Luis Buñuel

Luis Buñuel Portolés was a Spanish and Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians, and directors to be one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. Buñuel's works were known for their avant-garde surrealism which were also infused with political commentary.

22 February 1900

Born on the same birth day (22 February): Bill Klem • Clarence 13X • Ellen Greene • Ernie K-Doe • Harvey Mason • Ishmael Reed • James Russell Lowell • Joaquim Pina Moura • Karol Świerczewski • Khalil Mack • Marguerite Clark • Morley Callaghan • Otoya Yamaguchi • Paul Lieberstein • Robert Wadlow • Rómulo Betancourt • Sarah Fuller Flower Adams • Scott Phillips (musician) • Terry Eagleton • Tommy Aaron • Tommy Bowe • Zach Roerig

Born in the same month (February 1900): Adlai Stevenson II • Barbara von Annenkoff • Ellen Broe • Fritz Wiessner • Halina Konopacka • Hans-Georg Gadamer • Irmgard Bartenieff • Jacques Prévert • Jeanne Aubert • Jessica Dragonette • Jōsei Toda • Mabel Mercer • Roger J. Traynor • Ruth Clifford • Willie Kamm