Javier Aguirre
Directing
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
Directing72
movieZero/infinito
2002
Director
movieVoz
2000
Director
movieSin film III
1997
Director
movieSin film II
1997
Director
movieContinuum
1994
Director
movieEl amor sí tiene cura
1991
Director
movieLa diputada
1988
Director
movieLa monja alférez
1987
Director
movieEl polizón del Ulises
1987
Director
movieParchís entra en acción
1983
Director
movieContinuum 1
1983
Director
movieVida/Perra
1982
Director
movieLas locuras de Parchís
1982
Director
movieLa guerra de los niños
1980
Director
movieLos pecados de mamá
1980
Director
movieConsensus
1980
Director
movieCariñosamente infiel
1980
Director
movieLíneas de viento
1980
Director
movieRocky Carambola
1979
Director
movieBattered Flesh
1978
Director
movieActo de posesión
1977
Director
movieLigeramente viudas
1975
Director
movieEl mejor regalo
1975
Director
movieTautólogos plus X
1974
Director
movieManifiesto Horizontal
1973
Director
movieVolveré a nacer
1973
Director
movieHunchback of the Morgue
1973
Director
movieUnderwelles
1973
Director
movieVau seis
1973
Director
movieEl astronauta
1970
Director
movieEspectro Siete
1970
Director
movieObjetivo 40º
1970
Director
movieUTS Cero
1970
Director
Che Che Che
1970
Director
movieLos cuatro elementos
1969
Director
movieLos que tocan el piano
1968
Director
movieEl Rastro
1966
Director
movieEspaña insólita
1965
Director
movieLos oficios de Cándido
1965
Director
moviePlaya insólita
1962
Director
movieVizcaya cuatro
1962
Director
movieTiempo de playa
1961
Director
moviePasajes tres
1961
Director
movieEspacio dos
1961
Director
movieTiempo dos
1961
Director
Writing24
movieZero/infinito
2002
Writer
movieVida/Perra
1982
Writer
movieBattered Flesh
1978
Screenplay
movieVida íntima de un seductor cínico
1975
Story, Screenplay
movieEl insólito embarazo de los Martínez
1974
Screenplay, Story
movieThe Killer Is One of Thirteen
1973
Screenplay
movieHunchback of the Morgue
1973
Screenplay
movieCount Dracula's Great Love
1973
Screenplay
movieEspaña insólita
1965
Writer
Espacio muerto
1965
Screenplay
Acting6
Production2
movieZero/infinito
2002
Producer
movieEl polizón del Ulises
1987
Production Executive
Camera1
movieThe Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone
2003
Director of Photography