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{{family name hatnote|Ibáñez|Serrador|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox person
| birth_name         = Narciso Ibáñez Serrador
| other_names        = Chicho Ibáñez Serrador<br>Luis Peñafiel
| image              = Narcizo Ibañez Serrador.JPG
| caption            = 
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1935|7|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Montevideo]], Uruguay
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2019|06|07|1935|7|4|df=yes}}
| death_place        = [[Madrid]], Spain
| nationality        = Spanish
| occupation         = Director, producer, writer
| parents            = {{ubl|[[Narciso Ibáñez Menta]]|[[Pepita Serrador]]}}
}}

'''Narciso Ibáñez Serrador''' (4 July 1935 – 7 June 2019), also known as '''Chicho Ibáñez Serrador''' or by the [[pen name]] '''Luis Peñafiel''', was a Spanish television, film and theater director, actor and screenwriter.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/1171279/Narciso-Ibanez-Serrador |title=Narciso Ibáñez Serrador |access-date=May 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104123350/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1171279/Narciso-Ibanez-Serrador |archive-date=4 November 2012 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He received many accolades throughout his career including the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the [[Academy of Television and Audiovisual Arts and Sciences (Spain)|Spanish Television Academy]] in 2002, the [[National Television Award (Spain)|National Television Award]] presented by the [[Ministry of Culture (Spain)|Spanish Ministry of Culture]] in 2010 and the [[Honorary Goya Award]] presented by the [[Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain|Spanish Film Academy]] in 2018.

Some of his credits include the creation and direction of the television shows ''[[Historias para no dormir]]'', ''[[Historia de la frivolidad]]'', and ''[[Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez]]'' in [[Televisión Española]], and the writing and direction of the feature films ''[[La residencia|The House That Screamed]]'' (1969) and ''[[Who Can Kill a Child?]]'' (1976).

==Biography==
Ibáñez Serrador was born in 1935 in [[Montevideo]] and from an early age was influenced by the world of acting: his father was the Spanish theatre director and actor [[Narciso Ibáñez Menta]], while his mother was Argentinian actress [[Pepita Serrador]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.elmundo.es/television/2019/06/07/5cfa8b51fdddff991f8b46b0.html |title=Muere Chicho Ibáñez Serrador |date=7 June 2019 |access-date=7 June 2019 |newspaper=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]] |language=es |publisher=[[Unidad Editorial Información General]] S.L.U.}}</ref> He spent his childhood in Latin America,  accompanying his parents during their tour performances.<ref name="deci">{{cite web | url=http://www.decine21.com/Perfiles/Narciso-Ibanez-Serrador|title=Narciso Ibáñez Serrador | access-date=May 4, 2011 |publisher=Decine21.com | language=es}}</ref>

In 1947 he moved to Spain, where he attended high school in [[Salamanca]]. He began to work with a theatre company and made his director debut with ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'' by [[Tennessee Williams]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web | url=http://www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/i/ibanez_serrador.htm|title=Biography of Chicho Ibañez Serrador | access-date =May 4, 2011 | publisher=Biographies & Lives | language=es}}</ref>

In 1963 he began to work in [[Televisión Española]], creating and directing successful shows in Spain like the horror series ''[[Historias para no dormir]]'', the special ''[[Historia de la frivolidad]]'', and the game show ''[[Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez]]''. Ibáñez Serrador originally went uncredited for creating and directing ''Un, dos, tres...'' as his father, a successful horror actor, didn't want to be associated with a game show. However, he relented when the show became a runaway hit and viewers wanted to know who had come up with such a successful format, originally receiving the credit of "If something fails, the one responsible is Chicho Ibáñez Serrador". The show ran until 2004.

He later returned to cinema, writing and directing two feature films: ''[[La residencia|The House That Screamed]]'' (1969)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/30493/elviras-movie-macabre-maneater-of-hydra-the-house-that-screamed/?___rd=1 |title=The House That Screamed |publisher=[[DVD Talk]] |access-date=May 4, 2011|author=Stuart Galbraith IV}}</ref> and ''[[Who Can Kill a Child?]]'' (1976).

Ibáñez Serrador received the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the [[Academy of Television and Audiovisual Arts and Sciences (Spain)|Spanish Television Academy]] in 2002,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.academiatv.es/premios/iv-premios-anuales/|title=IV PREMIOS ANUALES|date=13 April 2002|language=es|website=[[Academy of Television and Audiovisual Arts and Sciences (Spain)|Academy of Television and Audiovisual Arts and Sciences]]}}</ref> the [[National Television Award (Spain)|National Television Award]] presented by the [[Ministry of Culture (Spain)|Spanish Ministry of Culture]] in 2010,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://boe.es/boe/dias/2011/01/04/pdfs/BOE-A-2011-201.pdf|title=Orden CUL/3446/2010, de 20 de diciembre, por la que se concede el Premio Nacional de Televisión correspondiente al año 2010.|journal=[[Boletín Oficial del Estado]]|language=es|date=4 January 2011}}</ref> the Feroz of Honor at the [[4th Feroz Awards]] in 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.informadoresdecine.es/narciso-ibanez-serrador-premio-feroz-de-honor-2017/|title=Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, premio Feroz de Honor 2017|language=es|website=Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España}}</ref> and the [[Honorary Goya Award]] presented by the [[Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain|Spanish Film Academy]] at the [[33rd Goya Awards]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/los-goya/goyas-de-honor/narciso-chicho-ibanez-serrador/|title= Goya de Honor 2019 - Narciso 'Chicho' Ibáñez Serrador|website=[[Goya Awards]]|language=es}}</ref>

In 1968, the [[Ministry of the Navy (Spain)|Ministry of the Navy]] commissioned him a short film to compete at a festival in Versailles, the short film won an award and the Minister honoured him with the [[Cross of Naval Merit]] with white decoration.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ejercito.defensa.gob.es/publicaciones/boletin/entrevistas/01_entrevista_a_chicho_ibanez_serrador.html|title=With Chicho Ibañez Serrador|journal=Boletín Tierra|number=88|publisher=[[Ministry of Defence (Spain)|Ministry of Defence]]|date=26 June 1998|language=es}}</ref> In 2002, he received the [[Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts]] by the [[Ministry of Culture (Spain)|Ministry of Culture]].

He died on 7 June 2019 from a [[urinary tract infection]] at the age of 83.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.es/play/television/noticias/abci-muere-chicho-ibanez-serrador-201906071759_noticia.html |title=Muere Chicho Ibáñez Serrador |date=7 June 2019 |access-date=7 June 2019 |newspaper=[[ABC (Spain)|ABC]] |language=es}}</ref>

== In popular media==
The 2021 episode {{lang|es|Freddy}} of ''[[Stories to Stay Awake (2021 TV series)|Stories to Stay Awake]]'' directed by [[Paco Plaza]] features a fictional recreation of the filming of the 1982 episode {{lang|es|Freddy}} of {{lang|es|Historias para no dormir}}.
The character of Ibáñez is played by [[Carlos Santos (actor)|Carlos Santos]].<ref name="Español">{{cite news |last1=Medianoche |first1=Mike |title='Freddy', 'Historias para no dormir' y cómo Chicho Ibáñez Serrador se adelantó a 'Chucky' |url=https://www.elespanol.com/bluper/20210417/freddy-historias-no-chicho-ibanez-serrador-chucky/574192805_0.html |access-date=7 May 2023 |work=El Español |date=17 April 2021 |language=es}}</ref> Paco Plaza portrays Ibáñez Serrador in a cameo role in ''[[Saben aquell]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reviews/critica-saben-aquell-pelicula-david-trueba-narra-como-llego-fama-humorista-eugenio-1327666|website=[[HobbyConsolas]]|title=Crítica de Saben aquell, la película de David Trueba en la que se narra cómo llegó a la fama el humorista Eugenio|first=Raquel|last=Hernández Luján|date=30 October 2023}}</ref>

==Honours==
* [[File:ESP Cruz Merito Naval (Distintivo Blanco) pasador.svg|50px]] [[Cross of Naval Merit]] with white decoration (Spain, 1 April 1969).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://boe.es/boe/dias/1969/04/01/pdfs/A04738-04738.pdf|title=Orden de 1 de abril de 1969 por la que se concede la Cruz del Mérito Naval de segunda clase, con distintivo blanco a don Narciso Ibáñez Serrador.|journal=[[Boletín Oficial del Estado]]|language=es|date=1 April 1969}}</ref>
* [[File:Medalla al Mérito de las Bellas Artes.jpg|50px]] [[Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts]] (Spain, 15 February 2002).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://boe.es/boe/dias/2002/02/16/pdfs/A06355-06355.pdf|title=Real Decreto 203/2002, de 15 de febrero por el que se concede la Medalla al Mérito en las Bellas Artes, en su categoría de Oro, a las personas que se citan.|journal=[[Boletín Oficial del Estado]]|language=es|date=16 February 2002}}</ref>

==References==
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==Sources==
* [[Michael Orlando Yaccarino]], ''La Residencia: An Analysis'', in ''Filmfax'' (1999)

==External links==
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[[Category:Spanish horror film directors]]
[[Category:Spanish people of Uruguayan descent]]
[[Category:Spanish people of Asturian descent]]
[[Category:Spanish people of Argentine descent]]
[[Category:Uruguayan people of Spanish descent]]
[[Category:Uruguayan people of Asturian descent]]
[[Category:Uruguayan people of Argentine descent]]
[[Category:Mass media people from Montevideo]]
[[Category:Uruguayan expatriates in Spain]]
[[Category:Infectious disease deaths in Spain]]
[[Category:Deaths from urinary tract infection]]
[[Category:1935 births]]
[[Category:2019 deaths]]

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