- He was born in the Buruxuri house of Valcarlos in 1930 and wrote two books about his homeland: Together with Jean-Baptiste Etxarren, Valcarlos Valverde (Elkar, 2002) and Valcarlos II (Elkar, 2009). He was an honorary member of the Basque Language Academy and worked as a journalist in various media. Euskaltzaindia has reported that he has died, and we have recovered the interview we did at ARGIA.
Reyes Ilintxeta interviewed him in 2011 and told him many anecdotes. He also talked about the future of Euskera: “The future of Euskal Herria is in consciousness. There's a lot of people working on it. If we were aware to do so in Euskera, it would be to save the Basque. There are thousands of boys and girls who know Euskera, but there is the greatest danger: they speak Spanish even learning Euskera. We all have to do something. I think we have to take it out as something. Wake up feelings. But it's no wonder. The Basque Country has been in a corner like centuries and centuries.”
We also recorded in the video: Angel Aintziburu, a master of golden ceremonies.
On the Euskarabidea website, several interviews with Aintziburu can be heard. In them you can play anecdotes and bertsos from Bordel, stories from the Carlist era, children's games and songs, natural cures, anecdotes from old pelotaris and much more.
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