Javier Aguirre

Javier Aguirre Fernández June 13 1935 December 4 2019 was a Spanish film director writer and producer Aguirre was born in DonostiaSan 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 Draculas Great Love and El asesino esta entre los trece aka The Killer is One of the Thirteen