Montxo Armendáriz

Montxo Armendáriz
Born (1949-01-27) 27 January 1949
Olleta, Orbaibar, Navarra, Spain
Other namesRamón Armendariz Barrios
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1974present

Montxo Armendariz (born as Juan Ramón Armendariz Barrios; 27 January 1949 in Olleta, Navarra, Spain) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film Las cartas de Alou won at the San Sebastian Film Festival. His next film, Stories from the Kronen, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by José Ángel Mañas, was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. Secretos del corazón won several Goya Awards, the Blue Angel Award at the Berlin Film Festival and received the Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Film.