Javier Aguirre

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1935-06-13

Deathday 2019-12-04 (84 years old)

Place of Birth San Sebastián, España

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 ).

Known For

Director

2002
Zero/infinito

as Director

2000
Voz

as Director

1997
Sin film III

as Director

1997
Sin film II

as Director

1994
Continuum

as Director

1991
1988
La diputada

as Director

1987
La monja alférez

as Director

1987
1983
Continuum 1

as Director

1982
1982
Vida/Perra

as Director

1980
1980
1980
1980
Consensus

as Director

1980
Líneas de viento

as Director

1979
Rocky Carambola

as Director

1978
Battered Flesh

as Director

1977
Acto de posesión

as Director

1975
Ligeramente viudas

as Director

1975
El mejor regalo

as Director

1974
Tautólogos plus X

as Director

1973
1973
Volveré a nacer

as Director

1973
Underwelles

as Director

1973
Vau seis

as Director

1973
1970
El astronauta

as Director

1970
Espectro Siete

as Director

1970
Objetivo 40º

as Director

1970
UTS Cero

as Director

1970
Che Che Che

as Director

1969
1968
1965
España insólita

as Director

1965
1965
Mujer contra toro

as Director

1965
Espacio muerto

as Director

1963
Tiempo de pasión

as Director

1963
Blanco vertical

as Director

1962
Playa insólita

as Director

1962
Vizcaya cuatro

as Director

1961
Tiempo de playa

as Director

1961
Pasajes tres

as Director

1961
Espacio dos

as Director

1961
Tiempo dos

as Director

Producer

2002
Zero/infinito

as Producer

1987
El polizón del Ulises

as Production Executive

Camera

2003
The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone

as Director of Photography