Jaime Chávarri

Jaime Chávarri was born on Mar 20, 1943 in Spain. Jaime Chávarri's big-screen debut came with Un, dos, tres... al escondite inglés directed by Iván Zulueta in 1970, strarring Spot Producer. Jaime Chávarri is known for What Have I Done to Deserve This? directed by Pedro Almodóvar, Carmen Maura stars as Gloria and Luis Hostalot as Polo. Jaime Chávarri has got 10 awards and 8 nominations so far. The most recent award Jaime Chávarri achieved is Alicante Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Jaime Chávarri plays is The Apostate which will be released on Oct 15, 2015.

Director and screenwriter Jaime Chávarri, who modestly defines himself as a "passionate craftsman", was a professional lawyer who enjoyed experimenting with his Super 8 camera. Then one day he realized he had to follow a new professional path, and entered the Escuela Oficial de Cine in Madrid. His first film, Los viajes escolares (1976), dealt with some interesting family issues and included a most personal touch, but it was misunderstood by the critics. Later he worked with producer Elías Querejeta and carried out one of his most memorable works, El desencanto (1976), about the Paneros family, and then with Alfredo Matas he shot the period movie Bearn o la sala de las muñecas (1983), adapted from the novel by Llorenç Vilallonga. Subsequently he managed to adapt Les bicyclettes sont pour l'été (1984) from the theatre play by Fernando Fernán Gómez. With this last film he achieved great success in the box office. Over a three-decade career, this versatile filmmaker has captured many genres, including the musical: Les choses de l'amour (1989) and its sequel Las cosas del querer 2ª parte (1995).