Pere Portabella
- Birthday: 1/1/1927
- Place of birth: Figueres, Catalonia, Spain
- Fame for: Directing
- Also known as: Pedro Portabella
Biography
Pere Portabella (born in 1927) is a Catalan director, producer, and politician. In 1977, he was elected Senator in Spain's first democratic elections and participated in the writing of the Spanish Constitution. As a filmmaker, his style is experimental, reaching new aspects of film language, often with a poetic tone and social content. Portabella is hailed as an essential figure in the political and cultural history of Spain.
