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Luis Eduardo Aute
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Luis Eduardo Aute
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Luis Eduardo Aute Gutiérrez
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| Died | 4 April 2020 (aged 76) |
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Luis Eduardo Aute Gutiérrez (born September 13, 1943 – died April 4, 2020) was a talented Spanish artist. He was known as a musician, singer, composer, and film director.
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Biography
Early Life in the Philippines
Luis Eduardo Aute was born in Manila, Philippines, on September 13, 1943. His father was from Catalonia, Spain, and worked for a tobacco company. His mother was Spanish-Filipina.
As a child, Luis went to the De La Salle School. There, he learned English and Tagalog, which his family also spoke. From a young age, he was very good at painting and drawing. He also loved movies. His parents gave him an 8mm camera, which he used to make films with his friends.
When he was eight, Luis visited Spain for the first time. In Madrid, he sang in public for the first time. He performed the song "Las hojas muertas" ("The Dead Leaves"). At age nine, he watched the movie On the Waterfront. This film greatly inspired him to write his first poems in English.
Moving to Spain
In 1954, after a short stay in Barcelona, Luis moved permanently to Madrid. He studied at the Colegio Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas. When he was 15, he got a new guitar for his birthday. He played it at a school party with two friends. Even though he enjoyed music, art was his main passion. During these years, he was very influenced by German Expressionism. He spent most of his time painting and won a silver medal in a Spanish art contest for young people.
Luis first planned to become an architect. However, he soon left school to follow his many interests. These included music, art, and film. He also wrote screenplays and short science fiction stories. After his military service, Luis spent over a year in France. He mainly worked in film there. One of his first jobs was as a translator and assistant director for the movie Cleopatra.
Music Career
When Luis returned to Spain, he started writing songs for other artists. One famous song he wrote was "Rosas en el mar" for Massiel. His song "Aleluya #1" became a big hit in the United States. It was recorded by Ed Ames as "Who Will Answer". Even though his friends told him to record his own songs, Luis was shy. He did not enjoy performing in public at first.
Eventually, he overcame his shyness. He began a successful music career with songs like "Don Ramón" and "Made in Spain". His first album, Diálogos de Rodrigo y Ximena, came out in 1968. By the 1970s, he was creating music for films. He worked with directors like Jaime Chávarri and Luis García Berlanga.
In 1977, Luis performed his first big public concert in Spain. He was invited to a youth festival in Havana, Cuba. There, he got sick with tuberculosis and stayed in Cuba for five months to recover. This time helped him become good friends with Cuban musician Silvio Rodríguez. They later performed a concert together called Mano a Mano. This concert became a best-selling album around the world.
In 1980, Luis started working with Luis Mendo, who arranged many of his songs. In 1983, Luis performed in a concert called "Entre Amigos". He shared the stage with other famous musicians like Silvio Rodríguez and Joan Manuel Serrat. This concert was recorded live in Madrid. The album from this concert won awards and was very popular in Spain and Latin America.
In 1984, he released "Cuerpo a cuerpo". This was the first time he combined his music and art in one project. In 1992, his album "Slowly" was very popular. A year later, he released Mano a Mano with Silvio Rodriguez.
In 2000, many of Luis's fellow musicians made a tribute album for him. It was called "Mira que eres canalla, Aute". Fifteen years later, a new group of musicians released another tribute album, Giraluna. Luis continued to combine music with his art, poetry, and films.
In 2001, he received the Premio Luigi Tenco award for all his work. In 2003, he released Alas and Balas, his first album in four years. He also released "Auterretratos," a collection of his work. This collection was later completed with "Auterretratos Volumes Two and Three." In 2012, he released El niño que miraba el mar. This was an animated film with music and drawings by Luis himself.
In 2015, Luis released Canciones de Amor y Destrucción. This album came with 3D artwork. He also toured with Giraluna, a concert that included a short animated film he produced.
Art Career
Luis Aute had his first art show in Madrid in 1960. He was only sixteen years old. Two years later, he had his second show in Madrid. By 1964, his art was being sold in the United States.
In 1966, he was chosen to show three large art pieces in Brazil. During a short break from music, he designed album covers. These covers have now become valuable collector's items. In 1974, Luis won first prize for painting in Italy. His artwork was shown in galleries and museums all over Europe.
In the 1980s, Luis's art was shown in many galleries across Europe. In 1987, he released an album called "Templo" along with an art exhibit. He continued this idea with a successful tour of Latin America and Spain in the mid-1990s. This exhibit was called Ad Libidum.
The 21st century brought new art projects. Luis created over 4,000 drawings for an animated film called Un perro llamado Dolor. He also toured with an exhibit called "Transfiguraciones". This exhibit was shown in Cuba, Spain, Colombia, Ecuador, and Italy between 2004 and 2010. After that, a special show of his past work was held in Zaragoza. Since his first exhibit in 1960, there has rarely been a year without an Aute art show somewhere in the world.
Film Career
Luis's interest in film started early. In 1961, he made a short film called Senses. In 1970, he wrote and directed another short film, Minutos después. This film was chosen for a film festival. In 1974, he wrote and directed A flor de piel, which was his last short film for over ten years.
In 1986, Luis wrote and directed El muro de las lamentaciones. Several years later, he made La pupila del éxtasis.
In 2001, Luis released Un perro llamado Dolor. This was an animated film that he wrote, directed, and created the music for. The film was shown at many film festivals, including San Sebastian and Tribeca in the United States. This successful way of making films was followed by El niño y el basilisco and Giraluna.
Poetry Career
Luis wrote poetry in both English and Spanish when he was young. In 1970, he published a poem and drawing in a magazine called Poesia 70. This caused the magazine to be shut down in Spain at that time. In 1975, he published La matemática del espejo. A year later, he released "Songs and Poems." In 1978, he published La liturgia del desorden.
In 1980, he released a new version of Songs and Poems. Six years later, he released "Templo de carne". During this time, he created a type of short poem he called "poemigas". These often used wordplay. He also developed a series called Animal, which combined poetry, art, and music.
In 2002, Luis released "Volver al agua," a collection of his poetry. This was followed by "What Things Are" in 2005. Throughout his career, he continued to combine poetry with his other art forms.
Discography
- Diálogos de Rodrigo y Gimena (RCA-Victor, 1968)
- 24 Canciones Breves (1967–68) (RCA-Victor, 1968)
- Álbum 1966-67 (1972)
- Rito (Ariola, 1973)
- Espuma (Ariola, 1974)
- Babel (Ariola, 1975)
- Sarcófago (Ariola, 1976)
- Forgesound (Ariola, 1977)
- Albanta (Ariola, 1978)
- De Par en Par (Ariola, 1979)
- Alma (Movieplay, 1980)
- Fuga (Movieplay, 1981)
- Entre Amigos (Movieplay, 1983)
- Cuerpo a Cuerpo (Ariola, 1984)
- Nudo (Ariola, 1985)
- 20 Canciones de Amor y un Poema Desesperado (Ariola, 1986)
- Templo (Ariola, 1987)
- Segundos Fuera (Ariola, 1989)
- Ufff! (Ariola, 1991)
- Slowly (Ariola, 1992)
- Mano a Mano (Ariola, 1993)
- Alevosía (Virgin, 1995)
- Paseo por el amor y el deseo (Ariola, 1996)
- Aire/Invisible (Virgin, 1998)
- Querencias (Virgin, 2001)
- Alas y Balas (Virgin, 2003)
- Auterretratos Vol. 1 (BMG Ariola, 2003)
- Auterretratos Vol. 2 (BMG Ariola, 2005)
- A día de hoy (BMG Ariola, 2007)
- Humo y azar (Sony Music, 2007)
- Auterretratos 3 (BMG Ariola, 2009)
- Intemperie (Sony Music, 2010)
- El niño que miraba el mar (Sony Music, 2012)
- Canciones de amor y destrucción (Legacy, 2015)
Singles
- Don Ramón / Made in Spain (RCA-Victor, 1967)
- Aleluya nº 1 / Rojo sobre negro (RCA-Victor, 1967)
- Al-leluia nº1 / Roig damunt el (negro) (RCA-Victor, 1967)
- Mi tierra, mi gente / Los ojos (RCA-Victor, 1968)
- Los burgueses / Me miraré en tu cuerpo (RCA-Victor, 1968)
- Clamo al firmamento (Aleluya nº 2) / Ausencia / Labrador (RCA-Victor, 1968)
- Yo pertenezco / Dónde estará la verdad (RCA-Victor, 1968)
- Tiempo de amores / Sí, sí, señor (RCA-Victor, 1968)
Poem books
- La matemática del espejo (Edició Ángel Caffarena, Málaga, 1975)
- Canciones y poemas (Demófilo, 1976)
- La liturgia del desorden (Hiperión, Madrid, 1978)
- Canciones (Hiperión, Madrid, 1980. Edición revisada, 1988)
- Templo de carne (1986)
- Canciones 2 (Hiperión, Madrid, 1991)
- Animal (Disco-libro) (Editorial El Europeo/Allegro, Madrid, 1994)
- Animal Dos (Libro-Vídeo) (Plaza/Janés, Madrid, 1999)
- Cuerpo del delito. Canciones (1966–1999) (Celeste, Madrid, 1999)
- Volver al agua. Poesía completa (1970–2002) (Sial, Colección Contrapunto, Madrid, 2002)
Filmography
- Senses (cortometraje, 1961)
- Minutos después (cortometraje, 1970)
- Chapuza 1 (1971)
- A flor de piel, (cortometraje, 1975)
- In Memoriam (1977)
- El vivo retrato
- El muro de las lamentaciones, (cortometraje, 1986)
- La pupila del éxtasis (1989)
- Un perro llamado Dolor (2001)
- El nino y el basilisco (2012)
- Giraluna (2015)
Images for kids
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A robot, symbolizing technology and learning.
See also
In Spanish: Luis Eduardo Aute para niños
