Narciso Ibáñez Serrador
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Narciso Ibáñez Serrador | |
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| Born | Narciso Ibáñez Serrador 4 July 1935 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Died | 7 June 2019 (aged 83) Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Other names | Chicho Ibáñez Serrador Luis Peñafiel |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer, writer |
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Narciso Ibáñez Serrador (4 July 1935 – 7 June 2019), also known as Chicho Ibáñez Serrador or by the pen name Luis Peñafiel, was a Spanish television, film and theater director, actor and screenwriter.[1] He received many accolades throughout his career including the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Spanish Television Academy in 2002, the National Television Award presented by the Spanish Ministry of Culture in 2010 and the Honorary Goya Award presented by the Spanish Film Academy in 2018.
Some of his credits include the creation and direction of the television shows Historias para no dormir, Historia de la frivolidad and Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez in Televisión Española, and the writing and direction of the feature films The House That Screamed (1969) and Who Can Kill a Child? (1976).
Biography[edit]
Ibáñez Serrador was born in 1935 in Montevideo and from an early age was influenced by the world of acting: his father was the Spanish theater director Narciso Ibáñez Menta, while his mother was Argentinian actress Pepita Serrador.[2] He spent his childhood in Latin America accompanying his parents during their tour performances.[3]
In 1947 he moved to Spain, where he attended high school in the city of Salamanca. He began to work with a theater company and made his theater director debut with The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams.[4]
In 1963 he began to work in Televisión Española, creating and directing shows that gave him fame in Spain like the horror series Historias para no dormir, the special Historia de la frivolidad and the game show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez. He later transitioned to films writing and directing two feature films: The House That Screamed (1969)[5] and Who Can Kill a Child? (1976).
Ibáñez Serrador received the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Spanish Television Academy in 2002,[6] the National Television Award presented by the Spanish Ministry of Culture in 2010,[7] the Feroz of Honor at the 4th Feroz Awards in 2017[8] and the Honorary Goya Award presented by the Spanish Film Academy at the 33rd Goya Awards in 2018.[9]
In 1968, the Ministry of the Navy commissioned him a short film to compete at a festival in Versailles, the short film won an award and the Minister honored him with the Cross of Naval Merit with white decoration.[10] In 2002, he received the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts by the Ministry of Culture.
He died on 7 June 2019 from a urinary tract infection at the age of 83.[11]
In popular media[edit]
The 2021 episode Freddy of Stories to Stay Awake directed by Paco Plaza features a fictional recreation of the filming of the 1982 episode Freddy of Historias para no dormir. The character of Ibáñez is played by Carlos Santos.[12] Paco Plaza portrays Ibáñez Serrador in a cameo role in Saben aquell.[13]
Honours[edit]
Cross of Naval Merit with white decoration (Spain, 1 April 1969).[14]
Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (Spain, 15 February 2002).[15]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Narciso Ibáñez Serrador". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ "Muere Chicho Ibáñez Serrador". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial Información General S.L.U. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Narciso Ibáñez Serrador" (in Spanish). Decine21.com. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ "Biography of Chicho Ibañez Serrador" (in Spanish). Biographies & Lives. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ Stuart Galbraith IV. "The House That Screamed". DVD Talk. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ "IV PREMIOS ANUALES". Academy of Television and Audiovisual Arts and Sciences (in Spanish). 13 April 2002.
- ^ "Orden CUL/3446/2010, de 20 de diciembre, por la que se concede el Premio Nacional de Televisión correspondiente al año 2010" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 4 January 2011.
- ^ "Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, premio Feroz de Honor 2017". Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España (in Spanish).
- ^ "Goya de Honor 2019 - Narciso 'Chicho' Ibáñez Serrador". Goya Awards (in Spanish).
- ^ "With Chicho Ibañez Serrador". Boletín Tierra (in Spanish). No. 88. Ministry of Defence. 26 June 1998.
- ^ "Muere Chicho Ibáñez Serrador". ABC (in Spanish). 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ Medianoche, Mike (17 April 2021). "'Freddy', 'Historias para no dormir' y cómo Chicho Ibáñez Serrador se adelantó a 'Chucky'". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Hernández Luján, Raquel (30 October 2023). "Crítica de Saben aquell, la película de David Trueba en la que se narra cómo llegó a la fama el humorista Eugenio". HobbyConsolas.
- ^ "Orden de 1 de abril de 1969 por la que se concede la Cruz del Mérito Naval de segunda clase, con distintivo blanco a don Narciso Ibáñez Serrador" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 1 April 1969.
- ^ "Real Decreto 203/2002, de 15 de febrero por el que se concede la Medalla al Mérito en las Bellas Artes, en su categoría de Oro, a las personas que se citan" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 16 February 2002.
Sources[edit]
- Michael Orlando Yaccarino, La Residencia: An Analysis, in Filmfax (1999)
External links[edit]
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