Antonio Mercero

Antonio Mercero Juldain (7 March 1936 – 12 May 2018) was a Spanish director of the television series Verano azul and Farmacia de guardia. He is best known as the director of a 1972 surrealist short horror film titled La cabina, which won an Emmy Award. His 1998 film A Time for Defiance was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Special Silver St. George. In 2010, he was awarded an Honorary Goya Award (Goya de Honor). He died on 12 May 2018 in Madrid at the age of 82 after a battle against Alzheimer's.

This article is about the Spanish director and screenwriter. For his son, also screenwriter, see Antonio Santos Mercero.
Antonio Mercero
Mercero in 2007
Born
Antonio Mercero Juldain

(1936-03-07)7 March 1936
Lasarte-Oria (Gipuzkoa), Spain
Died12 May 2018(2018-05-12) (aged 82)
Madrid, Spain
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1962–2007
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