Juanma Bajo Ulloa
At the San Sebastián Film Festival
Born	Juan Manuel Bajo Ulloa (1967-01-01) 1 January 1967 (age 57) Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain
Occupations	Film director music video director

Juan Manuel Bajo Ulloa (born 1 January 1967) is a Spanish film director.

Biography

Juanma Bajo Ulloa was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, on 1 January 1967.^[1] His parents mortgaged their house to fund Bajo Ulloa's film beginnings.^[2] His first feature film Alas de Mariposa (1991) earned the Golden Shell at the San Sebastián Film Festival.^[3] With the money earned with that movie he produced his second one, La Madre Muerta, which is a good example of his baroque style, combining a perfect technique with the atmosphere of an almost sinister fairy tale. His third movie, Airbag (1997), was a huge box office success, becoming the highest grossing film in the history of Spanish cinema (the record was beaten however a year later by Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley).^[4]

Since 1994 he has directed and produced music videos for Joaquín Sabina, Los Enemigos, and Barricada, and others.

Filmography

Feature films

• Alas de mariposa (1991)^[1]
• La madre muerta [es] (1993)^[1]
• Airbag (1997)^[1]
• Frágil [es] (2004)^[1]
• Rey gitano [es] (2015)^[1]
• Baby (2020)^[5]

Short films

• Cruza la Puerta (1984)
• El Último Payaso (1985) 1985
• A Kien Puede Interesar (1986) 1986
• Cien Aviones de Papel (1987) 1987
• Akixo (1988)
• El Reino de Víctor (1989)
• Ordinary Americans (1999)

Awards and nominations

• Award Opera Prima and Audience in the Seattle International Film Festival^{[citation needed]}
• New York Film Critics Association Award to best Opera Prima.^{[citation needed]}
• Best movie, Stockholm Film Festival for La Madre Muerta^{[citation needed]}
• Best movie, Fantasporto (Portugal) for La Madre Muerta^{[citation needed]}