Narciso Ibáñez Menta
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Narciso Ibáñez Menta was a Spanish
theatre
, film
, and television
actor
.
Born in Langreo
, Asturias
, Spain, Menta made his first stage appearance in 1919 at the Teatro La Comedia of Buenos Aires
. He worked in both theatre and film in Argentina
until 1964, when he returned to Spain and developed a successful television career. In both Argentina and Spain, he was particularly prominent in suspense and horror subjects.
He married the Argentine actress Pepita Serrador, a member of a famous theatre family. In 1935 they had a son, Narciso "Chicho" Ibáñez Serrador, who became a director, writer and actor, and directed the Spanish television series Historias para no dormir (1973), El Televisor (1974) and El fin empezó ayer (1982) in which his father starred.
Films featuring Ibáñez Menta included Historia de crímenes (1942), La Bestia debe morir
(1952), Tres citas con el destino (1953), Obras maestras del terror ('Masterworks of Terror'1960), Shoot Twice
(1969), La saga de los Drácula (1972), Los muchachos de antes no usaban arsénico (1976), Viaje al más allá (1980), Sal gorda (1983), and Más allá de la muerte (1984).
His last film role was in ¡Qué vecinos tan animales! (1998). He died in Madrid
at the age of 91.
In 2008, Argentine cinema director Gustavo Leonel Mendoza exhibited a documentary about Ibañez Menta's life, titled Nadie más se inquietó ('Nobody worried any more'). In 2010, Argentine writers Leandro D'Ambrosio and "Gillespie" published a biography of the actor, El artesano del miedo ['The Craftsman of Fear'].
His son is film director Narciso Ibáñez Serrador
.
Spain
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theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
, film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Born in Langreo
Langreo
Langreo, , officially Llangréu / Langreo is a municipality of northern Spain, province of The Principality of Asturias....
, 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...
, Spain, Menta made his first stage appearance in 1919 at the Teatro La Comedia of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
. He worked in both theatre and film in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
until 1964, when he returned to Spain and developed a successful television career. In both Argentina and Spain, he was particularly prominent in suspense and horror subjects.
He married the Argentine actress Pepita Serrador, a member of a famous theatre family. In 1935 they had a son, Narciso "Chicho" Ibáñez Serrador, who became a director, writer and actor, and directed the Spanish television series Historias para no dormir (1973), El Televisor (1974) and El fin empezó ayer (1982) in which his father starred.
Films featuring Ibáñez Menta included Historia de crímenes (1942), La Bestia debe morir
La Bestia debe morir
La Bestia debe morir is a 1952 Argentine thriller film, which is directed by Román Viñoly Barreto and stars Guillermo Battaglia, Narciso Ibáñez Menta and Warly Ceriani. It based on the novel The Beast must Die by Irish poet Nicholas Blake.-Plot:...
(1952), Tres citas con el destino (1953), Obras maestras del terror ('Masterworks of Terror'1960), Shoot Twice
Shoot Twice
Shoot Twice is a 1969 Italian Western film directed by Nando Cicero and starring Klaus Kinski and Antonio Sabato. The film is also known as Twice a Judas.-Cast:* Klaus Kinski - Dingus / aka Victor Barrett* Antonio Sabato - Luke Barrett...
(1969), La saga de los Drácula (1972), Los muchachos de antes no usaban arsénico (1976), Viaje al más allá (1980), Sal gorda (1983), and Más allá de la muerte (1984).
His last film role was in ¡Qué vecinos tan animales! (1998). He died in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
at the age of 91.
In 2008, Argentine cinema director Gustavo Leonel Mendoza exhibited a documentary about Ibañez Menta's life, titled Nadie más se inquietó ('Nobody worried any more'). In 2010, Argentine writers Leandro D'Ambrosio and "Gillespie" published a biography of the actor, El artesano del miedo ['The Craftsman of Fear'].
His son is film director Narciso Ibáñez Serrador
Narciso Ibáñez Serrador
Narciso Ibáñez Serrador , also known as Chicho Ibáñez Serrador or Luis Peñafiel is a film, television and theater director, actor and screenwriter.He is the son of Narciso Ibáñez Menta.-Biography:...
.
External links
- Archivo Ibáñez Menta (Spanish)