Lucio Urtubia Jiménez (1931–2020) was a Spanish anarchist known for his practice of

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through forgery. At times compared to

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, Urtubia carried out

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and forgeries throughout the 1960s and 1970s. In the words of Albert Boadella, "Lucio is a

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that did not fight against wind mills, but against a true giant". Urtubia died in his home city of Paris, France on 18 July 2020, aged 89.

Legacy

The Basque filmmakers and created ', a 2007 documentary on Urtubia's life. The 2022 film ''

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'' (''A Man of Action'') was based on his life.

References

External links

Official site for the film ''Lucio'', featuring trailer

Lucio, The Good Bandit: Reflections of an Anarchist

Interview with Lucio Urtubia: Robbing banks is an honour for me
( Euskara)
An anarchist in the Paris of the resistance
(

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) 1931 births 2020 deaths Spanish expatriates in France Anarchist partisans Illegalists Spanish bank robbers Forgers Spanish anarchists Spanish prisoners and detainees People from Tudela (comarca) Spanish revolutionaries Spanish rebels Spanish anti-fascists Spanish anti-capitalists Spanish fraudsters {{Anarchist-stub

Legacy

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