By Michael Ferguson
MEDINA, Agustin [10/13/1913, Jerez, Cádiz, Spain – 6/5/1975, Spain] – married to ? father of cameraman Eduardo Pérez Climent [1942- ], grandfather of producer Eduardo Pérez, founded La Ponderosa animal rentals.
The
Sheriff of Fractured Jaw – 1958 (stagecoach driver) [wrangler]
It appears that the Centauro Films that made Marchent's “El Coyote” and “Justice of the Coyote” is the same outfit, but before Medina reactivated the company in 1964. [(diariodejerez.es by R.D. Jerez June 20, 2013 (two weeks after his death)]
Agustín Medina
Rodríguez, born of Gypsy stock, on October 13, 1913, in Jerez, the province of
Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Located in southwestern
Iberia. He was one of those key
characters in the Spanish film industry of the great international
co-productions of the 1950s and 1960s and now his life is going to be made into
a documentary in 2013. (As of today we know of none that was filmed or
released). His participation as a specialist in animal training and a skilled
rider was highlighted with such titles such as: “Solomon and Sheba” (1959), “The
Colossus of Rhodes” (1961), “King of Kings” (1961), “El Cid” (1961), “Lawrence
of Arabia” (1962), “The Fall of the Roman Empire” (1964), “Doctor Zhivago”
(1965), “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” (1966) and “The Wind and the Lion”
(1975), among many others.
At a very
young age, Medina enlisted in the army, being assigned to the cavalry corps in
various places, finally arriving in Madrid, where he reached the rank of
sergeant and exercised his functions in the Headquarters of the Horse Breeding
and Riding of the Army. He created the famous company 'La Ponderosa', Madrid,
dedicated to the rental of all kinds of animals for films, especially horses.
He died in a tragic traffic accident on June 5, 1975. His son Eduardo Pérez Climent was born in
1942 (see YT interview).
Now, his grandson Eduardo Pérez, the third generation of the family linked to the film industry and owner of the prestigious film camera equipment rental company EPC, has announced that he will travel to Jerez to record part of the documentary [?] as his personal tribute and tribute. To this end, he will have the collaboration of the president of the Cine-Club Popular de Jerez, José Luis Jiménez. The premiere of the production will take place in Madrid next autumn.
Agustin Medina’s Spaghetti western films:
Savage Guns (1961) Wrangler
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966, PEA) Wrangler
The Hellbender (1966) Wrangler
The Ugly Ones (1966) Wrangler
Valley of Dancing Widows (1975) Wrangler [made the year
he died]
Probably dozens more.
Agustin opened Centauro Films (Madrid) in 1964 and
co-produced with Alberto Grimaldi of PEA
Seven from Texas (1965) Death Comes First
Seven Hours of Gunfire (1965) Heroes of the West
Sons of Vengeance (1965)
Dollars for a Fast Gun (1966) all for Marchent
Medina then on his own co-produced
Dirty Fifteen (1967)
I Want Him Dead (1968)
Kill Them All and Come Back Alone (1968)
Afterwards he returned to being a wrangler.
His son, Eduardo Pérez Climent, was born in 1942, and the grandson about 1970-75 (whose working on the documentary). He has five children, Oscar, Eduardo, Virginia, Mercedes & Carlos (youngest) the grand children of Agustín Medina. Eduardo who founded the Eduardo Pérez Climent equipment rental corporation in 1970 and at the end of the 1970’s he founded Camara Rent. Later EPC, Equipos Profesionales Cinematográficos, which he founded in 1987. He received the The Prisma of Honour award for his lifetime achievement in cinematography in 2010.
Eduardo Pérez Climent’s Spaghetti westerns cameraman:
The Implacable Three (1963) PEA and Marchent for
Copercines
Sabata the Killer (1970) Producciones Cinematográficas
A.B.
amongst others
There’s a long interview with Eduardo Pérez Climent (the son) on You Tube. CINE Y TELE PRO TV | Entrevista con Eduardo Pérez Climent, de EPC.
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