Juan Luis Panero
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Juan Luis Panero was a Spanish poet.
Son of Leopoldo Panero
, nephew of Juan Panero
and brother of Leopoldo María Panero
. He was born into a well-off family receiving education in El Escorial and afterwards in London. His rebel and travelling spirit brought him to stroll around different countries in America, giving him the opportunity of meeting renowned writers such as Octavio Paz
, Jorge Luis Borges
and Juan Rulfo
among others. He prepares anthologies of poets such as his father Leopoldo Panero
, Pablo Neruda
and Octavio Paz
. He did selections of Colombian Poetry (1880-1980) and Contemporary Mexican Poetry.
His poetic career started in 1968 with the publication of his book A través del tiempo (Through time), followed by, Los trucos de la muerte (The tricks of death) in 1975, Despariciones y fracasos (Disappearances and failures) in 1978, Juegos para aplazar la muerte (Games to postpone death) in 1984, Antes que llegue la noche (Before night arrives) in 1985, got him the Premio Ciudad de Barcelona. In 1988 with Galerías y fantasmas (Galleries and ghosts), he got the Premio Internacional de Poesía de la Fundación Loewe. He has lived in Girona
since 1985.
In 1976, Jaime Chávarri
begins the shooting of what was supposed to be illustrated report about the father: Leopoldo Panero
, the material turns into the film El Desencanto (The Disenchantment) which will end up being a symbol of the family and of the age and will be a cult film for a whole generation. In the first half of El Desencanto the mother, paradoxically called Felicidad (Happiness), and two of her sons, describe the poet with their memories, though he does not appear in the film himself, no photograph, no video excerpt, he is the ghost that haunts this family. In the second half of the film Leopoldo María Panero
, the son, turns into the central axle of the movie. But, along this special, unique and decadent family portrait is the burden of an age that is wearing out. The last bits of the Franco times can be seen through the evocation of old glory of the man who was one of Franco's official writers. El Desencanto was as well the last movie mutilated by cinematographic censorship in Spain
and one of Chávarri's most critically acclaimed works. In 1994 Después de tantos Ańos (After so many years) would arrive, a film in which Ricardo Franco takes up the task of the director that Jaime Chávarri undertook two decades ago.
Son of Leopoldo Panero
Leopoldo Panero
Leopoldo Panero, Spanish poet born in Astorga in 1909 and deceased in 1962. Member of the Generation of 27, wrote intimate poems of religious and conservative character...
, nephew of Juan Panero
Juan Panero
Juan Panero, Spanish poet born in Astorga in 1908 and deceased in 1937. Brother of Leopoldo Panero, his works are characterized by the use of classical forms and romantic themes.-Poetry:His poetic work includes:...
and brother of Leopoldo María Panero
Leopoldo María Panero
Leopoldo María Panero , is a Spanish poet, commonly placed in the Novísimos group.Panero is the archetype of a decadence as much cultivated as repudiated, but that decadence has not stopped him from being the first member of his generation in being incorporated to the classic Spanish editorial...
. He was born into a well-off family receiving education in El Escorial and afterwards in London. His rebel and travelling spirit brought him to stroll around different countries in America, giving him the opportunity of meeting renowned writers such as Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz Lozano was a Mexican writer, poet, and diplomat, and the winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature.-Early life and writings:...
, Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo , known as Jorge Luis Borges , was an Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator born in Buenos Aires. In 1914 his family moved to Switzerland where he attended school, receiving his baccalauréat from the Collège de Genève in 1918. The family...
and Juan Rulfo
Juan Rulfo
Juan Rulfo was a Mexican author and photographer. One of Latin America's most esteemed authors, Rulfo's reputation rests on two slim books, the novel Pedro Páramo , and El Llano en llamas...
among others. He prepares anthologies of poets such as his father Leopoldo Panero
Leopoldo Panero
Leopoldo Panero, Spanish poet born in Astorga in 1909 and deceased in 1962. Member of the Generation of 27, wrote intimate poems of religious and conservative character...
, Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda was the pen name and, later, legal name of the Chilean poet, diplomat and politician Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto. He chose his pen name after Czech poet Jan Neruda....
and Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz Lozano was a Mexican writer, poet, and diplomat, and the winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature.-Early life and writings:...
. He did selections of Colombian Poetry (1880-1980) and Contemporary Mexican Poetry.
His poetic career started in 1968 with the publication of his book A través del tiempo (Through time), followed by, Los trucos de la muerte (The tricks of death) in 1975, Despariciones y fracasos (Disappearances and failures) in 1978, Juegos para aplazar la muerte (Games to postpone death) in 1984, Antes que llegue la noche (Before night arrives) in 1985, got him the Premio Ciudad de Barcelona. In 1988 with Galerías y fantasmas (Galleries and ghosts), he got the Premio Internacional de Poesía de la Fundación Loewe. He has lived in Girona
Girona
Girona is a city in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Güell, with an official population of 96,236 in January 2009. It is the capital of the province of the same name and of the comarca of the Gironès...
since 1985.
In 1976, Jaime Chávarri
Jaime Chávarri
Jaime Chávarri y de la Mora is a Spanish actor, screenwriter and film director. His mother María de la Mora y Maura was a maternal granddaughter of Antonio Maura....
begins the shooting of what was supposed to be illustrated report about the father: Leopoldo Panero
Leopoldo Panero
Leopoldo Panero, Spanish poet born in Astorga in 1909 and deceased in 1962. Member of the Generation of 27, wrote intimate poems of religious and conservative character...
, the material turns into the film El Desencanto (The Disenchantment) which will end up being a symbol of the family and of the age and will be a cult film for a whole generation. In the first half of El Desencanto the mother, paradoxically called Felicidad (Happiness), and two of her sons, describe the poet with their memories, though he does not appear in the film himself, no photograph, no video excerpt, he is the ghost that haunts this family. In the second half of the film Leopoldo María Panero
Leopoldo María Panero
Leopoldo María Panero , is a Spanish poet, commonly placed in the Novísimos group.Panero is the archetype of a decadence as much cultivated as repudiated, but that decadence has not stopped him from being the first member of his generation in being incorporated to the classic Spanish editorial...
, the son, turns into the central axle of the movie. But, along this special, unique and decadent family portrait is the burden of an age that is wearing out. The last bits of the Franco times can be seen through the evocation of old glory of the man who was one of Franco's official writers. El Desencanto was as well the last movie mutilated by cinematographic censorship 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...
and one of Chávarri's most critically acclaimed works. In 1994 Después de tantos Ańos (After so many years) would arrive, a film in which Ricardo Franco takes up the task of the director that Jaime Chávarri undertook two decades ago.