José María Zabalza

Spanish screenwriter and film director
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Summary

José María Zabalza was born on June 11, 1928[1], in Irun[2]. He died on June 8, 1985[3], in Madrid[4]. He worked as a screenwriter[5] and film director[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Spain[8]
  • Educated at: Escuela Oficial de Cine[9], Complutense University of Madrid[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Family name: Zabalza[12]
  • Given name: José María[13]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish[14]
  • Start of work period: 1955[15]
  • Related category: Category:Films directed by José María Zabalza[16]
  • P14750: CFDA-9F63-07C1-51D4-FCA8[17]

Why It Matters

José María Zabalza has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

Where was José María Zabalza born?

José María Zabalza's place of birth was Irun[2].

Where did José María Zabalza die?

José María Zabalza passed away in Madrid[4].

What did José María Zabalza do for work?

José María Zabalza worked as a screenwriter[5] and film director[6].

Where did José María Zabalza go to school?

José María Zabalza was educated at Escuela Oficial de Cine[9] and Complutense University of Madrid[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . diariovasco.com. diariovasco.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Kooma · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Zabalza
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    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ro', 'ur']
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  2. 23d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 12w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Spanish
    Instance of → —
    Educated at → Escuela Oficial de Cine, Complutense University of Madrid
    Place of birth → Irun
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