Javier Aguirre (director) explained

Javier Aguirre
Birth Name:Javier Aguirre Fernández
Birth Date:13 June 1935
Birth Place:San Sebastián, Spain
Death Place:Madrid, Spain
Nationality:Spanish
Spouse:
Children:1, Arantxa Aguirre

Javier Aguirre Fernández (13 June 1935  - 4 December 2019)[1] was a Spanish film director, writer and producer.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Biography and career

Aguirre was born in Donostia-San Sebastián in Spain. Aguirre developed an interest in film at an early age. When he was a teenager, he started collaborating for entertainment magazines like Radiocinema, Film Ideal, and others. In 1955, when he was around 20 years old, he founded and directed the San Sebastián Film Club. From 1956 to 1957, Aguirre organized film courses and film festivals. During those years, he also studied at the Instituto de Investigaciones y Experiencias Cinematográficas (IIEC). He worked as an assistant director until he started directing his own short films in the 1960s.

He started his work as a director in 1961, directing a documentary short titled Pasajes tres, which received the Golden Shell at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. He had a prolific career, directing 45 feature films, 10 short films, 2 documentaries, and 25 documentary shorts. Aguirre also wrote and produced most of his films.

Spanish horror movie fans know him as the director of three popular Paul Naschy horror films, El jorobado de la Morgue (1973, aka Hunchback of the Morgue), El gran amor del conde Drácula (1973, aka Count Dracula's Great Love) and El asesino esta entre los trece (aka The Killer is One of the Thirteen).[11]

Personal life

Aguirre was married to actress Enriqueta Carballeira from 1966 to 1977. The couple had a daughter, Arantxa Aguirre, who also works as a director. Javier was married to actress Esperanza Roy when he died.

Death

Aguirre died on 4 December 2019 in a Madrid hospital after a long illness. He was still married to actress Esperanza Roy at the time of his death.[12]

Filmography

AñoPelículaFunciones
1965 España insólita[13] Director
1967 Los chicos con las chicasDirector
1968 Los que tocan el pianoDirector
1968 Una vez al año, ser hippy no hace dañoDirector
1969 Soltera y madre en la vidaDirector
1970 Pierna creciente, falda menguanteDirector
1970 El astronautaDirector
1970 De profesión sus laboresDirector
1972 Soltero y padre en la vidaDirector and screenwriter
1973 El asesino está entre los treceDirector
1973 El jorobado de la MorgueDirector
1974 El gran amor del conde DráculaDirector and screenwriter
1974 El insólito embarazo de los MartínezDirector
1975 El mejor regaloDirector
1977 Esposa de día, amante de nocheDirector
1977 Carne apaleadaDirector
1977 Acto de posesiónDirector
1979 Rocky CarambolaDirector
1980 La guerra de los niñosDirector
1980 Los pecados de mamáDirector
1982 Las locuras de ParchísDirector and screenwriter
1982 Vida/PerraDirector
1982 En busca del huevo perdidoDirector and screenwriter
1982 Ni te cases ni te embarques[14] Director and screenwriter
1983 Parchís entra en acciónDirector
1983 Gente / PersonasDirector
1986 La monja alférezDirector and screenwriter
1987 El polizón del UlisesDirector and screenwriter
1987 ContinuumDirector
2000 VozDirector
2002 Zero InfinitoDirector
2003 Variaciones 1/113Director
2006 Dispersión de la luzDirector
2006 Medea 2Director
2009 Director

Short films

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Fallece Javier Aguirre, creador del 'anticine'. El País. 4 December 2019.
  2. Book: Moorjani. Angela B.. Veit. Carola. Samuel Beckett: Endlessness in the Year 2000. 2001. Rodopi. 90-420-1210-2. 441.
  3. Book: Creekmur. Corey. Mokdad. Linda. The International Film Musical. 1 January 2012. Edinburgh University Press. 978-0-7486-3478-1. 74.
  4. Book: Browning. John Edgar. John Edgar Browning. Picart. Caroline Joan (Kay). Caroline Joan (Kay) Picart. Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921-2010. 20 October 2010. McFarland. 978-0-7864-6201-8. 94.
  5. Book: Linhard, Tabea. Jewish Spain: A Mediterranean Memory. 4 June 2014. Stanford University Press. 978-0-8047-8739-0. 208.
  6. Book: Lauretis, Teresa De. The Practice of Love: Lesbian Sexuality and Perverse Desire. registration. 1994. Indiana University Press. 0-253-31681-2. 87.
  7. Book: Bentley, Bernard P. E.. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. 2008. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. 978-1-85566-176-9. 232.
  8. Book: Jordan. Barry. Morgan-Tamosunas. Rikki. Contemporary Spanish Cinema. registration. 15 July 1998. Manchester University Press. 978-0-7190-4413-7. 66.
  9. Web site: The filmmaker Javier Aguirre dies at 84 after a long illness. 2019-12-04. archyde. en-US. 2019-12-04.
  10. Web site: Javier Aguirre Experimental Cinema Wiki. Experimental Cinema. en. 2019-12-04.
  11. Howarth, Troy (2018). Human Beasts: The Films of Paul Naschy. WK Books.ISBN 978-1718835894.
  12. Web site: Javier Aguirre, the highest grossing and prolific Basque director dies Newsy Today. drbyos. en-US. 2019-12-04.
  13. Web site: 19 February 2018 . España insólita - Fotos y comentarios . Javier Aguirre.
  14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpENrS9KeUg Ni te cases ni te embarques