Xabier Elorriaga

Xabier González Elorriaga (born 1 April 1944 in Maracaibo) is a Spanish film and TV actor, writer and director.

Biography His exiled parents returned to Bilbao in Spain, in 1969 where he commenced studying Law, Engineering and the Merchant Marine but soon switched to the theatre, becoming well known as an actor in the Bilbao of the 1970s. He then moved to Barcelona where he studied journalism and worked in the university. He made his prize-winning film debut in 1975 with La ciutat cremada and he has subsequently appeared in over 50 films.

A number of these have been released internationally in English, including: The Dancer Upstairs (Pasos de baile, 2002) To Love Too Much (Demasiado amor, 2002) My Mother Likes Women (A mi madre le gustan las mujeres, 2002) Sleeping Beauties (Bellas Durmientes, 2001, English subtitles) Thesis (Tesis, 1996) To the Four Winds (A los cuatro vientos, 1987) The Secret Garden (El jardín secreto, 1984) Man of Fashion (El hombre de moda, 1980) Blindfolded Eyes (Los ojos vendados, 1978) The Burned City (La ciudad quemada, 1976)

Together with Arantxa Urretavizcaya, he is credited with the screenplay of Zorrilla's A los cuatro vientos (1987). He directed the short film Ikuska 4 (1980).

His TV work includes the series Anillos de oro, Clase media, and La verdad de Laura. He has made episodic appearances in Telecinco's Hospital Central and was involved with TVE-1's miniseries Las Cerezas del Cementerio.

Prizes 1977 CEC Prize for A un dios desconocido 1976 CEC Prize for La ciudad quemada

Selected filmography Year Film Director 2006 Dos billetes Javier Serrano 2003 La memoria e il perdono Giorgio Capitani 2001 Bellas Durmientes Eloy Lozano 1996 Tesis Alejandro Amenábar 1996 Lejos de África Cecilia M. Bartolomé 1992 Havanera 1820 Antonio Verdaguer 1989 Días de humo Antón Exeiza 1987 Captain James Cook Lawrence Gordon Clark 1987 A los cuatro vientos José A. Zorrilla 1986 Tata mía José Luis Borau 1984 La Muerte de Mikel Imanol Uribe 1984 El jardín secreto Carlos Suárez 1981 Reborn Announcer 1981 La fuga de Segovia Imanol Uribe 1979 Companys, proceso a Cataluña José María Forn 1978 La oscura historia de la prima Montse Jordi Cadena 1978 Blindfolded Eyes 1977 Perros callejeros José Antonio de la Loma 1977 A un dios desconocido Jaime Chávarri 1976 La ciudad quemada Antonio Ribas