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Juan Cruz

Spanish film director and screenwriter
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Juan Cruz

Summary

Juan Cruz is a human[1]. He was born in Barcelona[2]. He was born on June 9, 1966[3]. He worked as a film director[4], screenwriter[5], television director[6], video artist[7], and performance artist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Juan Cruz's place of birth was Barcelona[2].
  • Juan Cruz was born on June 9, 1966[3].
  • Juan Cruz held citizenship in Spain[10].
  • Juan Cruz's professions included film director[4].
  • Juan Cruz worked as a screenwriter[5].
  • Juan Cruz's professions included television director[6].
  • Juan Cruz's professions included video artist[7].
  • Juan Cruz worked as a performance artist[8].
  • Juan Cruz worked as an installation artist[11].
  • Juan Cruz received the Goya Award for Best New Director[12].
  • Juan Cruz is recorded as male[13].
  • Juan Cruz's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Juan Cruz's family name is recorded as Cruz[15].
  • Juan Cruz's given name is recorded as Juan[16].
  • Juan Cruz's work location is recorded as London[17].
  • Juan Cruz's work location is recorded as Liverpool[18].
  • Juan Cruz's described by source is recorded as Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon[19].
  • Juan Cruz's nominated for is recorded as Goya Award for Best New Director[20].
  • Juan Cruz's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish[21].
  • Juan Cruz's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Catalan[22].
  • Juan Cruz's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Juan Cruz Benavente'}[23].
  • Juan Cruz's start of work period is recorded as January 1, 1993[24].
  • Juan Cruz's end of work period is recorded as January 1, 2018[25].

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Origins and Family

Born in Barcelona[2], Juan Cruz… he was born on June 9, 1966[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[4], screenwriter[5], television director[6], video artist[7], performance artist[8], and installation artist[11].

Recognition

Juan Cruz received the Goya Award for Best New Director[12].

Why It Matters

Juan Cruz ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Juan Cruz born?

Juan Cruz was born in Barcelona[2].

What did Juan Cruz do for work?

Juan Cruz worked as film director[4], screenwriter[5], television director[6], video artist[7], and performance artist[8].

What awards did Juan Cruz receive?

Honors received include Goya Award for Best New Director[12].

Related Entities

Liverpool London Spain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . port.hu. Retrieved . port.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . broadwayworld.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . fandango.com. fandango.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . fandango.com. fandango.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Spain
    Sex or gender → male
    Work period end → —
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Spanish, Catalan
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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