Trivia

Almost all of his movies include a reference to the "austro-húngaro empire.".

The censor made so many changes in his film "Los jueves, milagro" that he wanted to put his name in the credits as contributor, but this was also censored.

Father of Carlos García Berlanga, José Luis García Berlanga, Jorge Berlanga and Fernando García Berlanga.

Honorary president of the Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since its inception in 1986.

Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1979

Head of jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1968

Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1960

Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1982.

*1980: Premio Nacional de Cinematografía (National Cinematography Award) *1981: Medalla de Oro de las Artes (Gold Medal of Arts) *1986: Premio Príncipe de Asturias de las Artes (Príncipe de Asturias of Arts Award) *1987: Honorific Goya Award *1999: SGAE's Gold Medal *22 May 2002: Premio Especial Homenaje de la ADIRCAE (ADIRCAE's Special Honourable Award) *4 October 2002: Nominated Doctor Honoris Causa by the Miguel Hernández University (Elche, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain) *Member of the Real Academia de las Artes de San Fernando (San Fernando's Real Academy of Arts)

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 115-120. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.

He planned to add a fourth movie to his "Nacional" trilogy, called "Viva Rusia" and rescuing José Sazatornil's character, years after La escopeta nacional (1978). The story would follow Jaume Canivell as the owner of the Leguineche's estate, with the family living in the guard's house, waiting the moment Russia would win the Cold War and they could cross the border triumphant.