Xabier Elorriaga

Xabier González Elorriaga (born April 1, 1944 in Maracaibo) is a Spanish film and TV actor, writer and director.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is Elorriaga.
Xabier Elorriaga
Born
Xabier González Elorriaga

(1944-04-01) April 1, 1944
Maracaibo, Venezuela

Biography

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:

  1. The Dancer Upstairs (Pasos de baile, 2002)
  2. To Love Too Much (Demasiado amor, 2002)
  3. My Mother Likes Women (A mi madre le gustan las mujeres, 2002)
  4. Sleeping Beauties (Bellas Durmientes, 2001, English subtitles)
  5. Thesis (Tesis, 1996)
  6. To the Four Winds (A los cuatro vientos, 1987)
  7. The Secret Garden (El jardín secreto, 1984)
  8. Man of Fashion (El hombre de moda, 1980)
  9. Blindfolded Eyes (Los ojos vendados, 1978)
  10. The Burned City (La ciudad quemada, 1976)

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).

His TV work includes the series Anillos de oro, Clase media, and La verdad de Laura. He has made episodic appearances in Telecinco's Hospital Central and was involved with TVE-1's miniseries Las Cerezas del Cementerio.

Prizes
  • 1977 CEC Prize for A un dios desconocido
  • 1976 CEC Prize for La ciudad quemada

Selected filmography
YearFilmDirector
2006Dos billetes (post-production)Javier Serrano
2003La memoria e il perdonoGiorgio Capitani
2001Bellas DurmientesEloy Lozano
1996TesisAlejandro Amenábar
1996Lejos de ÁfricaCecilia M. Bartolomé
1992Havanera 1820Antonio Verdaguer
1989Días de humoAntón Exeiza
1987Captain James Cook (TV Series)Lawrence Gordon Clark
1987A los cuatro vientosJosé A. Zorrilla
1986Tata míaJosé Luis Borau
1984La Muerte de MikelImanol Uribe
1984El jardín secretoCarlos Suárez
1981La fuga de SegoviaImanol Uribe
1979Companys, proceso a CataluñaJosé María Forn
1978La oscura historia de la prima MontseJordi Cadena
1978Blindfolded Eyes
1977Perros callejerosJosé Antonio de la Loma
1977A un dios desconocidoJaime Chávarri
1976La ciudad quemadaAntonio Ribas
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