Javier Aguirre
Biography
Javier Aguirre Fernández (June 13, 1935 – December 4, 2019) was a Spanish film director , writer and producer. 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 Institute of Cinematographic Research and Experiences (IIEC). He worked as an assistant director until he started directing his own short films in the 1960s. He began his work as a director in 1961, directing a short documentary 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 hunchback 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 ).
Personal Details
Movies (50)
Wild Session
as Self - Filmmaker
2019
Cómo empezar una película sobre Javier Aguirre
as Himself
2013
Materialista, idealista, cinematógrafo, magnetófono, buen chico y sádico
2012
The Evil Faces of Víctor Israel
as Himself
2010
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
as Self
2010
The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone
Director of Photography (Camera)
2003
Sara, una estrella
2002
Zero/infinito
Writer (Writing)
2002
Voz
Director (Directing)
2000
Sin film III
Director (Directing)
1997
Sin film II
Director (Directing)
1997
Continuum
Director (Directing)
1994
El amor sí tiene cura
Writer (Writing)
1991
La diputada
Director (Directing)
1988
La monja alférez
Writer (Writing)
1987
El polizón del Ulises
Director (Directing)
1987
Parchís entra en acción
Director (Directing)
1983
Continuum 1
Director (Directing)
1983
Vida/Perra
Director (Directing)
1982
En busca del huevo perdido
Director (Directing)
1982
Las locuras de Parchís
Writer (Writing)
1982
Ni te cases ni te embarques
Director (Directing)
1982
La segunda guerra de los niños
Director (Directing)
1981
La guerra de los niños
Director (Directing)
1980
Los pecados de mamá
Director (Directing)
1980
Consensus
Director (Directing)
1980
Cariñosamente infiel
Director (Directing)
1980
Superficies (Gerardo Rueda)
Director (Directing)
1980
Líneas de viento
Director (Directing)
1980
Espacio interior (Eduardo Chillida)
Director (Directing)
1980
Del movimiento espontáneo de la materia (Antoni Tàpies)
Director (Directing)
1980
Rocky Carambola
Director (Directing)
1979
Battered Flesh
Director (Directing)
1978
Acto de posesión
Director (Directing)
1977
Esposa de día, amante de noche
Director (Directing)
1977
La iniciación en el amor
Director (Directing)
1976
Ligeramente viudas
Writer (Writing)
1975
El mejor regalo
Director (Directing)
1975
Vida íntima de un seductor cínico
Director (Directing)
1975
Vibraciones oscilatorias (Günter Haese)
Director (Directing)
1975
Exósmosis (Francisco Sobrino)
Director (Directing)
1975
El insólito embarazo de los Martínez
Director (Directing)
1974
Tautólogos plus X
Director (Directing)
1974
Manifiesto Horizontal
Director (Directing)
1973
Volveré a nacer
Director (Directing)
1973
The Killer Is One of Thirteen
Screenplay (Writing)
1973
Hunchback of the Morgue
Director (Directing)
1973
Count Dracula's Great Love
Director (Directing)
1973
Underwelles
Director (Directing)
1973
Vau seis
Director (Directing)
1973