Francisco Rabal

Francisco Rabal

Nació el 8 de marzo de 1926 en Águilas, Murcia, Región de Murcia, Spain, murió el 29 de agosto de 2001.

Francisco Rabal Valera (8 March 1926 – 29 August 2001), popularly known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor. His career spanned more than 200 film and television roles, between 1942 and 2001. He received numerous accolades both in Spain and abroad, including the Cannes Film Festival's Best Actor Award and the Goya Award for Best Actor.

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Rabal was best known internationally for his collaborations with director Luis Buñuel, with Ronald Bergan writing "most of his other major roles he carried the heady, perverse whiff of the great surrealist director with him." He worked with many other notable directors, including Carlos Saura, Pedro Almodóvar, William Friedkin, Michelangelo Antonioni, Claude Chabrol, Luchino Visconti, and Gillo Pontecorvo.

One of Spain's most-loved and acclaimed actors during his lifetime, he also was known for his commitment to human rights and other social causes.

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Las Hurdes (7.1) Las Hurdes (Tierra sin pan) Película · 1933 como Narrator (voice)
Dagon (6.1) Dagon: La secta del mar Película · 2001 como Ezequiel
The Witches (6.0) Las brujas Película · 1967 como Paolo (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Hotel Fear (5.7) La violación de la señorita Julia Película · 1978 como Marta's lover
Sonatas (5.1) Sonatas (Las aventuras del marqués de Bradomin) Película · 1959 como Marqués Javier de Bradomín