Antonio Gasset
Antonio Gasset Dubois (19 May 1946 – 29 September 2021) was a Spanish journalist, television host and movie critic. He was best known for his work as director and television host of the TVE program Días de cine, having won the award for best educational program during the 2002 Iris Awards.
Antonio Gasset | |
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| Born | Antonio Gasset Dubois 19 May 1946 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | September 29, 2021 (aged 75) Madrid, Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, TV Host |
He was director of Los hábitos del incendiario 1970.[1]
From the 1970s into the early-1980s, Antonio starred in several Spanish films.[2]
In 1994 he became director of the program Días de cine, with Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as host. On 23 September 2003, once again as both director and host, he debuted the television show Off Cinema, which attempted to spread independent film to a broad audience.
His last broadcast as director of Dias de Cine was on the 20th of December, 2007.
References
- Jose Maria Caparros Lera El cine español de la democracia: De la muerte de Franco al ... - 1992 - Page 122 "... se unirían más tarde otros cineastas «mesetarios» — algunos asociados en cooperativa también, Buho Film e In-Scram ... 1969; Bolero de amor, 1970), Antonio Gasset (Los hábitos del incendiario, 1970)"
- Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema Alberto Mira - 2010 - Page 26 "Director Ivan Zulueta wrote the script from an early version by Augusto M. Torres and Antonio Gasset, which was so completely reworked that both writers have given up any claim at authorship. "