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From 2008 to 2012, Bigas took on the art direction of the oldest musical café in Europe, El Plata, in
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in order to devote his time to painting, while raising his three daughters. He and his wife Celia ran an organic farm which produced wine, ham and other organic products. Luna enjoyed the life of a
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Bigas Luna's varied career as a filmmaker, painter and designer made him a very singular and interdisciplinary artist. An example of that is his project called
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in 1990. It can now be found on a web site (see external links below), where the visitor can modify and select the works and become, in this way, the creator.
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He moved into movie making in the 1970s, making low-budget shorts with erotic themes. In 1976 he shot his first feature film,
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