José Luis Cienfuegos Dies Suddenly at Age 60
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He was the director of the Seminci and a key figure in Spanish film festivals
José Luis Cienfuegos, the director of the Seminci, died this Tuesday, December 2, suddenly at the age of 60, according to the organization of the festival itself."After three decades dedicated to the management of some of the most important festivals in Spain, culminating in the 70th edition of Seminci, José Luis Cienfuegos has died in Madrid", they have expressed in an official communiqué through their networks.""He adopted a polyhedral look, h…
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The leader of the transformation of the festivals of Gijón, Seville and Valladolid dies leaving an essential legacy in the defense of independent and contemporary cinemaSeminci recognizes the most authoral cinema and delivers his Espiga de Oro 'ex aequo' to Kelly Reichardt, by ‘The mastermind’, and Lav Diaz, by ‘Magellanes’ The director of Valladolid’s International Film Week, José Luis Cienfuegos, has passed away this Tuesday at age 60, after m…
José Luis Cienfuegos died on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, in Madrid unexpectedly at the age of 60, after suffering a stroke. The director of the International Film Week of Valladolid (Seminci) was admitted to a Madrid hospital on Monday night, but could not overcome the stroke. His death has caused a deep shock in the Spanish film industry, which says goodbye to one of its most influential personalities in recent decades. Born in Avilés in 1964, C…
The director of the International Film Week of Valladolid (Seminci), José Luis Cienfuegos, died this Tuesday in Madrid suddenly at age 60, after suffering a stroke.The festival and the mayor of Valladolid, Jesús Julio Carnero, have reported the death of the director of the Seminci in its last three editions and that had just closed the number 70 a few weeks ago.Cienfuegos was admitted on Monday night in a hospital in Madrid but it has been this …
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