Today the candidacy of Bigas Luna as President of the Spanish Film Academy and, if no one else shows up before March 18, he will be the new President after Álex de la Iglesia and by majority because there will be no one else to vote for.
If so, Bigas Luna will be part of the history of the Spanish Film Academy, occupying the position already held by José María González Sinde, who was the first president of the Academy, Fernando Trueba, Antonio Giménez-Rico, Gerardo Herrero, José Luis Borau , Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Marisa Paredes, Mercedes Sampietro, Angeles González- Sinde and Álex de la Iglesia.
From Bigas Luna's filmography, the highlights are "Jamón, jamón" and "Yo soy la juani".