Spanish auteur Carlos Saura died on Friday of natural causes, the Film Academy of Spain confirmed. He was 91. In a statement, the org stated: “The Film Academy deeply regrets to announce the ...

Saura's three films that earned Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Language Film included “Mamá cumple 100 años″ in 1979, ”Carmen″ in 1984 and ″Tango″ in 1999.

France’s Epicentre, Germany’s Concorde will distribute Carlos Saura’s ‘Argentina,’ which world premieres at 2015’s Venice Festival.

Saura's three films that earned Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Language Film included “Mamá cumple 100 años″ in 1979, ”Carmen″ in 1984 and ″Tango″ in 1999.

Spanish dancer and choreograph Antonio Gades, left, and Spanish film director Carlos Saura during a rehearsal of Gades's ballet “Carmen” in 1985. (Michel Gangne/AFP/Getty Images) ...

Saura's three films that earned Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Language Film included “Mamá cumple 100 años″ in 1979, ”Carmen″ in 1984 and ″Tango″ in 1999.

FILE - Spanish director Carlos Saura poses on the red carpet of the movie "I, Don Giovanni" ("Io, Don Giovanni") at the 4th edition of the Rome Film Festival, in Rome, on Oct. 20, 2009.