Julio Fernández, the producer who transformed Filmax into a cinematic giant in Catalonia during the 1990s and 2000s, died Monday at the age of 78 at his home in Miami. Fernández, who had long been retired from frontline business, made Filmax the leading film distributor in Spain and introduced the company to film production with the ambitious Fantastic Factory project, which brought filmmakers like Brian Yuzna and Brad Anderson to work in Catalonia and served as a springboard for others. [REC], one of the company's greatest achievements.