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# Spain's José Luis García Sánchez, Co-Writer of "Belle Époque", Dies at 85
- URL: https://scrolletta.com/2026/10/25/jose-luis-garcia-sanchez-dies/
- Published: 2026-10-25T08:04:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-26T09:30:21.000Z
- Description: The Salamanca-born director won a Golden Bear and shared two screenplay Goyas with co-writer Rafael Azcona.
- Author: Scrolletta
- Tags: Made In Europe, José Luis García Sánchez, Rafael Azcona, Fernando Trueba, Spanish Film Academy, #pool-2026-10-26, #ai-generated

Director, writer and producer José Luis García Sánchez has died in Madrid at 85, the Spanish Film Academy reports. Born in Salamanca in 1941, he won the Berlin Golden Bear for "Las truchas" and the Silver Shell for best director for "La corte del faraón", and shared screenplay Goyas for "Belle Époque", with Rafael Azcona and Fernando Trueba, and for "Tirano Banderas", with Azcona. His films as director also include "Divinas palabras" and "Tranvía a la Malvarrosa".

**Primary**: [Academia de Cine, obituary, 25 October 2026](https://www.academiadecine.com/2026/10/25/fallece-jose-luis-garcia-sanchez-un-cronista-de-su-tiempo/?ref=scrolletta.com)