Ion Eyzaguirre

Ion Peru Eyzaguirre was a Basque film producer and artist. He was known for embracing an "apocalyptic" genre, but also did comedy and action.

Personal life
Ion was born on July 10, 1901. He started painting and drawing around 1916, but didn't release them to the public until 1921. In 1919, his family moved to Swansea, Wales, after a month of learning basic English.

Career
Ion was a surrealist, described to have drawn "from simple lines to very complicated designs." Art was his main occupation besides film-making.

Ion joined the film industry in 1927. The majority of his films were thriller, but other genres were done as well. He also worked with other films. He quit around 1978.

Later years and death
In 1981, Ion moved to New Brunswick. He would eventually get his own documentary around 1990.

He died on January 28, 1995, for unknown reasons. It was thought to be of natural causes, but others say he contracted an illness.