Spanish director José Juan Bigas Luna has died at the age of 67 at his home in La Riera de Gaià in northeastern Spain. The filmmaker's family announced this weekend that he succumbed to cancer on Friday. Bigas Luna made 17 films and paved the way for the careers of actresses and actors Penélope Cruz, Ariadna Gil, Javier Bardem and Jordi MollÃ, among others.

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