Antonio Mercero
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Born
7 March 1936
Antonio Mercero Juldain
7 March 1936
Lasarte-Oria (Gipuzkoa), Spain
Died12 May 2018 (aged 82)
Madrid, Spain
OccupationsFilm director, screenwriter
Yearsactive1962–2007
Antonio Mercero | |
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.jpg) Mercero in 2007 | |
| Born | Antonio Mercero Juldain 7 March 1936 Lasarte-Oria (Gipuzkoa), Spain |
| Died | 12 May 2018 (aged 82) Madrid, Spain |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1962–2007 |
Antonio Mercero Juldain (7 March 1936 – 12 May 2018) was a Spanish director of the television series Verano azul and Farmacia de guardia. He is best known as the director of a 1972 surrealist short horror film titled La cabina, which won an Emmy Award. His 1998 film A Time for Defiance was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Special Silver St. George.[1] In 2010, he was awarded an Honorary Goya Award (Goya de Honor).[2][3] He died on 12 May 2018 in Madrid at the age of 82 after a battle against Alzheimer's.[4]
