He filmmaker Jaime de Armiñán (Madrid, 1927), director of films such as ‘My dear young lady’, ‘El nido’ or the TVE series ‘Juncal’, He has died at the age of 97reported this Wednesday the General Society of Authors (SGAE) of which he was a part.
The filmmaker also dedicated part of his life to writing and journalism. In 1957 he wrote the book “Biography of the Circus” considered a masterpiece of its genre, according to the APPA. In the field of journalism he left several titles, “Eva without apple” (Calderón de la Barca award in 1953), “Our ghost” (Lope de Vega Award) and “Paso a level”, among others. At the cinema participated in scripts in “Mónica’s secret” by José María Forqué, “La becerrada”, “The twins” or “Carola by day, Carola by night”.
In 2014, the board of directors of the Film Academy awarded with the Goya of Honor “for his passionate dedication to the cinematographic medium since the 60s, the creation of a cinema committed to its time and the potential of stories always devised far from conventions.”
His last film as a director was “14, Fabián Road” in 2008 in which he worked alongside the actresses Ángela Molina, Ana Torrent and the Argentine Julieta Cardinali and with which he appeared at the Malaga Festival, the aforementioned source states.
“With a broken heart we inform you of the death of #JaimeDeArmiñán, honorary advisor of #SGAE. An immense filmmaker and firm defender of the copyright of creators, he joined the entity on September 16, 1954,” says the message in X of the entity.
This unique playwright, novelist, director, screenwriter and columnist from Madrid was married to Elena Santonja, a pioneer of cooking shows on the small screen, who died in 2016.
Source: Lasexta
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