IDEA, a company belonging to the PRISA GROUP, and formed SOGEPAQ. He was President of SOGEPAQ, a company which financed most of Spain's top box office films during the last twenty years as well as creating the largest modern catalogue of Spanish feature films.

From 1997 to 2000 he was a member of the Board of the European Film Academy.

In 2000 he became President of PLURAL, a new PRISA audiovisual production company.

Together with Luis García Berlanga and Alfredo Matas, conceived and promoted.

Ciudad de la Luz Studios in Alicante, one of Europe's most modern Studios .35 films have been shot in CDLL since it began operating in 2005.

In 2006 decided to revive Impala's activities while remaining as a consultant to PLURAL. Besides films IMPALA is now involved in developing TV series and programs – at present it is developing a Mexican co production with TVE – and theatrical plays together with SABRE, a company with a long record of successes in the theater.

In 2007 he was awarded EGEDA's Gold Medal.[2]

In 2010 he started the creation of a new branch of IMPALA, IMPALA Digital, producing content for the Internet including Social media.

As a producer, distributor and initiator of several audiovisual ventures, Jose Vicuña's main objective during his career has always been to promote Spanish creative talent both inside and outside Spain.

Filmography

Year Title Director(s)
20088 citasPeris Romano y Rodrigo Sorogoyen
2007Goal II, viviendo el sueñoJaume Collet Serra
2005Los dos lados de la camaEmilio Martínez Lázaro
2003Dos tipos durosJuan Martínez Moreno
2002El otro lado de la camaEmilio Martínez Lázaro
2001Algunas chicas doblan las piernas cuando hablanAna Díez
2001Hacerse el suecoDaniel Díaz Torres
2000GitanoManuel Palacios
199799.9Agustí Villaronga
1993Amor y deditos del pieLuis Felipe Rocha
1992El laberinto griegoRafael Alcázar
1992Sevilla connectionJosé Ramón Larraz
1991Ni se te ocurraLuis María Delgado
1991Nunca estuve en VienaAntonio Larreta
1991El invierno en LisboaJose A. Zorrilla
1990Aquí huele a muertoÁlvaro Sáenz de Heredia
1990Dancing MachineGilles Behat
1990Álbum de familiaLuis Galvao
1987PolicíaÁlvaro Saenz de Heredia
1985Yo, el vaquillaJose Antonio de la Loma
1985Flesh and bloodPaul Verhoeven
1985La rapsodia de los cuatrerosHugo Wilson
1984Café, coca y puroAntonio del Real
1984Violines y trompetasRafael Romero Marchent
1984Las fantasías de CunyJoaquín Luis Romero Marchent
1984CamilaMaría Luisa Bemberg
1984Las bicicletas son para el veranoJaime Chávarri
1982La Biblia en pastaManuel Summers
1982Freddy el croupierÁlvaro Saenz de Heredia
1982CeciliaHumberto Solás
1982El cabezotaFrancisco Lara Polop
1982Pares y nonesJosé Luis Cuerda
1981Asesinato en el Comité CentralVicente Aranda
1981El crackJosé Luis Garci
1980La mano negraFernando Colomo
1980El divorcio que vienePedro Masó
1980Ángeles gordosManuel Summers
1980Sentados al borde de la mañana con los pies colgandoAntonio J. Betacor
1980127 millones libres de impuestosPedro Masó
1979La mielPedro Masó
1979La familia bien, graciasJosé Luis López Vázquez
1978Hierba salvajeLuis Mª Delgado
1978Los restos del naufragioRicardo Franco
1977Tengamos la guerra en pazEugenio Martín
1977La escopeta nacionalLuis García Berlanga
1977Pepito piscinasLuis Mª Delgado
1977Nunca es tardeJaime de Armiñán
1977Niñas… al salónVicente Escrivá
1977Ensalada BaudelaireLeopoldo Tusquets
1977Los días del pasadoMario Camus
1977La coquitoPedro Masó
1977Cacique BandeiraHéctor Olivera
1976Cambio de sexoVicente Aranda
1976La espada negraFrancisco Rovira Beleta
1976Señoritas de uniformeLuis Mª Delgado
1976La menorPedro Masó
1976La lozana andaluzaVicente Escrivá
1976El bengador justiciero y su pastelera madreForges
1976Call girl (vida privada de la Srta. Julia)Eugenio Martín
1975Jo, papáJaime de Armiñán
1975Las adolescentesPedro Masó
1975Zorrita MartínezJosé Luis López Vázquez
1975La joven casadaMario Camus
1975País, S.A.Forges
1975Clara es el precioVicente Aranda
1974Yo la vi primeroFernando Fernán Gómez
1974Un hombre como los demásPedro Masó
1974El comisario GFernando Merino
1974Open season (los cazadores)Peter Collinson
1973Pisito de solterasFernando Merino
1973El amor del capitán BrandoJaime de Armiñán
1973Mi profesora particularJaime Camino
1973Un trabajo tranquiloPasquale Festa Campanile
1973Los pájaros de Baden BadenMario Camus
1972Experiencia PrematrimonialPedro Masó
1969La Lola dicen que no vive solaJaime de Armiñán
1969Urtain, el rey de la selva o asíManuel Summers
1968¿Por qué te engaña tu marido?Manuel Summers
1967Una señora estupendaEugenio Martín
1966Con el viento solanoMario Camus
1965Joaquín MurrietaGeorge Sherman
1964El extraño viajeFernando Fernán Gómez
1964La niña de lutoManuel Summers
1963Del rosa al amarilloManuel Summers

References

  1. Yale Banner. New Haven: Yale University Press. 1957. p. 205.
  2. http://www.egeda.es/documentos/JASAINZVICUÑA_.pdf Egeda
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