1926-03-08 Águilas, Murcia, Región de Murcia, Spain
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Francisco Rabal (March 8, 1926 – August 29, 2001), perhaps better known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor born in Águilas, a small town in the province of Murcia, Spain. In 1936, after the Spanish Civil War broke out. Rabal and his family left Murcia and moved to Madrid. Young Francisco had to work as a street salesboy and in a chocolate factory. When he was 13 years old, he left school to work as an electrician at Estudios Chamartín. Rabal got some sporadic jobs as an extra. Dámaso Alonso and other people advised him to try his luck with a career in theater. During the following years, he got some roles in theater companies such as Lope de Vega or María Guerrero. It was there that he met actress Asunción Balaguer; they married and remained together for the rest of Rabal's life. Their daughter, Teresa Rabal, is also an actor. In 1947, Rabal got some regular jobs in theater. He used his full name, Francisco Rabal, as stage name. However, the people who knew him always called him Paco Rabal. (Paco is the familiar form for Francisco.) "Paco Rabal" became his unofficial stage name. During the 1940s, Rabal began acting in movies as an extra, but it was not until 1950 that he was first cast in speaking roles, and played romantic leads and rogues. He starred in three films directed by Luis Buñuel - Nazarín (1959), Viridiana (1961) and Belle de jour (1967). William Friedkin thought of Rabal for the French villain of his 1971 movie The French Connection. However, he could not remember the name of "that Spanish actor". Mistakenly, his staff hired another Spanish actor, Fernando Rey. Friedkin discovered that Rabal did not speak English or French, so he decided to keep Rey. Rabal has previously worked with Rey in Viridiana. Rabal did, however, work with Friedkin in the much less successful but Academy Award-nominated cult classic Sorcerer (1977), a remake of The Wages of Fear (1953). Throughout his career, Rabal worked in France, Italy and Mexico with directors such as Gillo Pontecorvo, Michelangelo Antonioni, Luchino Visconti, Valerio Zurlini, Jacques Rivette and Alberto Lattuada. It is widely considered that Rabal's best performances came after Francisco Franco's death on 1975. In the 1980s, Rabal starred in Los santos inocentes, winning the Award as Best Actor in Cannes Film Festival, in El Disputado Voto del Señor Cayo and also in the TV series Juncal. In 1989, he was a member of the jury at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. In the 1999 he played the character of Francisco Goya in Carlos Saura Goya en Burdeos, winning a Goya Award as Best Actor. Francisco Rabal is the only Spanish actor to have received a honoris causa doctoral degree from the University of Murcia. Rabal's final movie was Dagon, a film which was dedicated to him right before the credits. The dedication read "Dedicated to Francisco Rabal, a wonderful actor and even better human being." Rabal died in 2001 from compensatory dilating emphysema, while on an airplane travelling to Bordeaux, when he was coming back from receiving an Award at Montreal Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Francisco Rabal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Zero/infinito | (voice) | 2002-01-01 |
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Alla rivoluzione sulla due cavalli | Zio Henrique | 2002-04-25 |
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Lázaro de Tormes | El Ciego | 2001-01-19 |
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¿Tú qué harías por amor? | Don Vicente | 2001-06-28 |
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Dagon | Ezequiel | 2001-10-12 |
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Las noches de Constantinopla | 2001-01-01 | |
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Peixe-Lua | Tio Nini | 2000-09-29 |
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Divertimento | 2000-10-22 | |
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A propósito de Buñuel | Self | 2000-06-09 |
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Goya en Burdeos | Goya | 1999-09-04 |
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Talk of Angels | Don Jorge | 1998-10-30 |
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En dag til i solen | 1998-03-06 | |
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El evangelio de las maravillas | Papá Basilio | 1998-09-16 |
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Les paradoxes de Buñuel | Self | 1998-04-29 |
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Le Jour et la Nuit | Cristobal | 1997-02-12 |
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La novia de medianoche | Wenceslao Corredoira | 1997-10-30 |
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Pajarico | El Abuelo | 1997-08-31 |
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Pequeños milagros | Don Francisco | 1997-09-04 |
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Airbag | Villambrosa | 1997-06-20 |
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Edipo alcalde | Tiresias | 1996-08-23 |
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Felicidades, Tovarich | Abuelo | 1995-01-01 |
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El palomo cojo | Tío Ricardo | 1995-10-06 |
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Les Cent et Une Nuits de Simon Cinéma | Luis Buñuel (voice) | 1995-01-25 |
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Así en el Cielo como en la Tierra | San Pedro | 1995-11-03 |
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La mujer cualquiera | 1994-10-06 | |
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La Lola se va a los puertos | Don Diego | 1993-09-10 |
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L'Homme qui a perdu son ombre | Antonio | 1992-01-15 |
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Ni contigo ni sin ti | 1992-01-01 | |
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Paco, mi padre | 1992-10-18 | |
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L'autre | 1991-10-09 | |
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La taberna fantástica | Rogelio | 1991-07-13 |
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Manuel, le fils emprunté | Juan Alvarez | 1990-02-09 |
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¡Átame! | Máximo Espejo | 1990-01-22 |
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Barroco | El Hispano | 1989-10-10 |
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La blanca paloma | Domingo | 1989-11-23 |
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Buñuel | Self | 1989-01-01 |
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Torquemada | Torquemada | 1989-05-12 |
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El aire de un crimen | Coronel Olvera | 1988-10-21 |
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A Time of Destiny | Jorge Larraneta | 1988-04-22 |
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Divinas palabras | Pedro Gailo | 1987-09-15 |
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Il mistero del panino assassino | Arno dei conti Vincini | 1987-10-28 |
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Un complicato intrigo di donne, vicoli e delitti | Guaglione | 1986-01-24 |
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El hermano bastardo de Dios | 1986-09-10 | |
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Tiempo de silencio | Muecas | 1986-03-13 |
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El disputado voto del señor Cayo | Señor Cayo | 1986-11-03 |
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Luces de Bohemia | Max Estrella | 1985-08-21 |
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Escapada final (Scapegoat) | Comisario Cárdenas | 1985-11-14 |
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La hora bruja | Cesar | 1985-11-04 |
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Padre nuestro | Abel | 1985-04-21 |
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La vieja música | Domingo Ferreiro | 1985-09-26 |
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Marbella, un golpe de cinco estrellas | Juan | 1985-10-13 |
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Los paraísos perdidos | El político anciano | 1985-01-13 |
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Los santos inocentes | Azarías | 1984-04-04 |
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Victòria! 3: El seny i la rauxa | Coronel Márquez | 1984-02-03 |
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Epílogo | Rocabruno | 1984-01-20 |
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Un delitto | Abbot | 1984-09-01 |
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Los zancos | Manuel | 1984-10-10 |
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Sal gorda | Gabino | 1984-02-06 |
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Salzillo | Salzillo | 1983-01-01 |
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Victòria! La gran aventura d'un poble | Coronel Márquez | 1983-09-09 |
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Victòria! 2: La disbauxa del 17 | Coronel Márquez | 1983-12-06 |
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Truhanes | Ginés Jiménez Valera | 1983-09-21 |
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El tesoro de las cuatro coronas | Sócrates | 1983-01-21 |
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La colmena | Ricardo Sorbedo | 1982-10-11 |
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Reborn | Giacomo | 1981-09-27 |
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Buitres sobre la ciudad | Bender | 1981-01-01 |
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Speed Driver | Esposito | 1980-12-04 |
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Poliziotto, solitudine e rabbia | Tony | 1980-01-01 |
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Traficantes Del Panico | William Lombard | 1980-08-08 |
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Incubo sulla città contaminata | Major Warren Holmes | 1980-12-11 |
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El gran secreto | Domingo | 1980-10-12 |
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Sbirro, la tua legge è lenta... la mia... no! | Don Alfonso | 1979-09-27 |
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El buscón | Mata | 1979-11-27 |
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Ciao Cialtroni! | Fra' Giovanni | 1979-11-23 |
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Pensione paura | Marta's lover | 1978-02-16 |
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Così come sei | Lorenzo | 1978-09-14 |
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Corleone | Don Giusto Provenzano | 1978-11-10 |
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Kolossal - I magnifici Macisti | 1977-01-01 | |
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Il prefetto di ferro | Albanese the Outlaw | 1977-09-23 |
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Io sono mia | Padre di Orio | 1977-11-18 |
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Sorcerer | Nilo | 1977-06-24 |
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Il deserto dei Tartari | M.llo Tronk | 1976-10-29 |
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Emilia... parada y fonda | 1976-08-15 | |
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Las largas vacaciones del 36 | Teacher | 1976-10-28 |
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La peccatrice | Turco | 1975-07-20 |
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Le città del mondo | Matteo | 1975-10-16 |
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Las bodas de Blanca | Antonio | 1975-11-17 |
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Faccia di spia | Mehdi Ben Barka | 1975-08-21 |
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Cacique Bandeira | Azevedo Bandeira | 1975-08-21 |
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Attenti al buffone | Eminenza | 1975-10-19 |
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Metralleta 'Stein' | Comisario Emilio Mendoza | 1975-01-27 |
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Dormir Y Ligar: Todo Es Empezar | Self (uncredited) | 1974-05-15 |
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La moglie giovane | The Blackmailer | 1974-01-01 |
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Il sorriso del grande tentatore | Bishop Marquez | 1974-11-22 |
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Tormento | Agustín Caballero | 1974-09-02 |
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No es nada, mamá, sólo un juego | Tío | 1974-05-29 |
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La otra imagen | 1973-06-16 | |
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La guerrilla | El Cabrero (The Shepherd) | 1973-02-16 |
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La leyenda del alcalde de Zalamea | Pedro Crespo, Alcalde de Zalamea | 1973-04-13 |
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Il consigliori | Vincent Garofalo | 1973-08-30 |
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La colonna infame | Giacomo Mora - il barbiere | 1973-04-19 |
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Si può fare… amigo | Sheriff | 1972-03-31 |
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Nada menos que todo un hombre | Alejandro Gómez | 1972-02-14 |
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Le Soldat Laforêt | Paco | 1972-04-21 |
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Pianeta Venere | Party chauffer | 1972-08-27 |
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N.P. - Il segreto | Ingegnere N.P. | 1972-07-26 |
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La grande scrofa nera | Il Medico | 1971-04-13 |
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Las melancólicas | Fuso | 1971-01-01 |
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Goya: historia de una soledad | Goya | 1971-06-07 |
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El apartamento de la tentación | Hombre que se cruza con Julieta (uncredited) | 1971-05-24 |
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Ann och Eve - de erotiska | Francesco | 1970-08-03 |
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Diario Spagnolo | Él mismo | 1970-01-01 |
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Cabezas cortadas | Díaz II | 1970-10-16 |
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Laia | 1970-01-01 | |
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Los desafíos | Carlos | 1969-09-19 |
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Simón Bolívar | José Antonio Del Llano | 1969-09-12 |
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Un adulterio decente | Conserje (uncredited) | 1969-08-25 |
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España otra vez | Reportero | 1969-06-07 |
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La battaglia d'Inghilterra | Martin | 1969-06-04 |
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Sangre en el ruedo | Juan Carmona | 1969-05-19 |
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Después del diluvio | Pedro | 1968-01-25 |
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Les Anges exterminés | 1968-01-15 | |
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El ''Che'' Guevara | Che Guevara | 1968-01-01 |
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Cervantes | Rodrigo Cervantes | 1967-11-02 |
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Oscuros sueños de agosto | Julio | 1967-07-01 |
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La Religieuse | Dom Morel | 1967-07-26 |
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Belle de jour | Hyppolite | 1967-05-24 |
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I lunghi giorni della vendetta | Sheriff Douglas | 1967-02-23 |
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Le streghe | Paolo (segment "La strega bruciata viva") | 1967-02-22 |
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Camino del Rocío | José Antonio | 1966-12-05 |
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Don Juan Tenorio | Don Juan Tenorio | 1966-11-02 |
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Hoy como ayer | Ramón | 1966-08-29 |
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El diablo también llora | Tomás | 1965-03-14 |
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Intimidad de los parques | Héctor | 1965-03-03 |
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Marie Chantal contre Dr. Kha | Paco Castillo | 1965-08-25 |
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España insólita | (voice) | 1965-05-13 |
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María Rosa | 1965-11-13 | |
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Das Vermächtnis des Inka | Gambusino | 1965-09-08 |
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Currito de la Cruz | Manuel Carmona | 1965-07-01 |
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Llanto por un bandido | José María 'El Tempranillo' | 1964-08-31 |
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L'Autre Femme | Zaylor | 1964-09-04 |
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Le gros coup | Michel Arland | 1964-06-24 |
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Noche de verano | Bernardo | 1963-06-03 |
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Mathias Sandorf | Frédéric de Rotenbourg | 1963-02-13 |
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Autopsia de un criminal | Carlos | 1963-08-05 |
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La Rimpatriata | Alberto | 1963-09-19 |
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Viridiana | Jorge | 1962-04-01 |
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L'eclisse | Riccardo | 1962-04-13 |
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I tromboni di Fra' Diavolo | Fra Diavolo | 1962-10-11 |
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Setenta veces siete | Pascual | 1962-08-30 |
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La mano en la trampa | Cristóbal Archaval | 1961-05-01 |
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Hijo de hombre | 1961-01-16 | |
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Tiro al piccione | Elia | 1961-05-25 |
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Azahares rojos | Arturo Gómez Mancera | 1961-11-01 |
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A las cinco de la tarde | Juan Reyes | 1961-05-16 |
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Cavalcata selvaggia | 1960-01-01 | |
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Trío de damas | Alberto Sáinz Robledo | 1960-01-01 |
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El hombre de la isla | Lorenzo 'El Moro' | 1960-07-07 |
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Sonatas | Marqués Javier de Bradomín | 1959-10-12 |
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Diez fusiles esperan | José Iribarren | 1959-06-15 |
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Llegaron dos hombres | Superintendente | 1959-06-22 |
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Nazarín | Father Nazario | 1959-06-04 |
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La noche y el alba | Pedro | 1958-10-10 |
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L'uomo dai calzoni corti | Mario | 1958-06-23 |
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Los clarines del miedo | Aceituno | 1958-11-03 |
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Cuenca | Narrator (voice) | 1958-07-01 |
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La venganza | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1958-05-02 |
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Marisa la civetta | Antonio | 1957-03-19 |
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La grande strada azzurra | Salvatore | 1957-11-22 |
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Amanecer en Puerta Oscura | Juan Cuenca | 1957-05-05 |
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Saranno uomini | Giacomo | 1957-03-23 |
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La Gerusalemme liberata | Tancredi d'Altavilla | 1957-12-23 |
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La gran mentira | César Neira | 1956-04-01 |
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Prigionieri del male | Sergio Gresky | 1955-12-30 |
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Muerte de un ciclista | (uncredited) | 1955-09-07 |
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Historias de la radio | Gabriel | 1955-07-25 |
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La pícara molinera | Cristóbal Paterna | 1955-12-05 |
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El canto del gallo | Padre Miller | 1955-09-26 |
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El beso de Judas | Quinto Licinio | 1954-02-27 |
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Todo es posible en Granada | Fernando Ortega | 1954-03-08 |
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Murió hace quince años | Diego | 1954-10-04 |
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Hay un camino a la derecha | Miguel | 1953-10-28 |
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La guerra de Dios | Martín | 1953-09-30 |
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María Morena | El Sevillano | 1952-06-02 |
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Luna de sangre | Pedro Alvareda | 1952-02-18 |
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Sor Intrépida | Tomás | 1952-01-04 |
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María Antonia "La Caramba" | 1951-03-24 | |
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Duda | Rafael Figueroa | 1951-10-08 |
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Perseguidos | 1951-05-31 | |
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La honradez de la cerradura | Ernesto | 1950-06-08 |
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Alhucemas | Tostado (uncredited) | 1948-02-06 |
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Don Quijote de la Mancha | (uncredited) | 1947-03-01 |
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El crimen de Pepe Conde | 1946-10-28 | |
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La rueda de la vida | Bronquista de pelea en salón (uncredited) | 1942-11-30 |
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Las Hurdes | Narrator (voice) | 1933-12-01 |
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Morte di un bandito | Vito Ribera |
