Chicho Ibáñez Serrador | |
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| Born | Narciso Ibáñez Serrador (1935-07-04)4 July 1935 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Died | 7 June 2019(2019-06-07) (aged 83) Madrid, Spain |
| Other names | Chicho Ibáñez Serrador Luis Peñafiel |
| Occupations | Director, producer, writer |
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Narciso Ibáñez Serrador (4 July 1935 – 7 June 2019), also known asChicho Ibáñez Serrador or by thepen nameLuis 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 theSpanish Television Academy in 2002, theNational Television Award presented by theSpanish Ministry of Culture in 2010 and theHonorary Goya Award presented by theSpanish Film Academy in 2018.
Some of his credits include the creation and direction of the television showsHistorias para no dormir,Historia de la frivolidad, andUn, dos, tres... responda otra vez inTelevisión Española, and the writing and direction of the feature filmsThe House That Screamed (1969) andWho Can Kill a Child? (1976).
Ibáñez Serrador was born in 1935 inMontevideo and from an early age was influenced by the world of acting: his father was the Spanish theatre director and actorNarciso Ibáñez Menta, while his mother was Argentinian actressPepita 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 inSalamanca. He began to work with a theatre company and made his director debut withThe Glass Menagerie byTennessee Williams.[4]
In 1963 he began to work inTelevisión Española, creating and directing successful shows in Spain like the horror seriesHistorias para no dormir, the specialHistoria de la frivolidad, and the game showUn, dos, tres... responda otra vez. Ibáñez Serrador originally went uncredited for creating and directingUn, dos, tres... as his father, a successful horror actor, didn't want to be associated with a game show. However, he relented when the show became a runaway hit and viewers wanted to know who had come up with such a successful format, originally receiving the credit of "If something fails, the one responsible is Chicho Ibáñez Serrador". The show ran until 2004.
He later returned to cinema, writing and directing two feature films:The House That Screamed (1969)[5] andWho Can Kill a Child? (1976).
Ibáñez Serrador received the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by theSpanish Television Academy in 2002,[6] theNational Television Award presented by theSpanish Ministry of Culture in 2010,[7] the Feroz of Honor at the4th Feroz Awards in 2017[8] and theHonorary Goya Award presented by theSpanish Film Academy at the33rd Goya Awards in 2018.[9]
In 1968, theMinistry of the Navy commissioned him a short film to compete at a festival in Versailles, the short film won an award and the Minister honoured him with theCross of Naval Merit with white decoration.[10] In 2002, he received theGold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts by theMinistry of Culture.
He died on 7 June 2019 from aurinary tract infection at the age of 83.[11]
The 2021 episodeFreddy ofStories to Stay Awake directed byPaco Plaza features a fictional recreation of the filming of the 1982 episodeFreddy ofHistorias para no dormir.The character of Ibáñez is played byCarlos Santos.[12] Paco Plaza portrays Ibáñez Serrador in a cameo role inSaben aquell.[13]
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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]
