Néstor Basterretxea was born on May 6, 1924 in Bermeo, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Ama Lur (1968), Operación H (1963) and Pelotari (1964). He was married to Maria Isabel Irurzun Urkia. He died on July 12, 2014 in Hondarribia, Basque Country, Spain.
