Juan Piquer Simón
Writing · Directing · Production · Acting · Visual Effects
Born February 16, 1935, Valencia, Spain
He was a Spanish director, producer and screenwriter. After studying Fine Arts and Decoration, he enrolled at the Madrid Film Research Institute, after which he devoted himself to advertising. Among his major works are The Verne Triology, Pieces, and Slugs. His works are internationally admired by prestigious horror directors such as Eli Roth or Edgar Wright.
Filmography
- 1999Manoa, the Golden City — Director, Producer, Screenplay
- 1996The Gold Bug — Writer
- 1994La isla del diablo — Writer, Producer, Director
- 1994Nexus 2.431 — Novel
- 1992Cthulhu Mansion — Screenplay, Producer, Director
- 1990The Rift — Producer, Director, Story
- 1988Slugs — Director, Writer, Producer
- 1984Dirty War — Director, Writer
- 1983Extraterrestrial Visitors — Visual Effects, Writer, Director
- 1982Pieces — Director
- 1982Sea Devils — Executive Producer, Director, Writer
- 1981Mystery on Monster Island — Director, Writer, Producer
- 1980Beyond Terror — Executive Producer, Writer
- 1979Supersonic Man — Screenplay, Special Effects, Director, Executive Producer
- 1978Satan's Blood — Art Direction, Executive Producer
- 1977Journey to the Centre of the Earth — Writer, Director
Appearances as themselves (1)
- 2008El último truco — Self