HISTORIAHISTORY
Hervé Hachuel is a producer, writer and director. He received his education in Israel and attended Brooks Institute Film School in Santa Barbara, California, and New York University Film School.
In the early 80ies, as an employee of Twentieth Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles, he worked on films such as “Unfaithfully Yours”, directed by Howard Zieff; “The Star Chamber”, directed by Peter Hyams; “Kidco”, directed by Ron Maxwell.
Since 1983 he is serving as executive chairman of Tesauro s.a., a company producing motion pictures, TV shows, and commercials with offices in Madrid and Barcelona.
In 1983 Hervé Hachuel produced Pedro Almodovar’s first international success “What Have I Done to Deserve This?!”
In 1996, following the mentoring of Antonio Banderas’s move to Los Angeles, Hervé Hachuel co-produced “Of Love and Shadows”, the first US motion picture in which Banderas played a leading role along with Jennifer Connelly. The picture was distributed by Warner Bros.
In 2001 Hachuel hired Leonor Watling for her first leading role in a TV series, “Raquel Busca su Sitio”, which lead to Pedro Almodovar casting her as the lead in his Academy Award winning film “Talk to Her”.
Currently Hachuel is developing “20 Shekels” a comedy set in Jerusalem, and to be directed by noted French director Arthur Joffé.
Following a list of Hervé Hachuel’s credits:
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OR PRODUCER OF FEATURE FILMS
1989 “De Amor Y De Sombra” (aka “Of Love and Shadows” ) - Director: Betty Kaplan. Cast: Antonio Banderas and Jennifer Connelly
1987 “Pasodoble” - Director: José Luis García Sánchez. Cast: Fernando Rey, Cassen, Juan Diego.
1986 “Banter” (aka “The Last of Philip Banter” ). Director: Hervé Hachuel. Cast : Tony Curtis – Irene Miracle – Scott Paulin
1985 “El Rio De Oro”. Director: Jaime Chávarri, Actores: Bruno Ganz and Francesca Annis
1984 “¿Que He Hecho Yo Para Merecer Esto?” (aka “What have I done to deserve this?”). Director: Pedro Almodóvar. Cast: Carmen Maura and Angel de André
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
1986 “ESOS LOCOS CUATREROS” (aka “Rustler’s Rhapsody”). Director: Hugh Wilson; Cast: Tom Berenguer and Fernando Rey (Paramount – Impala – Tesauro )
DIRECTOR, FEATURE FILMS
“Banter”(aka “The Last of Philip Banter” ), 1986. Starring Tony Curtis, Irene Miracle, Scott Paulin and Gregg Henry. Distributed in Spain by Warner and in the USA by Republic Pictures. Distributed in more than 50 other territories.
“Besos En La Oscuridad”(aka “Immortal Sins” ),1991. Starring Cliff de Young, Mariam D’Abo and Shari Shattuck. Producer: Roger Corman.
Distributed in Spain by Lauren; in the USA by Concorde-New Horizons; and in the rest of the world by Capital Cities/ABC (Now Disney). Distributed in over 50 territories.
TELEVISION
1999 "RAQUEL BUSCA SU SITIO" (TVE).
Episodes 3 (Pilot) and 11.
1992 “CURVAS PELIGROSAS” (aka “Dangerous Curves”). 39 episodes, 1 hour each, for CBS (USA), and ANTENA 3 (SPAIN) Episodes “VENDETTA” & “SPANISH CONNECTION” (Filmed in Dallas, TX, USA).
2004 “Lo Que Me Contaron Los Muertos”. Documentary Investigative series for tve channel 1, episodes 1 through 5.
2008 “RAMBAM” DOCU-SERIES comprised of 2 episodes, 50 minutes long each, TVE
DOCUMENTARIES
1978 “JOJOBA”. Distributed by Berkeley University.
1985 “LA TESLA”.
1989 “SIGLA”. 1st Prize at Industrial Film Festival of Madrid
2005 MARIO ONAINDIA: UNA BIOGRAFIA, (Co-Director) The History Channel /TVE
2006 “MINGOTE Y EL HUMOR ESPAÑOL” (TELEMADRID/ written, produced and directed).
2007 Ramón de la Serna esmadridtv
2007 Edgar Neville “En Valija Diplomática” esmadridtv
2007 “CHICOTE” esmadridtv
SHORT FILM
1980 “TODOS LOS BARCOS DEL CIELO” 3rd Prize at the Alcala de Henares Short Films Festival.
WRITER
“TODOS LOS BARCOS DEL CIELO” Short film
“MAKINAVAJA LA SERIE” Various Episodes
“THE LAST OF PHILIP BANTER” –feature film
“RAQUEL BUSCA SU SITIO” Various Episodes / Script Editor in All
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER TELEVISION
FICTION
2003 “LA VIDA DE RITA” - Director: Manuel Iborra; Cast; Verónica Forqué – Juan Echanove / A series of 13 episodes, 60 minutes long each, (Spanish television channel: TVE).
2002 "PADRE CORAJE" - Director: Benito Zambrano; Actor Juan Diego. Miniseries comprised of 3 episodes, 90 minutes long each, (Vía Digital and Antena3). Shown twice by Vía Digital and twice times by A3.
1999-2000 "RAQUEL BUSCA SU SITIO" – A series comprised of 25 episodes, 75 minutes long each, (TVE). Leonor Watling – Cayetana Guillén Cuervo (Shown 3 times by TVE Channel 1 and TVE Channel 2 and Cosmopolitan Channel). Shown twice consecutively on prime time by Channel 6 Cubavisión. Still on the air TVE Satellite Broadcast
1995 - 96 “MAKINAVAJA: LA SERIE” Directors: Carlos Suárez and Jose Luis Cuerda; Actor: Pepe Rubianes. 39 episodes, 30 minutes long each, Telecomedia (TVE). Over 10 airings on national and cable television.
1989 “GRANDES ESPERANZAS” (aka “Great Expectations”) - A miniseries (Disney Channel UK - Antena3) Anthony Hopkins and Joan Simmons. Shown twice on A3 and several times on Disney Channel in UK and USA Distributed worldwide
DOCUMENTARIES
2007 “RAMBAM” Docu-Series. 3 Months following 5 Spanish Doctors working in an Israeli Hospital
2007 “CHICOTE”, (esmadridtv).
2007 “EN VALIJA DIPLOMATICA: EDGAR NEVILLE”, (esmadridtv).
2007 ”VAMOS A CONTAR VERDADES: RAMÓN GÓMEZ DE LA SERNA”, (esmadridtv).
2005 “TELENONOTICIAS”. A PILOT, 45 minutes long (TELEMADRID).
2004 “LO QUE ME CONTARON LOS MUERTOS”. 17 episodes, each 55 minutes long, (TVE).
2004 “BODAS REALES”. 3 episodes, each 40 minutes long, (ANTENA 3).
2004-2005-2006 “PAISAJES DE LA HISTORIA”. Now SHOWING. 20 Episodes, 55 minutes long each, (TVE and THE HISTORY CHANNEL).
2000 “MUJER, MUJER” Docu-Soap. 6 episodes, 30 minutes long each, (Antena3).
2000 “HOTEL, HOTEL” Docu-Soap. 7 episodes, 30 minutes long each, (Antena3).
2000-2005 – "A SOLAS". Live music programs (250 programs, 30 minutes long each, (Canal Sol Música).
1999 "¿CUÁNTO CUESTA?" (French format named “Combien Ça Coûte?”). 9 episodes, 120 minutes long each, (TVE).
1999 “LOS GRANDES HOMBRES DE LA EGIPTOLOGÍA”. Documentary Series comprised of 12 episodes, 30 minutes long each, (FRANCE 2 and TVE).
(Grand Prized Awarded by the Public at the Santander Festival)
1996-97 “EXTRA SCHHH...!”. Live music program comprised of 25 episodes, 30 minutes long each, (Tele 5 and TVE).
1993 “BODAS REALES”. A Documentary Series of 17 episodes, 30 minutes long each, on various Royal Weddings.
1991/92/93/94 “VIDEOS DE 1ª” (“America’s Funniest Videos”). (TVE)
1990 “MY COUSIN BOBBY”. Director: Jonathan DEMME. Full-length Documentary Film. Distributed in more than 20 territories.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Currently assisting the Spanish Ministry of Culture in the ongoing treaty negotiations between Israel and Spain for the coproduction agreement between the two countries.
President of Baby TV Spain 2007-2009 (Cable TV Channel for children aged 1 to 3)
TRACOR / Instituto de las Artes de la Comunicación (Institute of Communication Arts) Teacher of the Masters Degree in Television Production / “Most Valued Teacher”
Prize awarded by the students of the 2006-2007 Masters Program.
Founding Member of “Academia de Las Artes y Las Ciencias Cinematograficas de España” (Spain’s Academy of the Arts and Sciences of Film)
President of the Miniseries’ Jury for the 2002 Festival of Montecarlo
Member Jury for Fiction series at the Montecarlo Festival in 2001
Vice-president of the “Independent Producers Association” (ANEPA) – (Association of Independent Producers – from 1995 to 2003)
ANEPA Delegate before the CEPI
TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS
Member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
TRACOR Professor for MA Students 2003-2007, University of Zaragoza
Complutense University of Madrid
Instituto San Pablo Ceu
Autonomous University of Barcelona
University of Santiago de Compostela
Cadiz Television Festival
UIMP Valencia
Instituto de Empresa Business School
Symposiums by ANEPA
Hervé Hachuel is a producer, writer and director. He received his education in Israel and attended Brooks Institute Film School in Santa Barbara, California, and New York University Film School.
In the early 80ies, as an employee of Twentieth Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles, he worked on films such as “Unfaithfully Yours”, directed by Howard Zieff; “The Star Chamber”, directed by Peter Hyams; “Kidco”, directed by Ron Maxwell.
Since 1983 he is serving as executive chairman of Tesauro s.a., a company producing motion pictures, TV shows, and commercials with offices in Madrid and Barcelona.
In 1983 Hervé Hachuel produced Pedro Almodovar’s first international success “What Have I Done to Deserve This?!”
In 1996, following the mentoring of Antonio Banderas’s move to Los Angeles, Hervé Hachuel co-produced “Of Love and Shadows”, the first US motion picture in which Banderas played a leading role along with Jennifer Connelly. The picture was distributed by Warner Bros.
In 2001 Hachuel hired Leonor Watling for her first leading role in a TV series, “Raquel Busca su Sitio”, which lead to Pedro Almodovar casting her as the lead in his Academy Award winning film “Talk to Her”.
Currently Hachuel is developing “20 Shekels” a comedy set in Jerusalem, and to be directed by noted French director Arthur Joffé.
Following a list of Hervé Hachuel’s credits:
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OR PRODUCER OF FEATURE FILMS
1989 “De Amor Y De Sombra” (aka “Of Love and Shadows” ) - Director: Betty Kaplan. Cast: Antonio Banderas and Jennifer Connelly
1987 “Pasodoble” - Director: José Luis García Sánchez. Cast: Fernando Rey, Cassen, Juan Diego.
1986 “Banter” (aka “The Last of Philip Banter” ). Director: Hervé Hachuel. Cast : Tony Curtis – Irene Miracle – Scott Paulin
1985 “El Rio De Oro”. Director: Jaime Chávarri, Actores: Bruno Ganz and Francesca Annis
1984 “¿Que He Hecho Yo Para Merecer Esto?” (aka “What have I done to deserve this?”). Director: Pedro Almodóvar. Cast: Carmen Maura and Angel de André
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
1986 “ESOS LOCOS CUATREROS” (aka “Rustler’s Rhapsody”). Director: Hugh Wilson; Cast: Tom Berenguer and Fernando Rey (Paramount – Impala – Tesauro )
DIRECTOR, FEATURE FILMS
“Banter”(aka “The Last of Philip Banter” ), 1986. Starring Tony Curtis, Irene Miracle, Scott Paulin and Gregg Henry. Distributed in Spain by Warner and in the USA by Republic Pictures. Distributed in more than 50 other territories.
“Besos En La Oscuridad”(aka “Immortal Sins” ),1991. Starring Cliff de Young, Mariam D’Abo and Shari Shattuck. Producer: Roger Corman.
Distributed in Spain by Lauren; in the USA by Concorde-New Horizons; and in the rest of the world by Capital Cities/ABC (Now Disney). Distributed in over 50 territories.
TELEVISION
1999 "RAQUEL BUSCA SU SITIO" (TVE).
Episodes 3 (Pilot) and 11.
1992 “CURVAS PELIGROSAS” (aka “Dangerous Curves”). 39 episodes, 1 hour each, for CBS (USA), and ANTENA 3 (SPAIN) Episodes “VENDETTA” & “SPANISH CONNECTION” (Filmed in Dallas, TX, USA).
2004 “Lo Que Me Contaron Los Muertos”. Documentary Investigative series for tve channel 1, episodes 1 through 5.
2008 “RAMBAM” DOCU-SERIES comprised of 2 episodes, 50 minutes long each, TVE
DOCUMENTARIES
1978 “JOJOBA”. Distributed by Berkeley University.
1985 “LA TESLA”.
1989 “SIGLA”. 1st Prize at Industrial Film Festival of Madrid
2005 MARIO ONAINDIA: UNA BIOGRAFIA, (Co-Director) The History Channel /TVE
2006 “MINGOTE Y EL HUMOR ESPAÑOL” (TELEMADRID/ written, produced and directed).
2007 Ramón de la Serna esmadridtv
2007 Edgar Neville “En Valija Diplomática” esmadridtv
2007 “CHICOTE” esmadridtv
SHORT FILM
1980 “TODOS LOS BARCOS DEL CIELO” 3rd Prize at the Alcala de Henares Short Films Festival.
WRITER
“TODOS LOS BARCOS DEL CIELO” Short film
“MAKINAVAJA LA SERIE” Various Episodes
“THE LAST OF PHILIP BANTER” –feature film
“RAQUEL BUSCA SU SITIO” Various Episodes / Script Editor in All
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER TELEVISION
FICTION
2003 “LA VIDA DE RITA” - Director: Manuel Iborra; Cast; Verónica Forqué – Juan Echanove / A series of 13 episodes, 60 minutes long each, (Spanish television channel: TVE).
2002 "PADRE CORAJE" - Director: Benito Zambrano; Actor Juan Diego. Miniseries comprised of 3 episodes, 90 minutes long each, (Vía Digital and Antena3). Shown twice by Vía Digital and twice times by A3.
1999-2000 "RAQUEL BUSCA SU SITIO" – A series comprised of 25 episodes, 75 minutes long each, (TVE). Leonor Watling – Cayetana Guillén Cuervo (Shown 3 times by TVE Channel 1 and TVE Channel 2 and Cosmopolitan Channel). Shown twice consecutively on prime time by Channel 6 Cubavisión. Still on the air TVE Satellite Broadcast
1995 - 96 “MAKINAVAJA: LA SERIE” Directors: Carlos Suárez and Jose Luis Cuerda; Actor: Pepe Rubianes. 39 episodes, 30 minutes long each, Telecomedia (TVE). Over 10 airings on national and cable television.
1989 “GRANDES ESPERANZAS” (aka “Great Expectations”) - A miniseries (Disney Channel UK - Antena3) Anthony Hopkins and Joan Simmons. Shown twice on A3 and several times on Disney Channel in UK and USA Distributed worldwide
DOCUMENTARIES
2007 “RAMBAM” Docu-Series. 3 Months following 5 Spanish Doctors working in an Israeli Hospital
2007 “CHICOTE”, (esmadridtv).
2007 “EN VALIJA DIPLOMATICA: EDGAR NEVILLE”, (esmadridtv).
2007 ”VAMOS A CONTAR VERDADES: RAMÓN GÓMEZ DE LA SERNA”, (esmadridtv).
2005 “TELENONOTICIAS”. A PILOT, 45 minutes long (TELEMADRID).
2004 “LO QUE ME CONTARON LOS MUERTOS”. 17 episodes, each 55 minutes long, (TVE).
2004 “BODAS REALES”. 3 episodes, each 40 minutes long, (ANTENA 3).
2004-2005-2006 “PAISAJES DE LA HISTORIA”. Now SHOWING. 20 Episodes, 55 minutes long each, (TVE and THE HISTORY CHANNEL).
2000 “MUJER, MUJER” Docu-Soap. 6 episodes, 30 minutes long each, (Antena3).
2000 “HOTEL, HOTEL” Docu-Soap. 7 episodes, 30 minutes long each, (Antena3).
2000-2005 – "A SOLAS". Live music programs (250 programs, 30 minutes long each, (Canal Sol Música).
1999 "¿CUÁNTO CUESTA?" (French format named “Combien Ça Coûte?”). 9 episodes, 120 minutes long each, (TVE).
1999 “LOS GRANDES HOMBRES DE LA EGIPTOLOGÍA”. Documentary Series comprised of 12 episodes, 30 minutes long each, (FRANCE 2 and TVE).
(Grand Prized Awarded by the Public at the Santander Festival)
1996-97 “EXTRA SCHHH...!”. Live music program comprised of 25 episodes, 30 minutes long each, (Tele 5 and TVE).
1993 “BODAS REALES”. A Documentary Series of 17 episodes, 30 minutes long each, on various Royal Weddings.
1991/92/93/94 “VIDEOS DE 1ª” (“America’s Funniest Videos”). (TVE)
1990 “MY COUSIN BOBBY”. Director: Jonathan DEMME. Full-length Documentary Film. Distributed in more than 20 territories.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Currently assisting the Spanish Ministry of Culture in the ongoing treaty negotiations between Israel and Spain for the coproduction agreement between the two countries.
President of Baby TV Spain 2007-2009 (Cable TV Channel for children aged 1 to 3)
TRACOR / Instituto de las Artes de la Comunicación (Institute of Communication Arts) Teacher of the Masters Degree in Television Production / “Most Valued Teacher”
Prize awarded by the students of the 2006-2007 Masters Program.
Founding Member of “Academia de Las Artes y Las Ciencias Cinematograficas de España” (Spain’s Academy of the Arts and Sciences of Film)
President of the Miniseries’ Jury for the 2002 Festival of Montecarlo
Member Jury for Fiction series at the Montecarlo Festival in 2001
Vice-president of the “Independent Producers Association” (ANEPA) – (Association of Independent Producers – from 1995 to 2003)
ANEPA Delegate before the CEPI
TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS
Member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
TRACOR Professor for MA Students 2003-2007, University of Zaragoza
Complutense University of Madrid
Instituto San Pablo Ceu
Autonomous University of Barcelona
University of Santiago de Compostela
Cadiz Television Festival
UIMP Valencia
Instituto de Empresa Business School
Symposiums by ANEPA
