Antonio Mercero Juldain (7 March 1936 – 12 May 2018) was a Spanish director of the television series ''

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'' and ''

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''. 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

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where it won the Special Silver St. George. In 2010, he was awarded an

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(Goya de Honor). He died on 12 May 2018 in

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at the age of 82 after a battle against Alzheimer's.

Cinema filmography

* ''Trotin Troteras'' (1962) * ''Leccion de arte'' (1962) * ''Tajamar'' (1970) * '' La cabina'' (1972) * ''Manchas de sangre en un coche nuevo'' (1975) * ''La Guerra de papa'' (1977) * ''

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'' (1978) * '' Wait for Me in Heaven'' (1988) * ''Don Juan, mi querido fantasma'' (1990) * '' A Time for Defiance'' (1998) * '' The 4th Floor'' (2003) * '' ¿Y tú quién eres?'' (2007)

References

External links

Virtual Museum of Antonio Mercero
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El País articles on Antonio Mercero (in Spanish)
1936 births 2018 deaths People from Lasarte-Oria Spanish film directors Honorary Goya Award winners Deaths from dementia in Spain Deaths from Alzheimer's disease {{Spain-film-bio-stub