Joan Potau

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

0.2451

Gender

Male

Birthday

03-Feb-1945

Age

(81 years old)

Place of Birth

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Also Known As
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Joan Potau

Biography

Joan Potau was born in 1945 in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain) as Joan Potau Martínez. He was a writer and actor, known for El rey pasmado (1991), No respires: El amor está en el aire (1999) and Belle Epoque (1992). He was married to the actress Carme Elias. He died on February 3, 2015 in Barcelona.


Credits

Demasiado viejo para morir joven Demasiado viejo para morir joven (1989) Character: N/A
Two friends just find any temporary jobs to get by. One of them quits his job as a waiter to move to work as a messenger; the other is working as a taxi driver. The messenger, in his comings and goings at night, go through many offices, private homes and bars and will be in the most varied situations: some of them dark, sometimes sinister and pathetic and some even pleasant.
Agujetas en el alma Agujetas en el alma (1998) Character: César
Aitor is a director making a film about a lonely man looking for love, called “Soul Ache.” While he uses his auditions to meet women, he really longs to cast actress Myriam Mezieres in the film.
Stico Stico (1985) Character: Jaume Velat (uncredited)
Leopoldo Contreras, a professor emeritus of Roman law has serious economic problems. His translations of classical authors do not give enough money to live and had to sell even their floor. To remedy the situation is offered as a slave to a former student in exchange for room and board.
Parabellum Parabellum (1998) Character: N/A
Garrote, Chago and Molero are three criminals who have ended up in prison after the misdeed. Each of them offers its particular version of what happened.
Spanish Fly Spanish Fly (1998) Character: Interviewee
A woman journalist, Zoe, knows better than to go into a story with her mind already made up. But that's exactly what she does when she heads off to Spain to write about its men and their macho take (as she sees it) on relationships. As she tries to prove her thesis, she soon realizes that she doesn't know as much about the male sex as she thought. She also finds herself involved in relationships with the wrong men.
Belle Époque Belle Époque (1992) Character: Paco
In 1931, a young soldier deserts from the army and falls into a country farm, where he is welcomed by the owner due to his political ideas. Manolo has four daughters, Fernando likes all of them and they like him, so he has to decide which one to love.
¿De qué se ríen las mujeres? ¿De qué se ríen las mujeres? (1997) Character: Álvaro
Luci, Graci and Mar­, three sisters that make a comedy trio, go to the wedding of their father with a woman who is 45 years younger than him. During the feast Luci's husband dies in an accident. Despite the tragedy, the trio have to fulfill their commitment acting during August in Benidorm. The widow discovers thanks to a notebook that her husband cheated on her, so she decides to flirt with everyone.
Haz conmigo lo que quieras Haz conmigo lo que quieras (2004) Character: Cura
Do all men want the same thing? Nestor, recently widowed, runs a bakery near Barcelona, has a bank account and a bad heart, and swims in the sea every day. He also has a daughter and a two-timing son-in-law. Nestor's maid asks him to hire her 20-something daughter, Maribel, as a shop assistant.
Entre las piernas Entre las piernas (1999) Character: Hombre Crock
A radio-show assistant meets a budding screenwriter during a group-therapy session for sex addicts.
Todos los hombres sois iguales Todos los hombres sois iguales (1994) Character: N/A
Three divorced men who share a flat live together without trouble until they hire a cleaning lady.
¡Semos peligrosos! (Uséase Makinavaja 2) ¡Semos peligrosos! (Uséase Makinavaja 2) (1993) Character: N/A
As soon as he is released from prison, Maki goes to look for his friend Popeye. Together they rescue the grandfather from a dangerous form of "Russian roulette" played in the asylum, and decide to take a vacation at the beach.
Don Juan en los infiernos Don Juan en los infiernos (1991) Character: Fraile
While the last remnants of the Empire are extinguishing and King Philip II (1559-1598) is dying in the shadow of lost splendor, a man, defying the divine and human justice, turns his passions into fate and his will into law. His fame is as great as his pride. His conviction, eternal. His name, a legend: Don Juan. Free adaptation of "Don Juan" by Moliere.
Makinavaja, el último choriso Makinavaja, el último choriso (1992) Character: N/A
A movie based on the Spanish comic strip of the same name.
Barcelona sur Barcelona sur (1981) Character: Traficante de armas
Obsessed with finding her old boyfriend, Gumer, a 25-year-old girl, is released from jail in Barcelona, one of Europe's most sought-after port cities for drug trafficking and prostitution. Charo, her best friend, tries to help her, although she is not free, since depends on her pimp "Toni". But Gumer will persuade Charo to abandon Toni and form, along with other friends, a band to start businesses on their own.
El rey pasmado El rey pasmado (1991) Character: Secundino Mirambel
Spain, under Philip IV (1621-1665). The film is based on a novel by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester. The King is stunned to see the naked body of Marfisa, the most beautiful prostitute of the town and Court. After that, he also wants to see the Queen naked. However, the King, despite the opposition and the scandal of the Church, will not stop until he reaches his wishes.
Airbag Airbag (1997) Character: Dos Barros
Mommy's boy Juantxo is engaged. Dragged to the party by his friends Konradin and Paco, he loses his expensive wedding ring inside the body of a prostitute. Mafioso whorehouse owner Villambrosa finds the ring. Meanwhile Villambrosa's rival gangster Souza sends femme fatale Fatima to check things out. Juantxo and his friends are trying to get the ring back and in the process get involved in the war between gangs.



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