Nazario Belmar Martínez (25 October 1919 – 9 July 1980) was a Spanish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

and film producer.

Early life and education

Nazario Belmar Martínez was born on 25 October 1919 in

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, Spain.

Career

Football

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, Belmar began playing at

CD Eldense Club Deportivo Eldense is a Spanish football team based in Elda, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1921, the club plays in the Segunda División, and holds home matches at '' Estadio Municipal Nuevo Pepico Amat'', which has a ...

before the

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and, after, at

Hércules CF Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team in Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Primera Federación and plays its home games ...

. He signed with

Real Madrid CF Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th ...

when he was 19, in July 1941. In a match with

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in the 1946–47 season, he was seriously injured and he had to announce his retirement.

Film

In 1957 Belmar established Naga Films with Marcelino Galatas Rentería, making films as '' El verdugo'' with

Rafael Azcona Rafael Azcona Fernández (24 October 1926 – 24 March 2008) was a Spanish screenwriter and novelist who worked with some of the best Spanish and international filmmakers. Azcona won five Goya Awards during his career, including a lifetim ...

and

Luis García Berlanga Luis García-Berlanga Martí Medal of Merit in Labour, MMT (12 June 1921 – 13 November 2010) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. Acclaimed as a pioneer of modern Spanish cinema, his films are marked by social satire and acerbic criti ...

. In 1964, he left Naga Films to establish Belmar PC, filming Pedro Lazaga's ''Un vampiro para dos''. In 1965, he abandoned his filmmaking career.

Death

Belmar died on 9 July 1980 in

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Football career statistics

Filmography

* ''La muerte silba un blues'' (1964) * '' The Executioner'' (1963) * ''

La becerrada ''La becerrada'' is a 1963 Spanish comedy film directed by José María Forqué, written by Jaime de Armiñán and Ricardo Muñoz Suay, and starring Fernando Fernán Gómez, Amparo Soler Leal and . It was composed by Graciano Tarrago. Synopsis ...

'' (1963) * ''Aprendiendo a morir'' (1962) * ''Sabían demasiado'' (1962)

References

External links

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LFP database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Belmar 1919 births 1980 deaths People from Elda Men's association football midfielders Spanish men's footballers La Liga players CD Eldense footballers Hércules CF players CE Sabadell FC footballers Real Madrid CF players Spanish film producers Footballers from the Province of Alicante 20th-century Spanish sportsmen