Famous Spanish characters that came out at the cinema
by danniperezruiz | created - 07 Oct 2018 | updated - 09 Jan 2019 | Publicpeople who, because they were known, were recruited to appear in audiovisual works.
1. Jacinto Benavente
Writer | La madona de las rosas
Jacinto Benavente was born on August 12, 1866 in Madrid, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for La madona de las rosas (1919), Los intereses creados (1919) and Para toda la vida (1923). He died on July 14, 1954 in Madrid, Spain.
2. Joaquín Álvarez Quintero
Writer | Mariquilla Terremoto
Joaquín Álvarez Quintero was born on January 20, 1873 in Utrera, Seville, Andalucía, Spain. He was a writer, known for Mariquilla Terremoto (1939), La patria chica (1943) and Malvaloca (1954). He died on June 14, 1944 in Madrid, Spain.
3. Serafín Álvarez Quintero
Writer | Mariquilla Terremoto
Serafín Álvarez Quintero was born on March 26, 1871 in Utrera, Seville, Andalucía, Spain. He was a writer, known for Mariquilla Terremoto (1939), La patria chica (1943) and Malvaloca (1954). He died on April 12, 1938 in Madrid, Spain.
4. Alfonso Paso
Writer | Aquellos tiempos del cuplé
Alfonso Paso was born on September 12, 1926 in Madrid, Spain. He was a writer and actor, known for Aquellos tiempos del cuplé (1958), Sierra maldita (1954) and La otra residencia (1970). He died on July 10, 1978 in Madrid, Spain.
5. Ricardo Burguete
Ricardo has since his youth graduated in the general military academy of Zaragoza, winning on the fronts more gallons and medals, including the military merit individual and the laureate of San Fernando, acting in the revolts of Cuba and the Philippines, as well as in the Morocco war where he acts ...
7. King Alfonso XIII
Self | Las Hurdes, pais de leyenda
King Alfonso XIII was born on May 17, 1886. His mother was the former Queen of Spain and his father was the deceased King Alfonso XII. Because his father died before he was born he was considered King of Spain from the moment he was born. He grew up in and around Spain with his mother (she was an ...
8. Cayetana de Alba
Self | Caiga quien caiga
Cayetana de Alba was born on March 28, 1926 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. She was married to Alfonso Diez Carabantes, Jesús Aguirre y Ortiz de Zárate and Luis Martínez de Irujo y Artázcoz. She died on November 20, 2014 in Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain.
9. Ruperto Chapí
Soundtrack | Teatro Apolo
Ruperto Chapí was born on March 27, 1851 in Villena, Alicante, Spain. He was a composer, known for Teatro Apolo (1950), De Madrid al cielo (1952) and La danza del corazón (1953). He was married to Vicenta Selva Alvarez. He died on March 25, 1909 in Madrid, Spain.
10. Walt Disney
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Flora Disney (née Call) and Elias Disney, a Canadian-born farmer and businessperson. He had Irish, German, and English ancestry. Walt moved with his parents to Kansas City at age seven, where he spent the majority of ...
11. Alfredo Kraus
Soundtrack | The Family Man
Alfredo Kraus was born on November 24, 1927 in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. He was an actor, known for The Family Man (2000), Analyze This (1999) and Gayarre (1959). He was married to Rosa ?. He died on September 10, 1999 in Madrid, Spain.
12. Montserrat Caballé
Soundtrack | La vita è bella
Her childhood was shaped by the Spanish Civil War and the modest means of her working-class family. Her musical talent developed early and she was already singing classical cantatas at the age of seven. From 1942 she trained in singing at the Conservatorio Superior de Musica in Barcelona. She was ...
13. Plácido Domingo
Soundtrack | The Book of Life
Although born in Madrid, Spain, Placido Domingo spent a major portion of his life living in Mexico City where he graduated from the Mexico City Conservatory. His first operatic performance was in a staging of La Traviata in Monterrey playing Alfredo. He was then a Tenor for the Israel National ...
14. Sofía de Grecia
Self | Athens 2004: Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Sofía de Grecia was born on November 2, 1938 in Athens, Greece. She has been married to Juan Carlos de Borbón since May 14, 1962. They have three children.
15. Manolete
Actor | Garabatos Manolete
Manolete was born on July 4, 1917 in Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain. He was an actor, known for Garabatos Manolete (1945), Mi Carro (2018) and Antología taurina (1972). He died on August 29, 1947 in Linares, Jaén, Spain.
16. Victoria de los Ángeles
Soundtrack | Rat Race
Victoria de los Ángeles was born on November 1, 1923 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for Rat Race (2001), Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) and Atonement (2007). She was married to Enrique Magriñá Mir. She died on January 15, 2005 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
17. Francisco Franco
Writer | Raza
Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teoula Franco y Bahamonde was born on December 4, 1892, in Ferrol, Spain. He entered the Spanish Military Academy in 1907 and upon graduation three years later was commissioned as a lieutenant. His career path seemed assured after he was detailed to the colony of ...
18. Sélica Pérez Carpio
Actress | La verbena de la Paloma
Sélica Pérez Carpio is known for La verbena de la Paloma (1935), Los dinamiteros (1964) and Sábado 64 (1964).
19. José Carreras
Soundtrack | Bats
Josep Maria Carreras i Coll was born on December 5, 1946, in Barcelona, Spain. His father was the owner of a small chemical plant. Young Carreras showed early interest in music after seeing Mario Lanza in the film The Great Caruso (1951) at the age of 6. He gave his first public performance on the ...
20. Anne Igartiburu
Actress | El lápiz del carpintero
Anne Igartiburu was born on February 18, 1969 in Elorrio, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain. She is an actress, known for El lápiz del carpintero (2003), ¡Mira quién baila! (2005) and Zigortzaileak (2010). She has been married to Pablo Heras-Casado since 2015. They have one child. She ...
21. Antonio Gades
Actor | Carmen
Antonio Gades was born on November 14, 1936 in Elda, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain. He was an actor and writer, known for Carmen (1983), Blood Wedding (1981) and Los Tarantos (1963). He was married to Eugenia Eiriz, Daniela Frey, Marisol, Pilar Sanclemente and Marujita Díaz. He died on July...
22. Marifé de Triana
Soundtrack | Bajo el cielo andaluz
Marifé de Triana was born on September 13, 1936 in Burguillos, Seville, Andalucía, Spain. She was an actress, known for Bajo el cielo andaluz (1960), Canto para ti (1959) and The Days of the Past (1977). She was married to José María Alonso Calvo. She died on January 16, 2013 in Benalmádena, Málaga...
23. Lola Flores
Actress | Una señora estupenda
Since very young she is famous as a dancer and singer of andalusian folklore. In 1939 she debuts in cinema in the role of a gipsy. Her greatest success is in folklore shows with Manolo Caracol as artistic partner till 1951. She marries in 1958 to the guitarrist Antonio González "El Pescaílla".
24. Marujita Díaz
Actress | Pelusa
Marujita Díaz was born on April 27, 1932 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain. She was an actress and producer, known for Pelusa (1960), La corista (1960) and La casta Susana (1963). She was married to Antonio Gades, Espartaco Santoni and Ricardo Ferrante. She died on June 23, 2015 in Madrid, ...
25. Antonio El Bailarín
Actor | Nuits andalouses
Antonio El Bailarín was born on November 4, 1921 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain. He was an actor and cinematographer, known for Nuits andalouses (1954), Hollywood Canteen (1944) and Pan-Americana (1945). He died on February 5, 1996 in Madrid, Spain.
26. Manuel Azaña
Self | The Spanish Earth
Manuel Azaña was born on January 10, 1880 in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. He died on November 3, 1940 in Moutaubán, Tarn, France.
27. Charles Aznavour
Actor | Tirez sur le pianiste
Beloved French chanson entertainer Charles Aznavour, who wrote more than 800 songs, recorded more than 1,000 of them in French, English, Italian, German and Spanish and sold over 100 million records in all, was born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian on May 22, 1924, in Paris, the younger of two ...
28. Juan Carlos de Borbón
Self | Wimbledon
Juan Carlos de Borbón is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from November 1975 until June 2014.
Juan Carlos is the grandson of King Alfonso XIII, the last king of Spain before the abolition of the monarchy in 1931 and the subsequent declaration of the Second Spanish ...
29. Charlie Rivel
Actor | Akrobat Schööön!
Charlie Rivel was born on April 23, 1896 in Cubelles, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for Akrobat Schööön! (1943), El aprendiz de clown (1967) and Der Clown (1966). He was married to Margarita Camas and Carmen. He died on July 26, 1983 in Sant Pere de Ribes, ...
30. Emilio Aragón 'Miliki'
Actor | El gran circo de TVE
Emilio Aragón 'Miliki' was born on November 4, 1929 in Carmona, Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain. He was an actor and writer, known for El gran circo de TVE (1973), Cantar y reir (1974) and Los payasos (1973). He was married to Rita Violeta Álvarez. He died on November 18, 2012 in Madrid, Spain.
31. Fofó
Actor | El gran circo de TVE
Fofó was born on February 8, 1923 in Madrid, Spain. He was an actor and writer, known for El gran circo de TVE (1973), Turu, the Wacky Hen (2019) and El nieto del Zorro (1948). He died on June 22, 1976 in Madrid, Spain.
32. Gabriel Aragón 'Gaby'
Actor | El gran circo de TVE
The greater one of the brothers of trio made up of Fofo and Miliki. In the group, he interpret the role of "serious" clown, ordered to moderate the attitudes of its brothers and nephews. Excellent executor of saxofon soprano, also executed skillfully marimba and other instruments. After the ...
33. Concha Piquer
Soundtrack | [Rec]²
Concha Piquer was born on December 13, 1906 in Valencia, Spain. She was an actress, known for [Rec]² (2009), La Dolores (1940) and Filigrana (1949). She was married to Antonio Márquez Serrano. She died on December 11, 1990 in Madrid, Spain.
34. José Millán Astray
Self | La malcasada
José Millán Astray was born on July 5, 1879 in A Coruña, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. He was married to Rita Gasset. He died on January 2, 1954 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
35. Antonio Paso
Soundtrack | Superintelligence
Antonio Paso was born on September 9, 1868 in Granada, Andalucía, Spain. He was a writer, known for Superintelligence (2020), Aventura oriental (1935) and Su desconsolada esposa (1958). He died on July 11, 1958 in Madrid, Spain.
36. Carlos Arniches
Writer | ¡Así se quiere en Jalisco!
Carlos Arniches was born on October 11, 1866 in Alicante, Spain. He was a writer, known for Love in Jalisco (1942), What a Charming Fellow (1943) and No te ofendas, Beatriz (1953). He was married to Pilar Moltó. He died on April 16, 1943 in Madrid, Spain.
37. Vicente Lleó
Soundtrack | La corte de Faraón
Vicente Lleó was born on November 19, 1870 in Valencia, Spain. He was a composer, known for La corte de Faraón (1985), Mi hijo no es lo que parece (1974) and La corte de faraón (1944). He died on February 28, 1922 in Madrid, Spain.
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39. Pablo Luna
Composer | Molinos de viento
Pablo Luna was born on May 21, 1879 in Alhama de Aragón, Spain. He was a composer and writer, known for Windmills (1939), Teatro Apolo (1950) and Tremolina (1957). He died on January 28, 1942 in Madrid, Spain.
40. Alfredo Di Stéfano
Actor | Saeta rubia
Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé (4 July 1926 - 7 July 2014) was an Argentine-born professional footballer and coach who played as a forward, regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time. Nicknamed "Saeta Rubin" ("Blond Arrow"), he is best known for his achievements with Real Madrid, ...
41. Salvador Videgaín
Actor | Orosia
Salvador Videgain was one of the most famous theatrical comic actors of the first half of the 20th century in Spain, among his ranks were many well-known names from the theater and film scene, his successes on the scene were premieres, and even his reruns of Unsuccessful roles passed to repertoire ...
42. Ricardo Zamora
Actor | Por fin se casa Zamora
Ricardo Zamora was born on January 21, 1901 in Barcelona, Spain. He was an actor, known for Por fin se casa Zamora (1926) and ¡¡Campeones!! (1943). He died on September 8, 1978 in Barcelona, Spain.
43. Juan de Borbón
Self | Arriba España
Juan de Borbón was born on June 20, 1913 in Real Sitio de San Ildefonso, Segovia, Spain. He was married to Princess María Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. He died on April 1, 1993 in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
44. Antonio Escobar Huerta
Writer | Memorias del general Escobar
Antonio Escobar Huerta is known for Memorias del general Escobar (1984).
45. Vicente Rojo
Vicente Rojo is known for El Topo (1970), Pedro Páramo (1967) and Don Juan 67 (1967).
46. Manuel Santana
Actor | Line of Duty
Manuel Santana is known for Line of Duty (2013), Sironia (2011) and Sa.TX (2013). He has been married to RL since May 2007. They have five children.
47. Miguel Induráin
Actor | El futuro ya tiene recuerdos
Miguel Induráin was born on July 16, 1964 in Villava, Navarra, Spain. He is an actor, known for El futuro ya tiene recuerdos (2017), From You to You (1990) and Sin ir más lejos (1995). He has been married to Marisa López since 1992. They have three children.
48. Perico Delgado
Actor | La vida según...
He was a famous cyclist who achieved his fame by winning a tour of France in 1990, as well as several championships in Spain and other minor titles of other competitions, since then has not ceased to tell us the exploits on this sport year after year in these competitions, as well as in other ...
49. Luis Ocaña
Art_department | Per un pugno di dollari
Luis Ocaña is known for A Fistful of Dollars (1964), Peppermint Frappé (1967) and It's Your Move (1968).
50. Federico Martín Bahamontes
Actor | Escuela de periodismo
Federico Martín Bahamontes was born on July 9, 1928 in Val de Santo Domingo, Toledo, Spain. He was an actor, known for Escuela de periodismo (1956), Ésta es su vida (1963) and Esta noche... fiesta (1976). He died on August 8, 2023 in Valladolid, Spain.
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