Antonio Blanco

Born

1964-01-01

Died

1994-01-01

Birthplace

A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

Biography

Antonio "Toñito" Blanco, born in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, in 1964, and deceased in 1994, was a Galician screenwriter, actor, and film director. He is known for being one of the creators of the TVG (Televisión de Galicia - Galician Television) program Xabarín Club (1994-2009), and co-director of the cult film La matanza caníbal de los garrulos lisérgicos (1993) alongside Ricardo Llovo, one of the few examples of Galician gore cinema. He was an actor and screenwriter in the TV series Composteláns (1989) and contributed as an expert in comic books to the magazine A tumba aberta (1988), a cultural publication broadcast on television. He also wrote reviews and scripts for television, working in the promotions department of TVG.