Juanma Bajo Ulloa
Director, writer, cinematographer and producer, also actor · Born January 1, 1967 (59) · Vitoria, Álava, País Vasco, Spain
Juan Manuel Bajo Ulloa (born January 1, 1967) is a Spanish Basque film director. Juanma Bajo Ulloa was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain in 1967. He mortgaged his house to finance his first film in 35mm, Alas de Mariposa. With the money earned with that movie he produced his second one, La Madre Muerta, which is a good example of his baroque style, combining a perfect technique with the atmosphere of an almost sinister fairy tale. His third movie, Airbag (1997), is a violent road movie. Since 1994 he has directed and produced music videos for Joaquín Sabina, Los Enemigos, and Barricada, and others.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1967 (59)
- Vitoria, Álava, País Vasco, Spain
- Director, writer, cinematographer and producer, also actor
- 6 on Motif · 15 credits in all
Known for
What are Juanma Bajo Ulloa's films like?
Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 4
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Juanma Bajo Ulloa's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Juanma Bajo Ulloa's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
15 credits, 6 with a Motif page.
En mitad de la nada (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)
El Mal(2025)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Parrot (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)
Baby(2020)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
RockNRollers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
Rey gitano (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)¡Qué glande es el cine! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)
Frágil (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Airbag(1997)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Dead Mother(1993)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Butterfly Wings (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)
Victor's Kingdom (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)
Akixo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles from 1989 to 2026.
Biggest box office
El Mal (2025)
Highest rated
The Dead Mother (1993)
Most popular right now
El Mal (2025)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Juanma Bajo Ulloa's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser5
Reviewers score the atmosphere 77/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Juanma Bajo Ulloa work with?
People who share at least 2 of Juanma Bajo Ulloa's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bingen Mendizábal shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Natalia TenaShared titles: El Mal (2025), Baby (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Natalia Tena
- Karra ElejaldeShared titles: Airbag (1997), The Dead Mother (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Karra Elejalde
Composers and editors
- Bingen MendizábalShared titles: Baby (2020), Airbag (1997), The Dead Mother (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Bingen Mendizábal
- Pablo BlancoShared titles: Airbag (1997), The Dead Mother (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Pablo Blanco
