The director of photography and film restorer has passed away at the age of 104.
Mariné’s career began at the early age of 13, which allowed him to dedicate himself to this world that he was passionate about for almost a century. During this time, he worked on more than one hundred and fifty productions and dedicated himself to restoring great classics of our cinema.
Born in 1920, he was a pioneer in restoration in our country and left a legacy with famous films such as La gran familia (1962), La ciudad no es para mí (1965), Sor Citroën (1967) and Abuelo Made in Spain (1969), among others.
Advertising film was part of his life before dedicating himself fully to cinema, working for four years on advertising projects because, he said, it provided him with more income. In the documentary “Juan Mariné, a century of cinema” he talks about several brands he worked with, but especially highlights one that was very successful: this project, from the 70s, was for a watch brand in which two Japanese men appear fighting with swords to the cry of “Orient”.
The APCP was lucky enough to participate in the screening of this documentary at the Princesa Cinemas in an event organized by the Aula de Cine Colección Josep M. Queraltó Foundation, of which our Association is a collaborator.
Juan Mariné’s career earned him recognitions such as the National Cinematography Award, the Gold Medal of Fine Arts, the National Photography Award, the Segundo de Chomón Award, the Espiga de Honor of the Seminci of Valladolid, the Juan de la Cierva Research Award and the Gold Medal of the Academy and the Goya of Honor.
