Javier Artiñano

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Javier Artiñano Ansorena (* 1942 in Montes de Oca , San José , Costa Rica ; † July 4, 2013 in Madrid ) was an award-winning Spanish costume and set designer who worked for over 50 films between 1971 and 2011.

Life

Javier Artiñano Ansorena was born in Costa Rica in 1942. His parents were Spanish immigrants. At the age of six the family returned to Spain. Artiñano attended high school in the city of Santander , graduated from high school there and then moved to the capital, where he attended the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando and then studied at the College of Arts.

In 1968 he joined the Los Goliardos theater group , where he made his first professional stage work. In 1971 he designed the costumes for the director Rafael Moreno Albadie for his film Las melancólicas with Analía Gadé and Francisco Rabal in the leading roles. In 1974 he worked for Pedro Masó's romantic comedy Una chica y un señor with Ornella Muti and Sergio Fantoni . In the same year he worked for Josefina Molina's drama Vera, un cuento cruel . In 1975 he created the costumes for the television series El pícaro and El quinto jinete . The director Mario Camus engaged him in 1978 for his film drama Los días del pasado . In 1979 Gillo Pontecorvo engaged him for his period film Operación Ogro with the cast of Gian Maria Volonté , José Sacristán and Ángela Molina .

In the 1980s and 1990s he had his most productive phase with 33 film engagements. In his 40-year career he has worked with many well-known Spanish and international directors, including Luis García Berlanga , Mariano García, Antonio José Betancor, Fernando Colomo, Benito Rabal, Jaime Camino, José A. Zorrilla, José Luis Cuerda , Antonio Giménez Rico , Xavier Villaverde , Imanol Uribe, Pedro Olea , Pilar Miró , Jean Delannoy , Jaime de Armiñán, Vicente Aranda , Fernando Fernán Gómez , Antonio Mercero, Antonio José Betancor, Daniel Monzón and Antonio del Real.

During his career he won six Goya Awards and was nominated six other times. In 2010 he won the award at the Málaga Film Festival Español.

Artiñano had to withdraw from the film business because of cancer. He died in Madrid in July 2013 at the age of 71.

Awards

Goya

  • 1988: Goya in the Best Costumes category for the film El bosque animado
  • 1990: Goya in the Best Equipment category for the film Esquilache together with Ramiro Gómez
  • 1992: Goya in the Best Costumes category for the film El rey pasmado
  • 1993: Goya in the Best Costumes category for the film El maestro de esgrima
  • 2001: Goya in the Best Costumes category for the film Lázaro de Tormes
  • 2002: Goya in the Best Costumes category for the film Juana la Loca
  • 1987: Nomination for the Goya in the category Best Costumes for the film Dragón Rapide
  • 1988: Nomination for the Goya in the category Best Costumes for the film A los cuatro vientos
  • 1989: Nomination for the Goya in the category Best Costumes for the film Jarrapellejos
  • 1997: Nomination for the Goya in the category Best Costumes for the film Libertarias
  • 1999: Nomination for the Goya in the category Best Costumes for the film La hora de los valientes
  • 2009: Nomination for the Goya in the category Best Costumes for the film La conjura de El Escorial

Filmography (selection)

  • 1971: Las melancólicas
  • 1985: Star Knight - The Lord of the Stars (El caballero del dragón)
  • 1986: Dragon Rapide
  • 1991: The Baffled King (El rey Pasmado)
  • 1991: Deadly Winter (El invierno en Lisboa)
  • 1992: The Fencing Master (El maestro de esgrima)
  • 1995: Maria von Nazareth (Marie de Nazareth)
  • 1996: Libertarias
  • 2008: La conjura de El Escorial

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary for Javier Artiñano in: El Pais
personal data
SURNAME Artiñano, Javier
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish costume designer and set designer
DATE OF BIRTH 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Montes de Oca , San José , Costa Rica
DATE OF DEATH 4th July 2013
Place of death Madrid , Spain