Juan Piquer Simón

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Juan Piquer Simón (16 February 1935, Valencia, Spain - January 8, 2011, Valencia) was a Spanish film director most well known for directing two cult classic horror exploitation films, Pieces (1982) and Slugs: The Movie (1988).

Pieces is one among the many cult classic horror films that have recently been restored and digitally remastered by Bob Murawski of Box Office Spectaculars and Grindhouse Releasing.^[1] Juan Piquer Simón owned his own independent studio in Madrid, Spain, and designed many of his own special effects sequences for his films. He also was the co-director of the Mediterranean Film Festival in Valencia, Spain.

Filmography

As film director:

España violenta (1964)
Vida y paz (1965)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1976)
Supersonic Man (1979)
Jules Verne's Mystery on Monster Island (1981)
Diablos del mar, Los (1982)
Pieces (1982)
The Pod People (1983)
Guerra sucia (1984)
Slugs: The Movie (1988)
Cthulhu Mansion (1990)
The Rift (Grieta, La) (1990)
Isla del diablo, La (1994)
Manoa, la ciudad de oro (1999)
Pieces of Juan (as himself) interview with Juan Piquer Simón about his film, Pieces, as well as his life, and career (directed by Nacho Cerda, available on Grindhouse Releasing / Box Office Spectaculars' North American DVD release of Pieces)

References

↑ elpais retrieved 12th Jan 2011 (Spanish)

External links

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 54354773 LCCN: no2007047527 ISNI: 0000 0001 1472 8527 GND: 137920342 BNF: cb14128693q

Persondata
Name	Piquer Simon, Juan
Alternative names
Short description	Spanish film director
Date of birth	16 February 1935
Place of birth
Date of death	January 8, 2011
Place of death

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