Juan José Videgain
Encyclopedia
Juan José Videgain is a Spanish
writer
, actor
and director. Most of Videgain's books have reached cult status thanks to their weird sense of humor in Spain. He is from an old theatrical family in Spain
. Salvador Videgain
is his grandfather.
He has written narratives, essays, and biographies.
, Spain
in 1975. He worked in the theatre book field from an early age. He had a brief stint in television before finding work as a film actor. His first, little-seen short film focuses on a family forced to live in a basement after a war. In his second short film, he portrayed a man rebel but also a boy who thinks he is Batman
. He made a third short film and Nos miran (2002), a supernatural film of mystery, in Spain.
His book La auténtica vida e historia del teatro (2005) received acclaim from people in Spain
as the best book of theatre written amongst them. It also marked his first collaboration with Jack Newman in theatre in (2002).
Videgain portrayed a soldier in the film Kingdom of Heaven
, his first movie in English. The film was released in Spain
in January 2004 but did not prove as great a success as hoped. The film was explicit in its depiction of violence in medieval Jerusalem and was considered controversial by some Catholics and Muslims, resulting in cuts. Running times for the film vary from minutes in Morocco
to 106 minutes in Spain
.
He is collaborated with people problems leucodistrofia in Spain.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and director. Most of Videgain's books have reached cult status thanks to their weird sense of humor in Spain. He is from an old theatrical family in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. Salvador Videgain
Salvador Videgain
Salvador Videgain García was a famous actor of comedy during the first half of the 20th century in Spain. He was born and died in Madrid...
is his grandfather.
He has written narratives, essays, and biographies.
Biography
Juan José Videgain was born in MadridMadrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
in 1975. He worked in the theatre book field from an early age. He had a brief stint in television before finding work as a film actor. His first, little-seen short film focuses on a family forced to live in a basement after a war. In his second short film, he portrayed a man rebel but also a boy who thinks he is Batman
Batman
Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
. He made a third short film and Nos miran (2002), a supernatural film of mystery, in Spain.
His book La auténtica vida e historia del teatro (2005) received acclaim from people in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
as the best book of theatre written amongst them. It also marked his first collaboration with Jack Newman in theatre in (2002).
Videgain portrayed a soldier in the film Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven (film)
Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 epic action film directed by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan. It stars Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Marton Csokas, Brendan Gleeson, Kevin McKidd, Alexander Siddig, Ghassan Massoud, Edward Norton, Jon Finch, Michael Sheen and Liam...
, his first movie in English. The film was released in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
in January 2004 but did not prove as great a success as hoped. The film was explicit in its depiction of violence in medieval Jerusalem and was considered controversial by some Catholics and Muslims, resulting in cuts. Running times for the film vary from minutes in Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
to 106 minutes in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
He is collaborated with people problems leucodistrofia in Spain.
Books
- Las mocedades de España (2003) theatre.
- Las cartas sobre la mesa (2005)theatre.
- Una vida en la sombra (2006) theatre.
- La auténtica vida e historia del teatro (2005)
- Así se vive en Hollywood (2007)
- Como la vida misma (2010)