Reflecting his affinity for cinema, he directed the film club at the university of Burgos and went to write movie criticism for the magazine, Cinestudio.
[6] In 1970, Giménez-Rico began working extensively in state television for a period of years during which he directed the crime TV series Plinio (1972), about a character created by the writer Francisco García Pavón.
[2] He returned to feature films in 1976 with Retrato de Familia (Family Portrait), an adaptation of Miguel Delibes novel, Mi idolatrado hijo Sisi (My Beloved Son Sisi), dealing with members of a provincial family during the civil war; the film is widely considered as Giménez-Rico's best work.
The little success he achieved with his next film Del Amor y de la muerte (1977) made him come back to work on television.
He later made the highly acclaimed documentary film Vestida de Azul (Dressed in Blue) (1983), which combines a series of interviews with transsexuals with dramatized fictional scenes.
He made the anti militaristic comedy Soldadito Español (Spanish Soldier boy) (1988), which he co-scripted with Rafael Azcona,[5] Cuatro Estaciones; (Four Seasons) (1991) and Tres Palabras (Three Words) (1993).
[12] Its documentary style takes particular focus on the day-to-day lives of its subjects, while also tying in commentary surrounding class dynamics, gender roles, religion and sexuality.