José María Elorrieta (1921–1974) was a Spanish

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

. He wrote or directed a number of

Spaghetti Westerns The Spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...

.Weisser p.168

Selected filmography

Director

* '' María Dolores'' (1953) * ''

Flame Over Vietnam ''Flame Over Vietnam'' Original title: Una cruz en el infierno is a 1957 Spanish film directed by José María Elorrieta José María Elorrieta (1921–1974) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. He wrote or directed a number of Spag ...

'' (1957) * '' The Fan'' (1958) * ''

The Showgirl ''The Showgirl'' (Spanish: ''La corista'') is a 1960 Spanish musical film directed by José María Elorrieta and starring Marujita Díaz, Espartaco Santoni and Luis Sánchez Polack.Crusells p.222 Cast * Marujita Díaz as Marieta * Esparta ...

'' (1960) * '' Today's Melodies'' (1960) * ''

The University Chorus ''The University Chorus'' (Spanish: ''Pasa la tuna'') is a 1960 Spanish musical film directed by José María Elorrieta.Bentley p.142 Cast References Bibliography * Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer, 200 ...

'' (1960) * ''

Apache Fury ''Apache Fury'' ( es, El hombre de la diligencia, link=no meaning "man of the stage", it, La furia degli Apache) is a 1964 Italian-Spanish Spaghetti Western directed and co-written by José María Elorrieta. It was based on a novel by Eduardo Gu ...

'' (1964) * ''

Fuerte perdido ''Fuerte perdido'' or ''Asalto a fuerte apache'' () is a 1965 Spanish western film directed by José María Elorrieta and starred by Germán Cobos, Mariano Vidal and Marta May. The story was written by Fred Uratia. Cast * Germán Cobos as Pa ...

'' (1965) * '' The Treasure of Makuba'' (1967) - as Joe Lacy * '' A Witch Without a Broom'' (1967) - as Joe Lacy * '' The Vengeance of Pancho Villa'' (1967) * '' The Emerald of Artatama'' (1969)

Screenwriter

* ''

Devil's Roundup ''Devil's Roundup'' (Spanish:''El cerco del diablo'') is a 1952 Spanish drama film directed by Antonio del Amo, Enrique Gómez, Edgar Neville, José Antonio Nieves Conde and Arturo Ruiz Castillo.Betz p.248 Cast * Fernando Aguirre as Pescador ...

'' (1952)

References

Bibliography

* Thomas Weisser. ''Spaghetti Westerns--the Good, the Bad and the Violent: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography of 558 Eurowesterns and Their Personnel, 1961-1977''. McFarland, 2005.

External links

* 1921 births 1974 deaths Spanish film directors Spanish male screenwriters People from Madrid 20th-century Spanish screenwriters 20th-century Spanish male writers {{Spain-film-bio-stub