Patxi Andión

Francisco "Patxi" Andión González (born 6 October 1947 in Madrid) is a Spaniard best known as a singer-songwriter and musician, although he has a substantial body of acting work.

Acting

Films

• El libro del Buen Amor (1975) (actor and composer). Co-directed by Julián Marcos and Tomás Aznar, based on the book of the same title by Arcipreste de Hita.
• La otra alcoba (1976) (actor and composer). Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia.
• Libertad provisional (1976) (actor and composer). Directed by Roberto Bodegas.
• Caperucita y roja (1977) (actor). Co-directed by Aitor Goirocelaya and Luis Revenga.
• Acto de posesión (1977) (actor). Directed by Javier Aguirre, based on the book "Dos madres" by Miguel de Unamuno.
• Asesinato en el Comité Central (1982) (actor). Directed by Vicente Aranda, based on the book of the same title by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán.
• Corazón de papel (1982) (actor). Directed by Roberto Bodegas.
• La rosa de los vientos (1983) (actor). Directed by Patricio Guzmán.
• Puzzle (1986) (actor). Directed by Lluis Josep Comerón.
• La estanquera de Vallecas (1986) (actor and composer). Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia.
• La sal de la vida (1995) (actor). Directed by Eugenio Martín

Television

• Las pícaras (1983) (actor in the episode “La pícara Justina”). Television series.
• Brigada central (1989) (actor in an episode). Television series directed by Pedro Masó.
• Página de sucesos (1985) (actor). Television series directed by Antonio Gimenez Rico.
• La virtud del asesino (1997) (actor y scriptwriter). Directed by Roberto Bodegas, based on the book of the same name written by Patxi Andión himself.

Discography

LPs

• Retratos (1969)
• Once canciones entre paréntesis (1971)
• Palabra por palabra (1972)
• Posiblemente (1972)
• A donde el agua (1973)
• José María Iparragirre Patxi Andion'en era (1973)
• Como el viento del norte (1974)
• El libro de buen amor (1975)
• Viaje de ida (1976)
• Cancionero prohibido (1978)
• Arquitectura (1979)
• Evita (musical) (1981)
• Amor primero (1983)
• El balcón abierto(1986)
• Nunca, nadie (1998)

Collaborations

• Poets in New York (Poetas en Nueva York) (contributor, Federico García Lorca tribute album, 1986; with the song "Oda a Walt Whitman")

Singles

• Vallekas (1987). The theme song of the movie "La estanquera de Vallecas", it was released as a promotional single on the compilation album Dial Discos. In 1998, Patxi recorded a new version of the song, this time not edited for radio, for the album Nunca, nadie.

Books

• Canciones y otras palabras previas (Emiliano Escolar, 1980)
• Susan (todo está por vivir) (Nueva Politécnica, 1983)
• La virtud del asesino (Planeta, 1998)
• La caza racional (Universidad Politécnica de Castilla-La Mancha, 2003)

External links

• Listen to Paxti Andión [1]