producer Eugenio Martin dies at 97as announced on social media by the Film Academy, which regrets the loss of “an unclassifiable figure of Spanish cinema”.

Eugenio Martin, who sometimes subscribed to his films as Herbert Martin, Martin Herbert or Gene Martin, is remembered Panic on the Transsib (1972), film starring Christopher Lee and Candle for the devil (1973) with Aurora Bautista and Esperanza Roy.

During his career, which began in 1960, the filmmaker has made films of a wide variety of film genres, as his films have been action, comedy, musical or thriller.

debuted with one party in 1960 and worked behind the camera in productions such as Spaghetti Western The price of a personand, Life is going with Julio Iglesias wonderful lady with Lola Flores or Girl from the Red Mill with Marisol.

His last film salt of lifewas released in 1996. His filmography mixes pirates, zombies and aliens with cult performers and popular idols to create one of the most diverse productions in our cinematic history.