Writing
Chicho Ibáñez Serrador
Born — Died
1935-07-04 — 2019-06-07
Place of birth
Montevideo, Uruguay
Known for
Writing
Credits
62 titles
Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, known as Chicho Ibáñez Serrador or Luis Peñafiel — the pseudonym with which he signed his scripts — was a Spanish film and television director, stage director, actor and screenwriter. Throughout his life he stood out for his contribution to fantasy and horror films, as well as for the numerous programs he directed for Televisión Española.
Known for
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Lo + plus
1995
7.6Tales of terror by established authors such as Ray Bradbury or Edgar Allan Poe, as well as original scripts.
Tales to Keep You Awake
1966
7.0A couple of English tourists arrive at the island of Almanzora, off the Spanish Mediterranean coast, where they discover that there are no adults in a small fishing village, only some children who stare at them and smile mysteriously.
Who Can Kill a Child?
1976
NRNo synopsis available yet.
La Pesadilla
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6.5Southern France, 19th century. Teresa, a young girl, arrives at an isolated female boarding school that is tyrannically mastered by Mrs. Fourneau, the strict headmistress, whose protective shadow haunts Luis, her weak son.
The House That Screamed
1969
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El Caso del Señor Valdemar
1982
Film credits
2010s · 4 titles
7.4Actor and writer Mark Gatiss embarks on a chilling journey through European horror cinema, from the silent nightmares of German Expressionism in the 1920s to the Belgian lesbian vampires in the 1970s, from the black-gloved killers of Italian bloody giallo cinema to the ghosts of the Spanish Civil War, and finally reveals how Europe's turbulent 20th century forged its ground-breaking horror tradition.
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
2012
7.8How the Uruguayan-Spanish actor, writer, producer and director Narciso «Chicho» Ibáñez Serrador changed forever the way of producing programs for Spanish television.
Narciso Ibáñez Serrador: historias para recordar
2017
6.8A journey of years through many countries and film festivals; a nostalgic, adrenaline-fueled and rock-spirited immersion into the universe of cinephilia, in search of genre specialists, fans and filmmakers who speak of their shared passion for fantastic cinema; a whole international spiritual community united under the cathartic shadow of horror.
Cult of Terror
2017
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El pionero: el cine parapsicológico de Sebastià D'Arbó
2018
2000s · 2 titles
10.0In December 1974, a Spanish filmmaker named Sergio del Monte died under strange circumstances while shooting his debut film. Only a few people were able to see the footage that had been captured, and they all allegedly went blind or suffered the same fate as the director. The producers made the negatives disappear, however some cans filed in an Italian laboratory appear to have survived...
Coffins of Light
2009
7.2A peculiar, meticulous, vocationally archeological account of the professional life of the actor, Spanish by birth, Argentinean by adoption, Narciso Ibañez Menta (1912-2004), spiritual disciple of Lon Chaney, the new man of a thousand faces, master of horror, star of Argentinean theater, cinema and television for decades.
Nadie inquietó más
2008
1980s · 1 titles
1970s · 4 titles
7.0A couple of English tourists arrive at the island of Almanzora, off the Spanish Mediterranean coast, where they discover that there are no adults in a small fishing village, only some children who stare at them and smile mysteriously.
Who Can Kill a Child?
1976
7.7Enrique buys a color television set just to satisfy a personal pleasure long time deferred but, from that moment on, he becomes obsessed with it in such way that eventually he is incapable to differ reality from fiction.
El televisor
1974
NRA lonely writer one day meets a prostitute to whom he offers his money in exchange for her time and friendship. However, she begins to tire of him when his economy declines, so he must get money at all costs. Pilot episode of a series that was not broadcast at the time by TVE.
El guión
1970
7.0A useless kidnapper tries to kdnap a rich industrialist.
País S. A.
1975
1960s · 5 titles
5.5Three extraordinary tales written by Edgar Allan Poe, the Master of the Grotesque: a man who is dead but is not; a cask of wine and a meditated revenge; and a heart that refuses to stop beating.
Masterworks of Terror
1960
6.7A celestial envoy comes to Earth to help solve some small conflicts between humans, related to their attitude and relationships.
Todo el año es Navidad
1960
4.9Due to the triumph of a revolution, Carola, a young and beautiful heiress to the throne, leaves her country to save her life; but her new existence, constantly watched, threatened by her enemies, subjected to the punctilious demands of her position, bores her desperately.
Carola de día, Carola de noche
1969
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La Promesa
1968
6.0An anthology film of two classic tales from Edgar Allan Poe. A re-edited and dubbed version of Masterworks of Terror (1960) for American cinemas.
Master of Horror
1965
Series credits
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Lo + plus
1995
7.6Tales of terror by established authors such as Ray Bradbury or Edgar Allan Poe, as well as original scripts.
Tales to Keep You Awake
1966
7.6Tales of terror by established authors such as Ray Bradbury or Edgar Allan Poe, as well as original scripts.
Tales to Keep You Awake
1966
7.6Tales of terror by established authors such as Ray Bradbury or Edgar Allan Poe, as well as original scripts.
Tales to Keep You Awake
1966
Behind the camera
7.0A couple of English tourists arrive at the island of Almanzora, off the Spanish Mediterranean coast, where they discover that there are no adults in a small fishing village, only some children who stare at them and smile mysteriously.
Who Can Kill a Child?
1976
7.0A couple of English tourists arrive at the island of Almanzora, off the Spanish Mediterranean coast, where they discover that there are no adults in a small fishing village, only some children who stare at them and smile mysteriously.
Who Can Kill a Child?
1976
NRNo synopsis available yet.
La Pesadilla
—
NRNo synopsis available yet.
La Pesadilla
—
6.5Southern France, 19th century. Teresa, a young girl, arrives at an isolated female boarding school that is tyrannically mastered by Mrs. Fourneau, the strict headmistress, whose protective shadow haunts Luis, her weak son.
The House That Screamed
1969
6.5Southern France, 19th century. Teresa, a young girl, arrives at an isolated female boarding school that is tyrannically mastered by Mrs. Fourneau, the strict headmistress, whose protective shadow haunts Luis, her weak son.
The House That Screamed
1969
NRNo synopsis available yet.
El Caso del Señor Valdemar
1982
NRNo synopsis available yet.
El Caso del Señor Valdemar
1982
7.7Enrique buys a color television set just to satisfy a personal pleasure long time deferred but, from that moment on, he becomes obsessed with it in such way that eventually he is incapable to differ reality from fiction.
El televisor
1974
7.7Enrique buys a color television set just to satisfy a personal pleasure long time deferred but, from that moment on, he becomes obsessed with it in such way that eventually he is incapable to differ reality from fiction.
El televisor
1974
NRNo synopsis available yet.
El Vidente
1967
NRNo synopsis available yet.
El Vidente
1967
9.0Tono is continuously harassed by her mother, who is uncannily cruel and authoritarian. His obsession with a woman's voice recorded on cassette and his favorite doll will help him fight out of his mother's control.
Insania
2019
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El Doble
1966
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El Doble
1966
8.0No synopsis available yet.
La Zarpa
1967
8.0No synopsis available yet.
La Zarpa
1967
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La Espera
1966
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La Espera
1966
Arnold Hall (Narciso Ibáñez Menta) is a middle-aged comedian who, betrayed by his wife, decides to murder her and flee using his own show as a cover. From this moment on, he is pursued by a mysterious and strange character who claims to know his crime, and blackmails him to betray him if he does not do what he asks.
The man who sold his laughter
1962
Arnold Hall (Narciso Ibáñez Menta) is a middle-aged comedian who, betrayed by his wife, decides to murder her and flee using his own show as a cover. From this moment on, he is pursued by a mysterious and strange character who claims to know his crime, and blackmails him to betray him if he does not do what he asks.
The man who sold his laughter
1962
5.5Three extraordinary tales written by Edgar Allan Poe, the Master of the Grotesque: a man who is dead but is not; a cask of wine and a meditated revenge; and a heart that refuses to stop beating.
Masterworks of Terror
1960
6.0No synopsis available yet.
El Trapero
1982
6.0No synopsis available yet.
El Trapero
1982
NRNo synopsis available yet.
El Tonel
1966
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El Tonel
1966
NRNo synopsis available yet.
La Broma
1966
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La Broma
1966
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El cumpleaños
1966
NRNo synopsis available yet.
El Trasplante
1968
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El Trasplante
1968
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El Regreso
1967
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El Regreso
1967
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La Oferta
1966
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La Oferta
1966
10.0In a second-rate variety company, a strange Hungarian fortune teller, a magician with a criminal record, a ventriloquist who uses a dummy named Freddy, a singer, and a group of girls who can no longer find work in top-tier theaters all live together.
Freddy
1982
10.0In a second-rate variety company, a strange Hungarian fortune teller, a magician with a criminal record, a ventriloquist who uses a dummy named Freddy, a singer, and a group of girls who can no longer find work in top-tier theaters all live together.
Freddy
1982
4.7When nurse Gloria has financial difficulties, her friend Dr. Ana Torres invites her to move with her six year-old daughter Vicky to her old big house where she runs a gynecologic clinic. In return, Gloria will assist Ana in her clinic in the afternoons.
Blame
2006
4.7When nurse Gloria has financial difficulties, her friend Dr. Ana Torres invites her to move with her six year-old daughter Vicky to her old big house where she runs a gynecologic clinic. In return, Gloria will assist Ana in her clinic in the afternoons.
Blame
2006
NRNo synopsis available yet.
El Cuervo
1969