Xabier Elorriaga
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Xabier Elorriaga is a contemporary Venezuela
n film and TV actor, writer and director.
in Spain
, in 1969 where he commenced studying Law, Engineering and the Merchant Marine but soon switched to the theatre, becoming well known as an actor in the Bilbao of the 1970s. He then moved to Barcelona
where he studied journalism and worked in the university. He made his prize-winning film debut in 1975 with La ciudad cremada and he has subsequently appeared in over 50 films.
A number of these have been released internationally in English, including:
Together with Arantxa Urretavizcaya
, he is credited with the screenplay of Zorrilla's A los cuatro vientos (1987).
He directed the short film Ikuska 4 (1980).
His TV work includes the series Anillos de oro, Clase media, and La verdad de Laura. He has made episodic appearances in Telecinco's Hospital Central and was involved with TVE-1's miniseries Las Cerezas del Cementerio.
Venezuela
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n film and TV actor, writer and director.
Biography
His exiled parents returned to BilbaoBilbao
Bilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...
in Spain
Spain
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, in 1969 where he commenced studying Law, Engineering and the Merchant Marine but soon switched to the theatre, becoming well known as an actor in the Bilbao of the 1970s. He then moved to Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
where he studied journalism and worked in the university. He made his prize-winning film debut in 1975 with La ciudad cremada and he has subsequently appeared in over 50 films.
A number of these have been released internationally in English, including:
- The Dancer Upstairs (Pasos de baile, 2002)
- To Love Too Much (Demasiado amor, 2002)
- My Mother Likes Women (A mi madre le gustan las mujeres, 2002)
- Sleeping Beauties (Bellas Durmientes, 2001, English subtitles)
- Thesis (Tesis, 1996)
- To the Four Winds (A los cuatro vientos, 1987)
- The Secret Garden (El jardín secreto, 1984)
- Man of Fashion (El hombre de moda, 1980)
- Blindfolded Eyes (Los ojos vendados, 1978)
- The Burned City (La ciudad quemada, 1976)
Together with Arantxa Urretavizcaya
Arantxa Urretavizcaya
Arantxa Urretabizkaia Bejarano , is a contemporary Basque writer, screenwriter and actress. She was born in Donostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco.- Biography :...
, he is credited with the screenplay of Zorrilla's A los cuatro vientos (1987).
He directed the short film Ikuska 4 (1980).
His TV work includes the series Anillos de oro, Clase media, and La verdad de Laura. He has made episodic appearances in Telecinco's Hospital Central and was involved with TVE-1's miniseries Las Cerezas del Cementerio.
Prizes
- 1977 CEC Prize for A un dios desconocidoA un dios desconocidoTo an Unknown God is a 1977 Spanish film directed by Jaime Chávarri. The film is about an aging man coming to terms with his homosexuality and mortality...
- 1976 CEC Prize for La ciudad quemada
Selected filmography
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Dos billetes (post-production) | Javier Serrano |
| 2003 | La memoria e il perdono | Giorgio Capitani Giorgio Capitani Giorgio Capitani is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 40 films since 1954. He has also wrote for 12 films since 1949.He was born in Paris, France.-Selected filmography:* Pane, burro e marmellata... |
| 2001 | Bellas Durmientes | Eloy Lozano |
| 1996 | Tesis Tesis Tesis is a 1996 Spanish film. It is the feature debut of director Alejandro Amenábar, and was written by him and Mateo Gil. The movie won seven 1996 Goya Awards , including the award for Best Film. It stars Ana Torrent, Fele Martínez and Eduardo Noriega... |
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| 1996 | Lejos de África | Cecilia M. Bartolomé |
| 1992 | Havanera 1820 | Antonio Verdaguer |
| 1989 | Días de humo | Antón Exeiza |
| 1987 | Captain James Cook (TV Series) | Lawrence Gordon Clark Lawrence Gordon Clark Lawrence Gordon Clark is an English television director and producer, perhaps best known for his A Ghost Story for Christmas series of mostly M.R... |
| 1987 | A los cuatro vientos | José A. Zorrilla |
| 1986 | Tata mía | José Luis Borau José Luis Borau José Luis Borau Moradell is a Spanish producer, screenwriter, writer, and film director. He has acted in some films.He won Goya Award as Best Director in 2000 for Leo.... |
| 1984 | La Muerte de Mikel La Muerte de Mikel La Muerte de Mikel is a 1984 Spanish film directed by Imanol Uribe, starring Imanol Arias. The film tells in flash back, the story of a gay member of ETA who died under mysterious circumstances.-Plot:The film opens at Mikel's funeral mass... |
Imanol Uribe Imanol Uribe Imanol Uribe is an award-winning Spanish screenwriter and film director.He was born in San Salvador, and is of Basque ancestry. Uribe was married to María Barranco... |
| 1984 | El jardín secreto | Carlos Suárez Carlos Suárez Carlos Suárez García-Osorio , commonly known as Carlos Suárez, is a Spanish professional basketball player. He is a 2.03 m tall Small forward/Power Forward.-Pro career:... |
| 1981 | La fuga de Segovia | Imanol Uribe Imanol Uribe Imanol Uribe is an award-winning Spanish screenwriter and film director.He was born in San Salvador, and is of Basque ancestry. Uribe was married to María Barranco... |
| 1979 | Companys, proceso a Cataluña | José María Forn |
| 1978 | La oscura historia de la prima Montse | Jordi Cadena |
| 1978 | Blindfolded Eyes Blindfolded Eyes Blindfolded Eyes is a 1978 Spanish drama film directed by Carlos Saura. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:Luis is a drama teacher producing a play about repression and torture, he even develops a relationship with the play's leading actress... |
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| 1977 | Perros callejeros | José Antonio de la Loma |
| 1977 | A un dios desconocido A un dios desconocido To an Unknown God is a 1977 Spanish film directed by Jaime Chávarri. The film is about an aging man coming to terms with his homosexuality and mortality... |
Jaime Chávarri Jaime Chávarri Jaime Chávarri y de la Mora is a Spanish actor, screenwriter and film director. His mother María de la Mora y Maura was a maternal granddaughter of Antonio Maura.... |
| 1976 | La ciudad quemada | Antonio Ribas |