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 ).
Directed 66
2000s
- 2002
Zero/infinito
Director
- 2000
Voz
Director
1990s
- 1997
Sin film II
Director
Sin film III
Director
- 1994
Continuum
Director
- 1991
El amor sí tiene cura
Director
1980s
- 1988
La diputada
Director
- 1987
La monja alférez
Director
El polizón del Ulises
Director
- 1983
Parchís entra en acción
Director
Continuum 1
Director
- 1982
Vida/Perra
Director
En busca del huevo perdido
Director
Las locuras de Parchís
Director
Ni te cases ni te embarques
Director
- 1981
La segunda guerra de los niños
Director
- 1980
La guerra de los niños
Director
Los pecados de mamá
Director
Consensus
Director
Superficies (Gerardo Rueda)
Director
Líneas de viento
Director
Del movimiento espontáneo de la materia (Antoni Tàpies)
Director
Espacio interior (Eduardo Chillida)
Director
1970s
- 1979
Rocky Carambola
Director
- 1978
Battered Flesh
Director
- 1977
Acto de posesión
Director
Esposa de día, amante de noche
Director
- 1976
La iniciación en el amor
Director
- 1975
Ligeramente viudas
Director
El mejor regalo
Director
Vida íntima de un seductor cínico
Director
Exósmosis (Francisco Sobrino)
Director
Vibraciones oscilatorias (Günter Haese)
Director
- 1974
El insólito embarazo de los Martínez
Director
Tautólogos plus X
Director
- 1973
Manifiesto Horizontal
Director
Volveré a nacer
Director
The Killer Is One of Thirteen
Director
Count Dracula's Great Love
Director
Underwelles
Director
Vau seis
Director
- 1972
Soltero y Padre en la Vida
Director
- 1970
Pierna creciente, falda menguante
Director
De profesión, sus labores
Director
Espectro Siete
Director
Objetivo 40º
Director
UTS Cero
Director
Che Che Che
Director
1960s
- 1969
Unmarried and Mother in Life
Director
Una vez al año ser hippy no hace daño
Director
Los cuatro elementos
Director
- 1968
Los que tocan el piano
Director
- 1967
Los chicos con las chicas
Director
- 1966
El Rastro
Director
- 1965
España insólita
Director
Los oficios de Cándido
Director
- 1963
Toros tres (Guisando-Goya-Picasso)
Director
- 1962
Vizcaya cuatro
Director
Playa insólita
Director
- 1961
Pasajes tres
Director
Tiempo de playa
Director
Tiempo dos
Director
Espacio dos
Director
Wrote 21
2000s
- 2002
Zero/infinito
Writer
1990s
- 1991
El amor sí tiene cura
Writer
1980s
- 1987
La monja alférez
Writer
El polizón del Ulises
Writer
- 1982
Vida/Perra
Writer
Las locuras de Parchís
Writer
Ni te cases ni te embarques
Writer
- 1981
La segunda guerra de los niños
Writer
- 1980
La guerra de los niños
Writer
1970s
- 1978
Battered Flesh
Screenplay
- 1977
Acto de posesión
Writer
Esposa de día, amante de noche
Writer
- 1976
La iniciación en el amor
Writer
- 1975
Ligeramente viudas
Writer
Vida íntima de un seductor cínico
Story, Screenplay
- 1974
El insólito embarazo de los Martínez
Story, Screenplay
- 1973
The Killer Is One of Thirteen
Screenplay
Count Dracula's Great Love
Screenplay
1960s
- 1967
Los chicos con las chicas
Writer
- 1965
España insólita
Writer
Acted in 2
2010s
- 2012
Materialista, idealista, cinematógrafo, magnetófono, buen chico y sádico
Movie
2000s
- 2002
Sara, una estrella
Movie
Produced 2
2000s
- 2002
Zero/infinito
Producer
1980s
- 1987
El polizón del Ulises
Production Executive
Camera 1
2000s
- 2003
The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone
Director of Photography
Sound 1
1970s
- 1974
El insólito embarazo de los Martínez
Songs
Appearances4
2010s
- 2019
Wild Session
Self - Filmmaker
- 2013
- 2010
The Evil Faces of Víctor Israel
Himself
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
Self
