Biography
Enrique Alarcón Sánchez-Manjavacas was a Spanish production designer, art director and set decorator. Born on 13 June 1917 in Campo de Criptana, Ciudad Real, he trained as an architect and began working in film in the early 1940s. He died on 13 June 1995 in Madrid.
Over a career spanning more than four decades, Alarcón contributed to more than 260 films. He worked frequently with Spanish directors including Luis Buñuel on Tristana (1970) and That Obscure Object of Desire (1977), Juan Antonio Bardem on Death of a Cyclist (1955) and Main Street (1956), and Luis García Berlanga. He also contributed to international productions shot in Spain such as King of Kings (1961) directed by Nicholas Ray.
Alarcón received numerous awards, including the Honorary Goya Award in 1990 for his lifetime contribution to Spanish cinema.
