What is Ventura Pons?
[[File:Ventura Pons amb el director del FICG, Iván Trujillo, el director de l'Institut Ramon Llull, Manuel Forcano, i el director de l'àrea Audiovisual de l'ICEC, Francisco Vargas.jpg|right|200px]] '''Ventura Pons Sala''' ({{IPA-ca|bənˈtuɾə ˈpɔns}}; 25 July 1945 – 8 January 2024) was a Spanish movie director. He mainly directed movies in [[Catalan language|Catalan]] but also in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[English language|English]]. Pons directed 32 feature movies. Pons was known for his documentary ''[[Ocaña, an Intermittent Portrait]]'' and his feature movies ''[[Anita Takes a Chance]]'' and ''[[Food of Love (2002 movie)|Food of Love]]''. Pons was born in [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]. Pons died on 8 January 2024 in Barcelona from problems caused by a [[cerebral hemorrhage]] at the age of 78.<ref>[https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/cine/20240108/9492057/muere-cineasta-ventura-pons-78-anos.html Muere Ventura Pons, el director que internacionalizó el cine catalán, a los 78 años] {{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pons, Ventura}} [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:2024 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from cerebral hemorrhage]] [[Category:Movie directors from Barcelona]] {{bio-stub}}