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Francisco Rabal

February 18, 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rabal and the second or maternal family name is Valera.

Francisco Rabal Valera (8 March 1926 – 29 August 2001), better known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter born in Águilas, a town in the south-western part of the province of Murcia, Spain. Throughout his career, Rabal appeared in around 200 films working with directors including Francesc Rovira-Beleta, Luis Buñuel, José Luis Sáenz de Heredia, Carlos Saura, Pedro Almodóvar, William Friedkin, Michelangelo Antonioni, Claude Chabrol, Luchino Visconti, and Gillo Pontecorvo. Paco Rabal was recognized both in his native Spain and internationally, winning the Award for Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival for Los Santos Inocentes and a Goya Award for Best Actor for playing Francisco de Goya in Carlos Saura's Goya en Burdeos. One of Spain's most loved actors,[1] Rabal also was known for his commitment to human rights and other social causes.[2]

Francisco Rabal
Rabal in El hombre de la isla (1960)
Born
Francisco Rabal Valera

(1926-03-08)8 March 1926
Águilas, Murcia, Spain
Died29 August 2001(2001-08-29) (aged 75)
Bordeaux, France
Other namesPaco Rabal
Years active1946–2001
Spouse
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(m. 1950)​

Life and career edit

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 film studios 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 in 1951 and remained together for the rest of Rabal's life.[3] Their daughter, Teresa Rabal, is also an actress.

In 1947, Rabal got some regular jobs in theater. He used his full name, Francisco Rabal, as his 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) - with whom he would develop a lifelong friendship.[4]

He was named best actor by the Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos for El hombre de la isla in 1962.[5]

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 had 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, Alberto Lattuada and Silvano Agosti.

 
Rabal with Marga López in El hombre de la isla (1960)

It is widely considered that Rabal's best performances came after Francisco Franco's death in 1975. In the 1980s, Rabal starred in Los Santos Inocentes - winning the Award for Best Actor at the 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.[6] In 1999 he played the part of Francisco Goya in Carlos Saura's Goya en Burdeos, winning a Goya Award for Best Actor.

Rabal's final movie was Dagon, directed by Stuart Gordon. The film, which was released after Rabal's death in 2001, was dedicated to him. The dedication, which appears before the end credits, reads: "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, returning from having received an Award at the Montreal World Film Festival.[7][8][9] His death happened only a few weeks before he was due to collect the lifetime Donostia Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. The award was accepted by his grandson, Liberto Rabal, also an actor.[10]

Francisco Rabal is the only Spanish actor to have received an honoris causa doctoral degree from the University of Murcia. Murcia's Film Library and Cinematheque, Filmoteca Regional Francisco Rabal, created in 2004 as a meeting point for movie lovers, was named after him.

Selected filmography edit

 
Rabal in the TV series Cristoforo Colombo (1968)
 
Rabal in a portrait made on wood in 2001

References edit

  1. ^ "Francisco Rabal". The Independent. 2001-09-01. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  2. ^ Bergan, Ronald (2001-09-14). "Obituary: Francisco Rabal". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  3. ^ Pérez Ródenas, Mariano (30 August 2001). "Dramática muerte de Paco Rabal a los 75 año". ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  4. ^ Bergan, Ronald (2001-09-14). "Obituary: Francisco Rabal". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  5. ^ "Spain's Own 'Bests' Include 'Placido'". Variety. April 11, 1962. p. 5.
  6. ^ "Berlinale: 1989 Juries". Berlinale.de. Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. 1989. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  7. ^ "Francisco Rabal, 75, Prominent Spanish Actor". The New York Times. Associated Press. 2001-09-10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  8. ^ "Paco Rabal; Award-Winning Spanish Actor". Los Angeles Times. 2001-08-31. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  9. ^ "Francisco Rabal". The Independent. 2001-09-01. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  10. ^ Gala Premio Donostia - Paco Rabal - 49 edición 2001, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2019-08-06

External links edit

  • Francisco Rabal at IMDb

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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Rabal and the second or maternal family name is Valera Francisco Rabal Valera 8 March 1926 29 August 2001 better known as Paco Rabal was a Spanish actor director and screenwriter born in Aguilas a town in the south western part of the province of Murcia Spain Throughout his career Rabal appeared in around 200 films working with directors including Francesc Rovira Beleta Luis Bunuel Jose Luis Saenz de Heredia Carlos Saura Pedro Almodovar William Friedkin Michelangelo Antonioni Claude Chabrol Luchino Visconti and Gillo Pontecorvo Paco Rabal was recognized both in his native Spain and internationally winning the Award for Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival for Los Santos Inocentes and a Goya Award for Best Actor for playing Francisco de Goya in Carlos Saura s Goya en Burdeos One of Spain s most loved actors 1 Rabal also was known for his commitment to human rights and other social causes 2 Francisco RabalRabal in El hombre de la isla 1960 BornFrancisco Rabal Valera 1926 03 08 8 March 1926Aguilas Murcia SpainDied29 August 2001 2001 08 29 aged 75 Bordeaux FranceOther namesPaco RabalYears active1946 2001SpouseAsuncion Balaguer m 1950 wbr Contents 1 Life and career 2 Selected filmography 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editIn 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 film studios Estudios Chamartin Rabal got some sporadic jobs as an extra Damaso 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 Maria Guerrero It was there that he met actress Asuncion Balaguer they married in 1951 and remained together for the rest of Rabal s life 3 Their daughter Teresa Rabal is also an actress In 1947 Rabal got some regular jobs in theater He used his full name Francisco Rabal as his 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 Bunuel Nazarin 1959 Viridiana 1961 and Belle de jour 1967 with whom he would develop a lifelong friendship 4 He was named best actor by the Circulo de Escritores Cinematograficos for El hombre de la isla in 1962 5 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 had 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 Alberto Lattuada and Silvano Agosti nbsp Rabal with Marga Lopez in El hombre de la isla 1960 It is widely considered that Rabal s best performances came after Francisco Franco s death in 1975 In the 1980s Rabal starred in Los Santos Inocentes winning the Award for Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival in El Disputado Voto del Senor Cayo and also in the TV series Juncal In 1989 he was a member of the jury at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival 6 In 1999 he played the part of Francisco Goya in Carlos Saura s Goya en Burdeos winning a Goya Award for Best Actor Rabal s final movie was Dagon directed by Stuart Gordon The film which was released after Rabal s death in 2001 was dedicated to him The dedication which appears before the end credits reads 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 returning from having received an Award at the Montreal World Film Festival 7 8 9 His death happened only a few weeks before he was due to collect the lifetime Donostia Award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival The award was accepted by his grandson Liberto Rabal also an actor 10 Francisco Rabal is the only Spanish actor to have received an honoris causa doctoral degree from the University of Murcia Murcia s Film Library and Cinematheque Filmoteca Regional Francisco Rabal created in 2004 as a meeting point for movie lovers was named after him Selected filmography edit nbsp Rabal in the TV series Cristoforo Colombo 1968 nbsp Rabal in a portrait made on wood in 2001La rueda de la vida 1942 Bronquista de pelea en salon uncredited The Prodigal Woman 1946 El crimen de Pepe Conde 1946 Don Quijote de la Mancha 1947 uncredited Alhucemas 1948 Tostado uncredited Revelacion 1948 The Honesty of the Lock 1950 Ernesto Maria Antonia La Caramba 1951 Doubt 1951 Rafael Figueroa Maria Morena 1951 El Sevillano Luna de sangre 1952 Pedro The Song of Sister Maria 1952 Tomas Perseguidos 1952 Hay un camino a la derecha 1953 Miguel I Was a Parish Priest 1953 Martin Judas Kiss 1954 Quinto Licinio All Is Possible in Granada 1954 Fernando Ortega He Died Fifteen Years Ago 1954 Diego Historias de la radio 1955 Gabriel The Cock Crow 1955 Padre Miller La picara molinera 1955 Cristobal Paterna el molinero Revelation 1955 Sergio Gresky The Big Lie 1956 Cesar Neira Saranno uomini 1957 Giacomo Amanecer en Puerta Oscura 1957 Juan Cuenca Marisa la civetta it 1957 Antonio La grande strada azzurra 1957 Salvatore Vengeance 1958 Narrador voice uncredited The Mighty Crusaders 1958 Tancredi d Altavilla L amore piu bello 1958 Mario Night and Dawn 1958 Pedro Los clarines del miedo 1958 Aceituno Ten Ready Rifles 1959 Jose Iribarren Nazarin 1959 Padre Nazario Llegaron dos hombres 1959 Superintendente Sonatas 1959 Marques Javier de Bradomin El hombre de la isla 1960 Lorenzo El moro Trio de damas 1960 Alberto Sainz Robledo Cavalcata selvaggia 1960 At Five in the Afternoon 1960 Juan Reyes Azahares rojos 1961 Arturo Gomez Mancera La sed 1961 Viridiana 1961 Jorge La Mano en la trampa 1961 Cristobal Achaval Tiro al piccione 1961 Elia Hijo de Hombre 1961 Vito Ribera un famoso bandito siciliano L Eclisse 1962 Riccardo Setenta veces siete 1962 Pascual The Horsethief Fra Diavolo 1962 Fra Diavolo Mathias Sandorf 1963 Frederic de Rotenbourg Noche de verano 1963 Bernardo The Reunion 1963 Alberto Autopsy of a Criminal 1963 Carlos Le gros coup 1964 Michel Arland Llanto por un bandido 1963 Jose Maria El Tempranillo L autre femme 1964 Zaylor Intimidad de los parques 1965 El Diablo tambien llora 1965 Tomas Currito of the Cross 1965 Manuel Carmona Legacy of the Incas 1965 Gambusino Marie Chantal contre le docteur Kha 1965 Paco Castillo Maria Rosa 1965 Marsal La Religieuse 1966 Dom Morel Hoy como ayer 1966 Ramon Road to Rocio 1966 Jose Antonio Le Streghe 1967 Paolo Segment Strega Bruciata Viva La Long Days of Vengeance 1967 Sceriffo Douglas Belle de Jour 1967 Hyppolite Cervantes 1967 Rodrigo Cervantes Oscuros suenos de agosto 1968 Julio Spain Again 1968 Reportero uncredited Despues del diluvio 1968 Pedro Blood in the Bullring 1969 Juan Carmona El Che Guevara 1968 Che Guevara Cervantes 1968 A Decent Adultery 1969 Conserje uncredited Simon Bolivar 1969 gen Jose Antonio Del Llano El largo dia del aguila 1969 Martin Donovan Ann and Eve 1970 Francesco Cutting Heads 1970 Diaz II Goya a Story of Solitude 1970 Goya La grande scrofa nera 1971 Il Medico El apartamento de la tentacion 1971 Hombre que se cruza con Julieta uncredited N P Il segreto 1971 engineer N P Las melancolicas 1971 Nothing Less Than a Real Man 1972 Alejandro Gomez Laia 1972 Quelot It Can Be Done Amigo 1972 Franciscus Le soldat Laforet 1972 Paco Pianeta Venere 1972 Party chauffer La colonna infame 1972 Giacomo Mora il barbiere The Guerrilla 1973 El Cabrero La Leyenda del Alcalde de Zalamea 1973 Pedro Crespo Alcalde de Zalamea La otra imagen 1973 Counselor at Crime 1973 Vincent Garofalo The Devil Is a Woman 1974 Bishop Marquez Lola 1974 Tio Tormento 1974 Agustin Caballero Death Will Have Your Eyes 1974 Il ricattatore Metralleta Stein 1975 Comisario Emilio Mendoza Cacique Bandeira 1975 Azevedo Bandeira Faccia di spia 1975 Mehdi Ben Barka Las bodas de Blanca 1975 Antonio Attenti al buffone 1976 Eminence La peccatrice 1975 Turco Las largas vacaciones del 36 1976 El Maestro Emilia parada y fonda 1976 The Desert of the Tartars 1976 Marshal Tronk Sorcerer 1977 Nilo Il prefetto di ferro 1977 Il brigante Albanese Pensione paura 1978 Marta s lover Yo soy mia 1978 Padre di Orio El buscon 1979 Mata Asi como eres 1978 Lorenzo Corleone 1978 Don Giusto Provenzano Hunted City 1979 Don Alfonso Ciao cialtroni 1979 El buscon 1979 Mata Under Siege 1980 William Lombard The Rebel 1980 Tony El gran secreto 1980 Domingo Speed Driver 1980 Esposito Nightmare City 1980 Major Warren Holmes Buitres sobre la ciudad 1981 Bender Reborn es 1981 Giacomo Sal Gorda 1982 La colmena 1982 Ricardo Sorbedo Treasure of the Four Crowns 1983 Socrates Victoria La gran aventura d un poble 1983 Coronel Marquez Truhanes 1983 Gines Jimenez Valera Victoria 2 La disbauxa del 17 1983 Coronel Marquez Escapada Final 1983 Epilogo 1984 Rocabruno Victoria 3 El seny i la rauxa 1984 Coronel Marquez Sal gorda 1984 Gabino Los santos inocentes 1984 Azarias Los zancos 1984 Manuel Futuro imperfecto 1985 Padre nuestro 1985 Abel Luces de Bohemia 1985 Max Estrella The Old Music 1985 Domingo Ferreiro Marbella un golpe de cinco estrellas 1985 Juan Los paraisos perdidos 1985 El politico anciano La hora bruja 1985 Cesar Escapada final Scapegoat 1985 Comisario Cardenas Camorra Contacto en Napoles 1985 Guaglione Tiempo de silencio 1986 Muecas El hermano bastardo de Dios 1986 Rosendo El disputado voto del senor Cayo 1986 Senor Cayo Divinas palabras 1987 Pedro Gailo Gallego 1988 Fabian A Time of Destiny 1988 Jorge Larraneta El aire de un crimen 1988 Coronel Olvera Torquemada 1989 Torquemada Barroco 1989 El Hispano La Blanca Paloma 1989 Domingo Atame 1989 Maximo Espejo La taberna fantastica 1991 El hombre que perdio su sombra 1991 Antonio L autre 1991 Simm Manuel le fils emprunte 1991 Alvarez La Lola se va a los puertos 1993 Don Diego One Hundred and One Nights 1995 La voix de Bunuel voice El palomo cojo 1995 Tio Ricardo Asi en el cielo como en la tierra 1995 San Pedro Felicidades Tovarich 1995 Abuelo Oedipo alcalde 1996 Tiresias Day and Night 1997 Cristobal Airbag 1997 Villambrosa Pequenos milagros 1997 Don Francisco Pajarico 1997 El Abuelo La novia de medianoche 1997 Wenceslao Corredoira Water Easy Reach 1998 El evangelio de las maravillas 1998 Papa Basilio Talk of Angels 1998 Don Jorge Goya en Burdeos 1999 Goya Tu que harias por amor 1999 Don Vicente Peixe Lua 2000 Tio Nini Divertimento 2000 Bernardo Gabler Lazaro de Tormes 2001 El Ciego Off to the Revolution by a 2CV 2001 zio Enrique Dagon 2001 Final film before death Ezequiel Las noches de Constantinopla 2001 Dona Eugenoia s brother El sueno del caiman 2001 Anciano Torero fra sogno e realta 2001 Narrator Zero infinito 2002 voice final film role References edit Francisco Rabal The Independent 2001 09 01 Retrieved 2019 08 06 Bergan Ronald 2001 09 14 Obituary Francisco Rabal The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2019 08 06 Perez Rodenas Mariano 30 August 2001 Dramatica muerte de Paco Rabal a los 75 ano ABC in Spanish Retrieved 27 December 2018 Bergan Ronald 2001 09 14 Obituary Francisco Rabal The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2019 08 06 Spain s Own Bests Include Placido Variety April 11 1962 p 5 Berlinale 1989 Juries Berlinale de Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media 1989 Retrieved 9 March 2011 Francisco Rabal 75 Prominent Spanish Actor The New York Times Associated Press 2001 09 10 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2019 08 06 Paco Rabal Award Winning Spanish Actor Los Angeles Times 2001 08 31 Retrieved 2019 08 06 Francisco Rabal The Independent 2001 09 01 Retrieved 2019 08 06 Gala Premio Donostia Paco Rabal 49 edicion 2001 archived from the original on 2021 12 13 retrieved 2019 08 06External links editFrancisco Rabal at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francisco Rabal amp oldid 1207639588, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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