Biography
Nestor Basterretxea Arzadun (Bermeo, 1924 - Hondarribia, 2014) was a Basque artist. In the 1950s and '60s, he spearheaded along with other artists such as Jorge Oteiza, Remigio Mendiburu, or Eduardo Chillida, an avant-garde artistic movement concerned with the crisis of Basque identity, and formally a special focus on large volumes and the concept of emptiness.
Filmography
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Movies 5
Director 3
Producer 1
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Mother Earth (1968)
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Alquézar, retablo de pasión (1966)
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Pelotari (1964)
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Operación H (1963)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1924-05-06
Deathday2014-07-12 (90 years old)
Birth PlaceBermeo, Bizkaia, Euskal Herria
FatherFrancisco Basterrechea Zaldívar
CitizenshipsSpain
AwardsGipuzkoako Urrezko Domina, Lan Onari
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