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Javier Aguirre
San Sebastián, España
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 devel…
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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 ).
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2019
Wild Session
Movie Self - Filmmaker
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2013
Cómo empezar una película sobre Javier Aguirre
Movie Himself
- 2012
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2010
The Evil Faces of Víctor Israel
Movie Himself
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2010
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
Movie Self
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2003
The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone
Movie Director of Photography
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2002
Sara, una estrella
Movie
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2002
Zero/infinito
Movie Writer
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2000
Voz
Movie Director
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1997
Sin film III
Movie Director
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1997
Sin film II
Movie Director
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1994
Continuum
Movie Director
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1991
El amor sí tiene cura
Movie Director
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1988
La diputada
Movie Director
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1987
La monja alférez
Movie Director
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1987
El polizón del Ulises
Movie Production Executive
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1983
Parchís entra en acción
Movie Director
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1983
Continuum 1
Movie Director
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1982
Vida/Perra
Movie Director
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1982
En busca del huevo perdido
Movie Director
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1982
Las locuras de Parchís
Movie Director
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1982
Ni te cases ni te embarques
Movie Director
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1981
La segunda guerra de los niños
Movie Director
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1980
La guerra de los niños
Movie Director
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1980
Los pecados de mamá
Movie Director
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1980
Consensus
Movie Director
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1980
Cariñosamente infiel
Movie Director
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1980
Del movimiento espontáneo de la materia (Antoni Tàpies)
Movie Director
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1980
Superficies (Gerardo Rueda)
Movie Director
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1980
Espacio interior (Eduardo Chillida)
Movie Director
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1980
Líneas de viento
Movie Director
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1979
Rocky Carambola
Movie Director
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1978
Battered Flesh
Movie Screenplay
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1977
Acto de posesión
Movie Director
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1977
Esposa de día, amante de noche
Movie Writer
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1976
La iniciación en el amor
Movie Writer
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1975
Ligeramente viudas
Movie Writer
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1975
Vida íntima de un seductor cínico
Movie Story
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1975
El mejor regalo
Movie Director
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1975
Vibraciones oscilatorias (Günter Haese)
Movie Director
