Francisco "Patxi" Andión González (6 October 1947 – 18 December 2019) was a Spanish singer-songwriter, musician and actor.
Biography
Patxi Andión was born to
Basque
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* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
parents in Madrid in 1947 and lived part of his childhood in the Basque town of
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. His political beliefs led him to seek exile in Paris, where he took part in the
May 68
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protests and where he subsequently embarked on his musical career.
Andión died in a car accident in Cubo de la Solana in the Spanish province of Soria on 18 December 2019.
Acting
Films
*''El libro del Buen Amor'' (1975) (actor and composer). Co-directed by Julián Marcos and Tomás Aznar, based on the book of the same title by
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Biography
Origins
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*''La otra alcoba'' (1976) (actor and composer). Directed by
Eloy de la Iglesia
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*''Libertad provisional'' (1976) (actor and composer). Directed by
Roberto Bodegas
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*''Acto de posesión'' (1977) (actor). Directed by
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, based on the book "Dos madres" by
Miguel de Unamuno
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, based on the book of the same title by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán.
*''Corazón de papel'' (1982) (actor). Directed by
Roberto Bodegas
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Career
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*''Puzzle'' (1986) (actor). Directed by Lluis Josep Comerón.
*''La estanquera de Vallecas'' (1986) (actor and composer). Directed by
Eloy de la Iglesia
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*''La sal de la vida'' (1995) (actor). Directed by
Eugenio MartÃn
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Television
*''Las pÃcaras'' (1983) (actor in the episode "La pÃcara Justina"). Television series.
*''Brigada central'' (1989) (actor in an episode). Television series directed by
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*''Página de sucesos'' (1985) (actor). Television series directed by Antonio Gimenez Rico.
*''La virtud del asesino'' (1997) (actor y scriptwriter). Directed by
Federico GarcÃa Lorca
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tribute album, 1986; with the song "Oda a
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Singles
*''Vallekas'' (1987). The theme song of the movie " La estanquera de Vallecas", it was released as a promotional single on the compilation album ''Dial Discos''. In 1998, Patxi recorded a new version of the song, this time not edited for radio, for the album ''Nunca, nadie''.