Buñuel had a strict Jesuit education and went to university in Madrid. After that he moved to Paris to do some film-related work. His first movie Un Chien Andalou, in 1929, put himself into film history because of its shocking imagery, like slicing an eyeball.
He married Jeanne Rucar in 1925. Buñuel became a mexican citizen in 1948. His sons are film-maker Rafael Buñuel and Juan Luis Buñuel