A Falangist activist,[2] he was involved in filmmaking during the Francoist dictatorship and directed several successful films.
Notably, the premiere of Harka (1941),[3] although the film has since been criticized as "militaristic and pro-Francoist propaganda".
[4] In 1942, he released Rojo y negro, a film with Falangist undertones[5] that, after a few weeks in theaters, did not receive approval from the authorities and was eventually withdrawn from circulation.
[6] Also in that year, he unsuccessfully attempted to adapt the theatrical work Fuenteovejuna for the screen.
[7] From 1944 onwards, he focused on sculpture and eventually became a professor at the School of Arts and Crafts.