Joan Potau
Writing
Biography
Joan Potau was born in 1945 in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain) as Joan Potau Martínez. He was a writer and actor, known for El rey pasmado (1991), No respires: El amor está en el aire (1999) and Belle Epoque (1992). He was married to the actress Carme Elias. He died on February 3, 2015 in Barcelona.
Born: February 3, 1945
Place of Birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Known For
Belle Époque
In 1931, a young soldier deserts from the army and falls into a country farm, where he is welcomed by the owner due to his political ideas. Manolo has four daughters, Fernando likes all of them and they like him, so he has to decide which one to love.
Airbag
Mommy's boy Juantxo is engaged. Dragged to the party by his friends Konradin and Paco, he loses his expensive wedding ring inside the body of a prostitute. Mafioso whorehouse owner Villambrosa finds the ring. Meanwhile Villambrosa's rival gangster Souza sends femme fatale Fatima to check things out. Juantxo and his friends are trying to get the ring back and in the process get involved in the war between gangs.
All Men Are the Same
Three divorced men who share a flat live together without trouble until they hire a cleaning lady.
The Dumbfounded King
Spain, under Philip IV (1621-1665). The film is based on a novel by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester. The King is stunned to see the naked body of Marfisa, the most beautiful prostitute of the town and Court. After that, he also wants to see the Queen naked. However, the King, despite the opposition and the scandal of the Church, will not stop until he reaches his wishes.
Too Old to Die Young
Two friends just find any temporary jobs to get by. One of them quits his job as a waiter to move to work as a messenger; the other is working as a taxi driver. The messenger, in his comings and goings at night, go through many offices, private homes and bars and will be in the most varied situations: some of them dark, sometimes sinister and pathetic and some even pleasant.
Stico
Leopoldo Contreras, a professor emeritus of Roman law has serious economic problems. His translations of classical authors do not give enough money to live and had to sell even their floor. To remedy the situation is offered as a slave to a former student in exchange for room and board.
Makinavaja, el último choriso
A movie based on the Spanish comic strip of the same name.
¡Semos peligrosos! (Uséase Makinavaja 2)
As soon as he is released from prison, Maki goes to look for his friend Popeye. Together they rescue the grandfather from a dangerous form of "Russian roulette" played in the asylum, and decide to take a vacation at the beach.
What Makes Women Laugh?
Luci, Graci and Mar, three sisters that make a comedy trio, go to the wedding of their father with a woman who is 45 years younger than him. During the feast Luci's husband dies in an accident. Despite the tragedy, the trio have to fulfill their commitment acting during August in Benidorm. The widow discovers thanks to a notebook that her husband cheated on her, so she decides to flirt with everyone.
Between Your Legs
A radio-show assistant meets a budding screenwriter during a group-therapy session for sex addicts.
Filmography
as Cura
as Porter
as Hombre Crock
as Interviewee
as César
as Dos Barros
as Álvaro
as Paco
as Secundino Mirambel
as Fraile
as Jaume Velat (uncredited)
as Traficante de armas