Juan Piquer Simón

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Juan Piquer Simón
Born(1935-02-16)16 February 1935
Died8 January 2011(2011-01-08) (aged 75)
Valencia, Spain
Occupationfilm director

Juan Piquer Simón (16 February, 1935 – 8 January, 2011) was a Spanish

(1988).

Career

He also directed two Jules Verne-based films, Where Time Began (1976) and Mystery on Monster Island (1981), as well as

The Rift
, both in 1990.

Legacy

Box Office Spectaculars and Grindhouse Releasing.[6] 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. He died in 2011 at age 75 of lung cancer.[7]

Pod People has since become a favorite for MST3K fans and the show's creator Joel Hodgson.[8][9][10]

Filmography

As film director:

As film actor:

  • Pieces (1982) - Killer's Hands / Crime Scene Photographer (uncredited)

Interview:

  • Pieces of Juan (as himself), an interview with Juan Piquer Simón about his film,
    Box Office Spectaculars' North American DVD release of Pieces
    )

References

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