Jorge Guerricaechevarría
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Jorge Guerricaechevarría (born November 30, 1964 in Avilés
, Asturias
), also known as Guerrica, is a Basque
screenwriter.
He won a Goya Award for the script of Cell 211
, adapted from the novel of the same name by Francisco Pérez Gandul. He was also nominated for 'The Day of the Beast, La comunidad
, and The Oxford Murders
. In 2008, at the Basque film festival Zinemastea, he received an honorary award recognizing his career as a screenwriter.
Premios Goya
Avilés
Avilés is a city in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main towns in the Principality of Asturias.The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, in a land that belonged to the sea, surrounded by small promontories, all of them having an altitude of less than...
, Asturias
Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
), also known as Guerrica, is a Basque
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
screenwriter.
He won a Goya Award for the script of Cell 211
Cell 211
Cell 211 is a 2009 Spanish prison film directed by Daniel Monzón, starring Luis Tosar, Alberto Ammann and Antonio Resines.- Plot :Juan Oliver wants to make a good impression at his new job as a prison officer and reports to work a day early, leaving his pregnant wife, Elena, at home. During his...
, adapted from the novel of the same name by Francisco Pérez Gandul. He was also nominated for 'The Day of the Beast, La comunidad
La comunidad (film)
La comunidad is a 2000 Spanish black comedy film directed by Álex de la Iglesia.-Plot:Carmen Maura plays a real estate agent who discovers a fortune in the apartment of a dead man...
, and The Oxford Murders
The Oxford Murders (film)
The Oxford Murders is a 2008 film directed by Álex de la Iglesia. This thriller film is adapted from the novel of the same name by the Argentine mathematician and writer Guillermo Martínez. The film stars Elijah Wood, John Hurt and the Spanish actress Leonor Watling.-Plot:It is 1993...
. In 2008, at the Basque film festival Zinemastea, he received an honorary award recognizing his career as a screenwriter.
Premios Goya
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Best Adapted Screenplay Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay The Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards.-References:**... |
Cell 211 Cell 211 Cell 211 is a 2009 Spanish prison film directed by Daniel Monzón, starring Luis Tosar, Alberto Ammann and Antonio Resines.- Plot :Juan Oliver wants to make a good impression at his new job as a prison officer and reports to work a day early, leaving his pregnant wife, Elena, at home. During his... |
Won |
| 2007 | Best Adapted Screenplay Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay The Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards.-References:**... |
The Oxford Murders The Oxford Murders (film) The Oxford Murders is a 2008 film directed by Álex de la Iglesia. This thriller film is adapted from the novel of the same name by the Argentine mathematician and writer Guillermo Martínez. The film stars Elijah Wood, John Hurt and the Spanish actress Leonor Watling.-Plot:It is 1993... |
Nominated |
| 2000 | Best Original Screenplay Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay The Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards-References:**... |
La comunidad La comunidad (film) La comunidad is a 2000 Spanish black comedy film directed by Álex de la Iglesia.-Plot:Carmen Maura plays a real estate agent who discovers a fortune in the apartment of a dead man... |
Nominated |
| 1995 | Best Original Screenplay Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay The Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards-References:**... |
The Day of the Beast | Nominated |
Filmografía
- Mirindas asesinas, short, 1991
- Acción mutanteAcción mutanteAcción mutante is a 1993 Spanish science fiction black comedy film directed by Álex de la Iglesia.-Plot:A future post-apocalyptic world is ruled by the good-looking people. A terrorist group of disabled people, who see themselves as mutants, take arms against their oppressors. They plan to rid the...
, 1993 - Canguros (TV series), episode Buscarse la vida, 1994
- The Day of the Beast, 1995
- Live Flesh, 1997
- Perdita DurangoPerdita DurangoPerdita Durango, released as Dance with the Devil in the US, is a film directed by Alex de la Iglesia as a cross between the crime and horror genres. The film is based on Barry Gifford's novel 59° and Raining: The Story of Perdita Durango...
, 1997 - Muertos de risa, 1999
- La comunidadLa comunidad (film)La comunidad is a 2000 Spanish black comedy film directed by Álex de la Iglesia.-Plot:Carmen Maura plays a real estate agent who discovers a fortune in the apartment of a dead man...
, 2000 - Luna's Game, 2001
- They're Watching Us, 2002
- The Biggest Robbery Never Told, 2002
- 800 Bullets, 2002
- Platillos Volantes, 2003
- Crimen FerpectoCrimen FerpectoCrimen Ferpecto is a 2004 Spanish black comedy film directed by Álex de la Iglesia.-Plot:Rafael is a women's clothing clerk at a large Madrid department store, Yeyo's. His department is filled with beautiful, comely young women whom Rafael routinely seduces...
, 2004 - The Kovak BoxThe Kovak BoxThe Kovak Box is a 2006 British-Spanish thriller film, directed by Daniel Monzón and starring Timothy Hutton, Lucía Jiménez, Annette Badland and David Kelly.It is set on the island of Mallorca.-Plot:David Norton is used to being in control...
, 2006 - Películas para no dormir, TV, 2006
- The Oxford MurdersThe Oxford Murders (film)The Oxford Murders is a 2008 film directed by Álex de la Iglesia. This thriller film is adapted from the novel of the same name by the Argentine mathematician and writer Guillermo Martínez. The film stars Elijah Wood, John Hurt and the Spanish actress Leonor Watling.-Plot:It is 1993...
, 2008 - Plutón BRB Nero (TV series), 2008
- Psiquiatras, psicólogos y otros enfermos, TV series, 2009
- Cell 211Cell 211Cell 211 is a 2009 Spanish prison film directed by Daniel Monzón, starring Luis Tosar, Alberto Ammann and Antonio Resines.- Plot :Juan Oliver wants to make a good impression at his new job as a prison officer and reports to work a day early, leaving his pregnant wife, Elena, at home. During his...
, 2009 - Alakrana (filming), 2011
- La marca amarilla, 2009