Francisco Rabal

Biography

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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Francisco Rabal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmografi

Oedipus Mayor1996 · TiresiasL'Eclisse1962 · RiccardoDagon2001 · EzequielBelle de Jour1967 · HyppoliteSorcerer1977 · NiloThe Other1991 · Path to the Kingdom1952 · TomásCrooks1983 · Ginés Jiménez ValeraMaría Rosa1965 · Our Father1985 · AbelDoubt1951 · Rafael FigueroaBaroque1989 · El HispanoFight to the Death1975 · Comisario Emilio MendozaEagles Over London1969 · MartinStay as You Are1978 · LorenzoTie Me Up! Tie Me Down!1990 · Máximo EspejoSaranno uomini1957 · GiacomoMorte di un bandito · Vito RiberaPlanet Venus1972 · Party chaufferEl disputado voto del señor Cayo1986 · Señor CayoEl buscón1979 · MataReborn1981 · GiacomoLittle Miracles1997 · Don FranciscoViridiana1962 · Jorge