Xabier González Elorriaga (born April 1, 1944 in Maracaibo) is a
Spanish film and TV actor, writer and director.His exiled parents
returned to Bilbao in Spain, in 1969 where he commenced studying Law,
Engineering and the Merchant Marine but soon switched to the theatre,
becoming well known as an actor in the Bilbao of the 1970s. He then
moved to Barcelona where he studied journalism and worked in the
university. He made his prize-winning film debut in 1975 with La
ciudad cremada and he has subsequently appeared in over 50 films.A
number of these have been released internationally in English,
including:Together with Arantxa Urretavizcaya, he is credited with the
screenplay of Zorrilla's A los cuatro vientos (1987). He directed the
short film Ikuska 4 (1980).
Spanish film and TV actor, writer and director.His exiled parents
returned to Bilbao in Spain, in 1969 where he commenced studying Law,
Engineering and the Merchant Marine but soon switched to the theatre,
becoming well known as an actor in the Bilbao of the 1970s. He then
moved to Barcelona where he studied journalism and worked in the
university. He made his prize-winning film debut in 1975 with La
ciudad cremada and he has subsequently appeared in over 50 films.A
number of these have been released internationally in English,
including:Together with Arantxa Urretavizcaya, he is credited with the
screenplay of Zorrilla's A los cuatro vientos (1987). He directed the
short film Ikuska 4 (1980).
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