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 ).

Most Famous Work

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Count Dracula's Great Love

(1973) Screenplay

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Hunchback of the Morgue

(1973) Screenplay

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The Killer Is One of Thirteen

(1973) Screenplay

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Las locuras de Parchís

(1982) Writer

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Los que tocan el piano

(1968) Director

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Parchís entra en acción

(1983) Director

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El amor sí tiene cura

(1991) Writer

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Carne apaleada

(1978) Screenplay

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2019	Self - Filmmaker	Wild Session 2019-12-13 Movie
2013	Himself	Cómo empezar una película sobre Javier Aguirre 2013-05-11 Movie
2012	N/A	Materialista, idealista, cinematógrafo, magnetófono, buen chico y sádico 2012-06-13 Movie
2010	Himself	The Evil Faces of Víctor Israel 2010-10-10 Movie
	Himself	The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry 2010-10-07 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2003	Director of Photography	The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone 2003-10-03 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2002	Director	Zero/infinito 2002-01-01 Movie
2000	Director	Voz 2000-01-01 Movie
1997	Director	Sin film II 1997-01-01 Movie
	Director	Sin film III 1997-01-01 Movie
1991	Director	El amor sí tiene cura 1991-05-31 Movie
1988	Director	La diputada 1988-03-25 Movie
1987	Director	La monja alférez 1987-06-04 Movie
	Director	El polizón del Ulises 1987-01-01 Movie
1983	Director	Parchís entra en acción 1983-08-11 Movie
	Director	Continuum 1 1983-01-01 Movie
1982	Director	Vida/Perra 1982-09-29 Movie
	Director	En busca del huevo perdido 1982-09-20 Movie
	Director	Las locuras de Parchís 1982-04-14 Movie
	Director	Ni te cases ni te embarques 1982-01-01 Movie
1981	Director	La segunda guerra de los niños 1981-02-17 Movie
1980	Director	Children's War 1980-02-04 Movie
	Director	Los pecados de mamá 1980-02-01 Movie
	Director	Consensus 1980-01-27 Movie
	Director	Cariñosamente infiel 1980-01-01 Movie
	Director	Líneas de viento 1980-01-01 Movie
	Director	Superficies (Gerardo Rueda) 1980-01-01 Movie
	Director	Del movimiento espontáneo de la materia (Antoni Tàpies) 1980-01-01 Movie
	Director	Espacio interior (Eduardo Chillida) 1980-01-01 Movie
1979	Director	Rocky Carambola 1979-05-30 Movie
1978	Director	Carne apaleada 1978-01-27 Movie
1977	Director	Acto de posesión 1977-09-05 Movie
	Director	Esposa de día, amante de noche 1977-01-01 Movie
1976	Director	La iniciación en el amor 1976-02-06 Movie
1975	Director	Ligeramente viudas 1975-03-14 Movie
	Director	El mejor regalo 1975-01-01 Movie
	Director	Vida íntima de un seductor cínico 1975-01-01 Movie
	Director	Vibraciones oscilatorias (Günter Haese) 1975-01-01 Movie
	Director	Exósmosis (Francisco Sobrino) 1975-01-01 Movie
1974	Director	El insólito embarazo de los Martínez 1974-01-16 Movie
	Director	Tautólogos plus X 1974-01-01 Movie
1973	Director	Volveré a nacer 1973-09-27 Movie
	Director	Hunchback of the Morgue 1973-07-13 Movie
	Director	Count Dracula's Great Love 1973-05-12 Movie
	Director	The Killer Is One of Thirteen 1973-01-01 Movie
	Director	Vau seis 1973-01-01 Movie
	Director	Underwelles 1973-01-01 Movie
1970	Director	Pierna creciente, falda menguante 1970-12-25 Movie
	Director	El astronauta 1970-12-21 Movie
	Director	De profesión, sus labores 1970-02-26 Movie
	Director	Espectro Siete 1970-02-19 Movie
	Director	Objetivo 40º 1970-01-01 Movie
	Director	UTS Cero 1970-01-01 Movie
	Director	Fluctuaciones entrópicas 1970-01-01 Movie
	Director	Innerzeitigkeit (Temporalidad interna) 1970-01-01 Movie
	Director	Impulsos ópticos en progresión geométrica 1970-01-01 Movie
	Director	Che Che Che 1970-01-01 Movie
1969	Director	Unmarried and Mother in Life 1969-10-13 Movie
	Director	Una vez al año ser hippy no hace daño 1969-03-10 Movie
	Director	Los cuatro elementos 1969-01-01 Movie
1968	Director	Los que tocan el piano 1968-08-23 Movie
1967	Director	Los chicos con las chicas 1967-09-25 Movie
1965	Director	España insólita 1965-05-13 Movie
	Director	Los oficios de Cándido 1965-04-22 Movie
1963	Director	Tiempo de pasión 1963-01-01 Movie
	Director	Blanco vertical 1963-01-01 Movie
	Director	Toros tres (Guisando-Goya-Picasso) 1963-01-01 Movie
1962	Director	Vizcaya cuatro 1962-01-01 Movie
	Director	Playa insólita 1962-01-01 Movie
1961	Director	Pasajes tres 1961-01-01 Movie
	Director	Tiempo dos 1961-01-01 Movie
	Director	Tiempo de playa 1961-01-01 Movie
	Director	Espacio dos 1961-01-01 Movie
	Director	Continuum Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2002	Producer	Zero/infinito 2002-01-01 Movie
1987	Production Executive	El polizón del Ulises 1987-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2002	Writer	Zero/infinito 2002-01-01 Movie
1991	Writer	El amor sí tiene cura 1991-05-31 Movie
1987	Writer	La monja alférez 1987-06-04 Movie
	Writer	El polizón del Ulises 1987-01-01 Movie
1982	Writer	Vida/Perra 1982-09-29 Movie
	Writer	Las locuras de Parchís 1982-04-14 Movie
	Writer	Ni te cases ni te embarques 1982-01-01 Movie
1981	Writer	La segunda guerra de los niños 1981-02-17 Movie
1980	Writer	Children's War 1980-02-04 Movie
1978	Screenplay	Carne apaleada 1978-01-27 Movie
1977	Writer	Acto de posesión 1977-09-05 Movie
	Writer	Esposa de día, amante de noche 1977-01-01 Movie
1976	Writer	La iniciación en el amor 1976-02-06 Movie
1975	Writer	Ligeramente viudas 1975-03-14 Movie
	Screenplay	Vida íntima de un seductor cínico 1975-01-01 Movie
	Story	Vida íntima de un seductor cínico 1975-01-01 Movie
1974	Screenplay	El insólito embarazo de los Martínez 1974-01-16 Movie
	Story	El insólito embarazo de los Martínez 1974-01-16 Movie
1973	Screenplay	Hunchback of the Morgue 1973-07-13 Movie
	Screenplay	Count Dracula's Great Love 1973-05-12 Movie
	Screenplay	The Killer Is One of Thirteen 1973-01-01 Movie
1967	Writer	Los chicos con las chicas 1967-09-25 Movie
1965	Writer	España insólita 1965-05-13 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv