Antonio Mercero
Antonio Mercero Juldain (7 March 1936 – 12 May 2018) was a Spanish director of the television series Verano azul and Farmacia de guardia. He is best known as the director of a 1972 surrealist short horror film titled La cabina, which won an Emmy Award. His 1998 film A Time for Defiance was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Special Silver St.
Antonio Mercero
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- Name
- Antonio Mercero
- Birth Name
- Antonio Mercero Juldain
- Born
- 7 March 1936
- Birthplace
- Lasarte-Oria (Gipuzkoa), Spain
- Died
- 12 May 2018
- Place of death
- Madrid, Spain
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Full name
- Antonio Mercero Juldain.
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Education
- University of Valladolid.
- Honours
- Honorary Goya Award and Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Antonio Mercero Juldain (7 March 1936 – 12 May 2018) was a Spanish director of the television series Verano azul and Farmacia de guardia. He is best known as the director of a 1972 surrealist short horror film titled La cabina, which won an Emmy Award. His 1998 film A Time for Defiance was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Special Silver St.
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In 2010, he was awarded an Honorary Goya Award (Goya de Honor). He died on 12 May 2018 in Madrid at the age of 82 after a battle against Alzheimer's.
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Key facts
• Name — Antonio Mercero • Birth Name — Antonio Mercero Juldain • Born — 7 March 1936 • Birthplace — Lasarte-Oria (Gipuzkoa), Spain • Died — 12 May 2018 • Place of death — Madrid, Spain • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1962–2007
Cinema filmography
Cinema filmography
• Trotin Troteras (1962) • Leccion de arte (1962) • Tajamar (1970) • La cabina (1972) • Manchas de sangre en un coche nuevo (1975) • La Guerra de papa (1977) • Tobi (1978) • Wait for Me in Heaven (1988) • Don Juan, mi querido fantasma (1990) • A Time for Defiance (1998) • The 4th Floor (2003) • ¿Y tú quién eres? (2007)
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Antonio Mercero died at Madrid.
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Lasarte-Oria.
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- 1.Esquela de Antonio Mercero Juldain.
- 2.Muere Antonio Mercero a los 82 años. 1134-6582.
- 3.ETOR Enciclopedia Emblemática. 14. 84-88960-80-8.
- 4.López Aranda estrena una comedia histórica sobre la amistad entre Isabel II y Pérez Galdós. 1134-6582.
- 5.Crítica 'Los verdes campos del Edén' Un mundo ideal. 1134-6582.
- 6.Premios del 1962 en la web del Festival de San Sebastián
- 7.Premios del CEC a la producción española de 1962.
- 8.Antonio Mercero, Goya de Honor 2009.
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