Chicho Ibáñez Serrador

Writing

Chicho Ibáñez Serrador

Born July 4, 1935 · Montevideo, Uruguay

Died June 7, 2019 · aged 83

Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, known as Chicho Ibáñez Serrador or Luis Peñafiel — the pseudonym with which he signed his scripts — was a Spanish film and television director, stage director, actor and screenwriter. Throughout his life he stood out for his contribution to fantasy and horror films, as well as for the numerous programs he directed for Televisión Española.

Known For

Movies

El CuervoEl Cuervo · 1969
El Cuervo
1969
MovieTV MovieHorror
El PactoEl Pacto · 1966
El Pacto
1966
MovieHorrorTV Movie
Dying of LaughterDying of Laughter · 1999
Dying of Laughter
6.41999
MovieComedy
Nino and Bruno are two comedians who reach the heights of success with their duo act, turning them into huge TV celebrities. However, the hate between them grows fast, as much as their fame.
El TonelEl Tonel · 1966
El Tonel
1966
MovieTV MovieHorror
País S. A.País S. A. · 1975
País S. A.
7.01975
MovieComedy
A useless kidnapper tries to kdnap a rich industrialist.
La ZarpaLa Zarpa · 1967
La Zarpa
1967
MovieTV MovieHorror
Doble venganzaDoble venganza · 1991
Doble venganza
5.61991
Movie
El TrasplanteEl Trasplante · 1968
El Trasplante
1968
MovieTV MovieHorror
El televisorEl televisor · 1974
El televisor
7.51974
MovieDramaHorror
Enrique buys a color television set just to satisfy a personal pleasure long time deferred but, from that moment on, he becomes obsessed with it in such way that eventually he is incapable to differ reality from fiction.
La CasaLa Casa
La Casa
MovieTV MovieHorror
El VidenteEl Vidente · 1967
El Vidente
1967
MovieTV MovieHorror
La PesadillaLa Pesadilla
La Pesadilla
MovieTV MovieHorror
Who Can Kill a Child?Who Can Kill a Child? · 1976
Who Can Kill a Child?
7.01976
MovieDramaHorror
A couple of English tourists arrive at the island of Almanzora, off the Spanish Mediterranean coast, where they discover that there are no adults in a small fishing village, only some children who stare at them and smile mysteriously.
El Caso del Señor ValdemarEl Caso del Señor Valdemar · 1982
El Caso del Señor Valdemar
1982
MovieTV MovieHorror
El RegresoEl Regreso · 1967
El Regreso
1967
MovieTV MovieHorror
The House That ScreamedThe House That Screamed · 1969
The House That Screamed
6.51969
MovieHorrorMystery
Southern France, 19th century. Teresa, a young girl, arrives at an isolated female boarding school that is tyrannically mastered by Mrs. Fourneau, the strict headmistress, whose protective shadow haunts Luis, her weak son.
El último relojEl último reloj · 1964
El último reloj
6.01964
MovieDramaHorror
In 1829, a young man goes to London in search of his uncle, an irate watchmaker, in order to provide him with a home and a job.
El DobleEl Doble · 1966
El Doble
1966
MovieTV MovieHorror
El AniversarioEl Aniversario · 1966
El Aniversario
1966
MovieTV MovieHorror
El TraperoEl Trapero · 1982
El Trapero
1982
MovieTV MovieHorror
FreddyFreddy · 1982
Freddy
10.01982
MovieHorror
In a second-rate variety company, a strange Hungarian fortune teller, a magician with a criminal record, a ventriloquist who uses a dummy named Freddy, a singer, and a group of girls who can no longer find work in top-tier theaters all live together.
La SonrisaLa Sonrisa · 1966
La Sonrisa
1966
MovieHorrorTV Movie
La EsperaLa Espera · 1966
La Espera
1966
MovieTV MovieHorror
La OfertaLa Oferta · 1966
La Oferta
1966
MovieTV MovieHorror

TV Shows

Lo + plusLo + plus · 1995
Lo + plus
1995
Series
Un, dos, tresUn, dos, tres · 1972
Un, dos, tres
2.51972
Series
Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez, often shortened as Un, dos, tres, and named Un, dos, tres... a leer esta vez in the last season, was a Spanish game show created by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador. The show, which ran from 1972 to 2004 spanning ten seasons, became the most famous game show in the history of Spanish television. It also was the first television show exported outside of Spain, with versions aired in the United Kingdom, Portugal, the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.
Tales to Keep You AwakeTales to Keep You Awake · 1966
Tales to Keep You Awake
7.31966
SeriesDramaComedy
Tales of terror by established authors such as Ray Bradbury or Edgar Allan Poe, as well as original scripts.
Stories to Stay AwakeStories to Stay Awake · 2021
Stories to Stay Awake
5.32021
SeriesDramaMystery