José Ramón Larraz
José Ramón Larraz Gil (1929 – 3 September 2013) was a Spanish director of exploitation and horror films such as the erotic and bloody Vampyres (1974), The House that Vanished (1973), Symptoms (1974), Black Candles (1982) and Rest in Pieces (1987) among others.
Also recorded as Jose Ramon Larraz · José Ramón Larraz Gil
José Ramón Larraz
- Born
- 1929
- Died
- 2013
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- screenwriter · film director · comics artist · writer · manufacturer · director
- Fields
- Gothic literature · horror film · erotica
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Early life
Early life
Born in Barcelona, Larraz earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree and moved to Paris in 1952, where he started his career as a comics writer for magazines like Pilote and Spirou. His most known creation was the action-comic series "Paul Foran", which he wrote under the name "Gil" and also made some artistic contributions to.
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José Ramón Larraz lived from 7 February 1929 to 3 September 2013 and was a comics artist, “Comicszenarist”, film director and screenwriter. José Ramón Larraz was born on 7 February 1929 and died on 3 September 2013. José Ramón Larraz was born in Barcelona, Spain, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. José Ramón Larraz died in Málaga, Spain, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Career
Career
Larraz moved to England, where he began making films, then in 1976 apparently relocated his operations back to Spain. He made many different types of films, but is best known for his horror films. Symptoms was an official British entry at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival. His last few horror films were Spanish-American co-productions. He apparently retired from filmmaking in 1992 at age 63.
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1929
José Ramón Larraz was born on 7 February 1929.
2013
José Ramón Larraz died on 3 September 2013.
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- 1.DigitalCavalry. Fallece el realizador José Ramón Larraz. - TumbaAbierta.com. El portal del entretenimiento en el género fantástico. 3 September 2013.
- 2.José R. Larraz. BFI.
- 3.Vampyres (1974) - José Larraz - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie. AllMovie.
- 4.José Larraz - Lambiek Comiclopedia.
- 5.10 great overlooked British horror films of the 1970s. British Film Institute. 14 April 2016.
- 6.Sensuality Oozing Through the Walls_ The Domestic Dramas of José Ramón Larraz. Diabolique Magazine.
- 7.R.I.P. José Ramón Larraz 1929-2013. Starburst. 3 September 2013.
- 8.Kelly, Kevin. Film 'Whirlpool' offers assorted vulgarities. The Boston Globe. 11. 19 September 1970.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 6
- The book Immoral Tales: European Sex & Horror Movies 1956-1984 (1994) by Cathal Tohill and Pete Tombs dedicates a chapter to him.
- The paperback novelisation of Vampyres (FAB Press, 2001) by Tim Greaves.
- Vampyres: A Tribute to the Ultimate in Erotic Horror Cinema (1996) by Tim Greaves is devoted entirely to the making of the film, filled with interview material, reviews and a treasure trove of photos.
- Cooper, Ian. Frightmares: A History of British Horror Cinema. Columbia University Press. 2016. 978-0-993-07174-4.
- Craig, Rob. American International Pictures: A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland. 2019. 978-1-476-66631-0.
- Smith, Gary A. Uneasy Dreams: The Golden Age of British Horror Films, 1956–1976. McFarland. 2006. 978-1-476-60530-2.
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