Antonio Giménez-Rico obtained a law degree from the university of Valladolid. He also studied journalism and piano and worked on radio. He directed the film club at the university of Burgos and went to write movie criticism for the film magazine, Cinestudio. He began his apprenticeship in film productions in 1963, working as an assistant director in films directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and Eugenio Martín, among others. In 1966 he made his debut as a director with the children's film, Mañana de Domingo,, which was followed by a number of comedies like El Hueso 1968 and El Cronicón. The failure of ¿Es usted mi padre? , led him to find employment on television. In 1970, Giménez-Rico began working extensively in state television for a period of years during which he directed the crime TV seriesPlinio, about the character created by the writer Francisco García Pavón. He returned to motion pictures in 1976 with Retrato de Familia, ', an adaptation of Miguel Delibes novel, Mi idolatrado hijo Sisi, ' dealing with members of a provincial family during the civil war, the film is widely considered as Giménez-Rico best work. It enabled him to make Al fin solos pero... , which critics and audiences found disappointing. The little success he achieved with his next filmDel Amor y de la muerte 1977 made him come back to work on television. He later made the highly acclaimed documentary filmVestida de Azul' 1983, which combines a series of interviews with transsexuals with dramatized fictional scenes. On television Giménez-Rico directed the series Pagina de Sucesos. This was followed two years later with El disputado voto del señor Cayo', which dealt with life in a Castillian village during the post Franco election of 1977. Another film adapted from a novel by Miguel Delibes. His following films failed to achieve critical or commercial success like his 1987 filmJarrapellejos, which was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival.
Gimenez- Rico continues to work in films. He made the anti militaristic comedy Soldadito Español , co scripted with Rafael Azcona, Cuatro Estaciones; 1991 and Tres Palabras . These films failed to impress critics or audiences. In 1999 he was a member of the jury at the 21st Moscow International Film Festival. His last project is a historical drama set in the city of Burgos during the Spanish Civil War. It's based on Óscar Esquivias' novel Inquietud en el Paraíso .
