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Gonzalo Gavira(1925-2005)

  • Sound Department
  • Special Effects
  • Composer
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Gonzalo Gavira was born on 31 October 1925 in Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico. He was a composer, known for The Exorcist (1973), El Topo (1970) and The Holy Mountain (1973). He died on 9 January 2005 in Mexico City, Mexico.
BornOctober 31, 1925
DiedJanuary 9, 2005(79)
BornOctober 31, 1925
DiedJanuary 9, 2005(79)
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Max von Sydow in The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist
8.1
  • Sound Department
  • 1973
Alejandro Jodorowsky and Brontis Jodorowsky in El Topo (1970)
El Topo
7.2
  • Sound Department
  • 1970
The Holy Mountain (1973)
The Holy Mountain
7.7
  • Sound Department
  • 1973
Fernando Almada, Mario Almada, Narciso Busquets, and Sergio Bustamante in Todo por nada (1969)
Todo por nada
7.3
  • Sound Department
  • 1969

Credits

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Sound Department

  • Separate Reality (2010)
    Separate Reality
    Short
    • foley supervisor
    • 2010
  • Otro ladrillo en la pared
    7.7
    Short
    • sound effects
    • 2004
  • To Love Too Much (2001)
    To Love Too Much
    6.3
    • sound effects editor
    • 2001
  • Streeters (2001)
    Streeters
    7.1
    • sound effects
    • 2001
  • El Octavo Día, la Creación (2000)
    El Octavo Día, la Creación
    7.1
    Short
    • sound effects
    • 2000
  • Los 6 mandamientos de la risa (1999)
    Los 6 mandamientos de la risa
    • sound effects editor
    • 1999
  • Demián Bichir and Dolores Heredia in Little Saints (1999)
    Little Saints
    6.7
    • sound effects editor
    • 1999
  • ¡Que vivan los muertos! (1998)
    ¡Que vivan los muertos!
    6.2
    • sound
    • 1998
  • Fuera de la ley (1998)
    Fuera de la ley
    4.1
    • sound effects editor
    • 1998
  • Un baúl lleno de miedo (1997)
    Un baúl lleno de miedo
    6.0
    • sound effects
    • 1997
  • Violeta (1997)
    Violeta
    6.1
    • sound effects editor
    • 1997
  • The Perfect Circle (1997)
    The Perfect Circle
    8.1
    • foley artist
    • 1997
  • Cosi fan tutte: O, la escuela de los amantes
    7.4
    • sound assistant
    • 1996
  • Traficantes de muerte (1995)
    Traficantes de muerte
    • sound effects
    • 1995
  • Los cómplices del infierno (1995)
    Los cómplices del infierno
    5.3
    • sound effects editor
    • 1995

Special Effects

  • Crónica de familia (1986)
    Crónica de familia
    6.2
    • screen effects
    • 1986
  • Los peseros (1984)
    Los peseros
    5.6
    • special effects
    • 1984
  • Al cabo qué ni quería (1982)
    Al cabo qué ni quería
    6.9
    • special effects
    • 1982
  • Sexo contra sexo (1980)
    Sexo contra sexo
    5.6
    • special effects
    • 1980
  • Albur de amor (1980)
    Albur de amor
    5.8
    • sound effects
    • 1980
  • Antonio Aguilar and Flor Silvestre in Benjamín Argumedo el rebelde (1979)
    Benjamín Argumedo el rebelde
    7.0
    • special effects
    • 1979
  • El valiente vive... hasta que el cobarde quiere (1979)
    El valiente vive... hasta que el cobarde quiere
    8.0
    • special effects
    • 1979
  • Picardía Mexicana (1978)
    Picardía Mexicana
    7.1
    • sound effects
    • 1978
  • The Little Midwife (1978)
    The Little Midwife
    6.9
    • sound effects
    • 1978
  • The Murder of Camelia the Texana (1978)
    The Murder of Camelia the Texana
    5.9
    • special effects
    • 1978
  • María Elena Velasco in Hard but Sure (1978)
    Hard but Sure
    7.1
    • sound effects
    • 1978
  • Marianne Sauvage, Jorge Luke, and Valentín Trujillo in Acorralados (1976)
    Acorralados
    5.0
    • special effects
    • 1976
  • Zona roja (1976)
    Zona roja
    5.6
    • special effects
    • 1976
  • National Mechanics (1972)
    National Mechanics
    7.4
    • special effects
    • 1972
  • Rafael Baledón and Verónica Castro in La fuerza inútil (1972)
    La fuerza inútil
    6.5
    • sound effects
    • 1972

Composer

  • ¡Que vivan los muertos! (1998)
    ¡Que vivan los muertos!
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1998
  • Rosa Pantopon
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1996
  • La hermana enemiga
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Gavira
  • Born
    • October 31, 1925
    • Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico
  • Died
    • January 9, 2005
    • Mexico City, Mexico(blood circulation problems)

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