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Emilio Martínez Lázaro

Emilio Martínez Lázaro

Director, writer and producer

Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 17% in 30 days

What are Emilio Martínez Lázaro's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
42%
Self
20%
Morality
17%
Society
15%
Survival
6%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 5

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
7
Warm
4
Joyful
3
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Emilio Martínez Lázaro's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Emilio Martínez Lázaro's titles on MovieCove; 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

38 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Labios de fresa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Miradas del cine español (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • A Hipster in Rural Spain(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Supernormal(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Mylove Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Growing Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • Spanish Affair 2(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Spanish Affair(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Roller Coaster(2012)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Las 13 rosas(2007)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Los 2 lados de la cama(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Other Side of the Bed(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • His Master's Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer

  • Backroads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • The Worst Years of Our Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Belle Epoque(1992)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Amo tu cama rica(1991)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • La mujer de tu vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 13 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

  • El juego más divertido(1988)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Impeccable Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as El saxofonista

  • Lulú de noche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Todo va mal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Writer

  • Sus años dorados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director · Writer

  • What Max Said (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · Writer

  • Pascual Duarte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • A Diary of a Murderess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Author

  • The Dracula Saga(1973)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Assistant Director

  • The Corpse Packs His Bags (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as (Uncredited)

  • To the Devil, with Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Emilio

  • Man in Hiding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Writer

  • Cake of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Screenplay

  • El camino del cielo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • El desastre de Annual (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Producer

  • Ginebra en los infiernos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Cinematographer

  • Querido Abraham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Cinematographer

  • Jarabo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Un hombre contra el sol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles, 36 of them dated from 1968 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Spanish Affair (2014)

$79M worldwide

Highest rated

Las 13 rosas (2007)

Midcredits 75th

Most popular right now

Spanish Affair (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 38: 5 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting22 of 38: 11 only directing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score32ndWriting15 of 38: 4 only writing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rdProducing5 of 38: 2 only producing, 3 with another roleCinematography2 of 38: 2 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew3 of 38: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

38 titles, 12 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · crew1970s12 · 2 acting · 10 crew1980s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew1990s5 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s4 · 2 acting · 2 crew

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 MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Emilio Martínez Lázaro's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

El juego más divertido (1988)

82nd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Las 13 rosas (2007)

Midcredits 75th · 65% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 61/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; 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 MovieCove 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 Emilio Martínez Lázaro work with?

People who share at least 2 of Emilio Martínez Lázaro's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roque Baños shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles