The world of cinema is in mourning. The General Society of Authors and Editors (SGAE), of which he was a member, has communicated the death of the filmmaker Jaime de Armín at the age of 97. It is one of the historical figures of the seventh Spanish art.
With a broken heart we inform you of the death of Jaime de Armínhonorary advisor of SGAE. Immense filmmaker and firm defender of the copyright of creatorsjoined the entity on September 16, 1954, wrote in X, formerly Twitter, from the organization.
Armin (Madrid, 1927) He was the director and screenwriter of fundamental films such as My dear lady (1972) o The nest (1980), which were nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Film category.
In addition, of your bill is also the TVE series Juncalin which the renowned actor Paco Rabal played the bullfighter of the same name from the middle of the last century to whom a goring left him useless for bullfighting, who spent time with the rich Julia Muoz, whom he abandoned with two children to settle in Seville with his lover.
Versatile author
But Armin’s talent is not limited only to his role in the cinema, since, in addition, He had worked as a novelist and playwrightand in fact, He had begun his film career as a writer for other directors such as José María Forqufor whom he scripted The heifer (1962) y I have seen death (1965).
In addition, was nominated for the Goya on one occasionfor his work as a screenwriter in The lame pigeon (nineteen ninety six). Although I didn’t win it on that occasion, The Academy, then chaired by Enrique Gonzlez Macho, granted him the honorary award for his career in 2014.
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