Jaime Chávarri
Spanish film director born in Madrid. Graduated in Law, he never practiced as a lawyer. He later studied for two years at the Escuela Oficial de Cinematografía and worked as a film critic for the magazine Film Ideal while making several short films in super-8. His first solo feature film was Los viajes escolares (1974). In 1976 he released El desencanto, a biographical documentary about the poet Leopoldo Panero. The film was awarded the Best Film Award by the Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos. A un dios desconocido (1977) starred Héctor Alterio and its script was written by Elías Querejeta. It was followed by Dedicatoria (1980) and Bearn o la sala de las muñecas (1983), starring Fernando Rey, Imanol Arias and Ángela Molina. One of his most recognized works is Las bicicletas son para el verano (1984), based on a play by Fernando Fernán Gómez. The film, starring Agustín González, Victoria Abril, Marisa Paredes and Gabino Diego, is set during the Spanish Civil War. El río de oro (1986) stars Ángela Molina. It is followed by Las cosas del querer (1989), in whose script Fernando Colomo participated. Tierno verano de lujurias y azoteas (1992) is a comedy starring Gabino Diego, Marisa Paredes and Imanol Arias. In 1994 he directed the sequel to Las cosas del querer with the same actors.
A year later he released Gran Slalom (1996), with a script by Rafael Azcona. The film stars Juanjo Puigcorbé and Pilar Bardem, among others. The following year he directed a Spanish-Argentine co-production entitled Sus ojos se cerraron y el mundo sigue andando (1997). In 2002 he directed Besos para todos, starring Emma Suárez and Eloy Azorín and in 2004 El año del diluvio, an adaptation of the novel by Eduardo Mendoza. His latest feature film was Camarón (2005), for which he co-wrote the script with Álvaro del Amo. The film is based on the biography of the flamenco singer José Monje Cruz, Camarón de la Isla, who is given life by the actor Óscar Jaenada in a splendid characterization. The film won three Goya awards for Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling and Best Leading Actor.
Fotos
Filme (61)
Kämpferin im Untergrund
2025 · Txiki el Viejo
The Last Rapture
2025 · Self
La manzana de oro
2023 · Director, Writer
Cerré los ojos y me hablaron las hormigas
2023 · Julio
La casa de los retratos
2023
Berlanga!!
2021 · Self - Filmmaker
FOMO
2021 · Thanks
Cuento Chino
2019 · Paco
Aute retrato
2019 · Himself
The Apostate
2015 · Padre Quirós
Writing Heads
2013 · Self
24 horas en la vida de Querejeta
2012 · Self
Un cine como tú en un país como éste
2010
All Night Long
2010 · Self
Vampyros Lesbos
2008 · Story
Camaron - Als Flamenco Legende wurde
2005 · Director, Writer
Madrid 11-M: todos íbamos en ese tren
2005 · Director
El año del diluvio
2004 · Director, Writer
Howard Hawks, San Sebastián 1972
2003
Kisses for Everyone
2000 · Director
Arrebatos
1998
Tangos Are for Two
1998 · Director, Additional Writing
Sombras y luces: Cien años de cine español
1996
Gran Slalom
1996 · Director
The Things of Love: Part 2
1995 · Director
La mujer duende
1994 · Director
After All These Years
1994 · Thanks
La intrusa
1993 · Director
Tierno verano de lujurias y azoteas
1993 · Director, Writer
Marathon
1993 · Assistant Director
The Things of Love
1989 · Director, Writer
I'm the One You're Looking For
1989 · Director, Writer
The Impeccable Sinner
1987 · El cura
Matador
1986 · Priest
El río de oro
1986 · Director, Writer
Tatuaje
1985 · Director
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
1984 · Cliente 'Striptease'
Bicycles Are for the Summer
1984 · Director
Bearn
1983 · Director
Luis y Virginia
1982 · Director, Writer
Cuentos para una escapada
1981 · Director, Writer
National Heritage
1981
Dedicated to...
1980 · Director, Writer
Erotic Stories
1980 · Exhibicionista, Director, Writer
What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
1978 · Writer
To an Unknown God
1977 · Director, Screenplay
School Trip
1976 · Director, Writer
The Disenchantment
1976 · Director
A flor de piel (C)
1974
A Chaste Spanish Man
1973 · Art Direction
The Spirit of the Beehive
1973 · Art Direction
Anna and the Wolves
1973 · Art Direction
Vampyros Lesbos
1971 · Screenplay
Cake of Blood
1971 · Henry Clerval (segment "Victor Frankenstein"), Director, Screenplay
El camino del cielo
1971 · Editor
Estado de sitio
1970 · Director, Writer
Ginebra en los infiernos
1970 · Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor
Un, dos, tres, al escondite inglés
1969 · Spot Producer (uncredited), Writer
El gran amante
1969 · Screenplay, Director
Ida y vuelta
1968
Run, Blancanieves, Run
1967 · Director, Screenplay
