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Francisco Rabal‌

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Francisco Rabal

Águilas, Murcia, Región de Murcia, Spain

Francisco Rabal

Águilas, Murcia, Región de Murcia, Spain

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1926-03-08

Popularity

star3.3

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Belle de Jour

Belle de Jour‌
star7.4
calendar 1967

Cervantes

Cervantes‌
star7.6
calendar 1967

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!‌
star6.9
calendar 1990

Under Siege

Under Siege‌
star4.8
calendar 1980

Dagon

Dagon‌
star6.1
calendar 2001

Viridiana

Viridiana‌
star7.6
calendar 1962

Death Will Have Your Eyes

Death Will Have Your Eyes‌
star3.8
calendar 1974

L'Eclisse

L'Eclisse‌
star7.7
calendar 1962

Eagles Over London

Eagles Over London‌
star6.2
calendar 1969

Nazarin

Nazarin‌
star7.7
calendar 1959

On Earth as It Is in Heaven

On Earth as It Is in Heaven‌
star5.3
calendar 1995

The Witches

The Witches‌
star6.1
calendar 1967

The Nun

The Nun‌
star7.2
calendar 1966

Les Anges exterminés

Les Anges exterminés‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

The Man Who Lost His Shadow

The Man Who Lost His Shadow‌
star5.2
calendar 1992

Ann and Eve

Ann and Eve‌
star4.0
calendar 1970

Sorcerer

Sorcerer‌
star7.4
calendar 1977

It Can Be Done Amigo

It Can Be Done Amigo‌
star5.7
calendar 1972

The Desert of the Tartars

The Desert of the Tartars‌
star6.8
calendar 1976

La Lola se va a los puertos

La Lola se va a los puertos‌
star4.9
calendar 1993

Day and Night

Day and Night‌
star2.2
calendar 1997

Legacy of the Incas

Legacy of the Incas‌
star5.8
calendar 1965

The Blue Panther

The Blue Panther‌
star4.9
calendar 1965

Talk of Angels

Talk of Angels‌
star5.8
calendar 1998

Hoy como ayer

Hoy como ayer‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

La gran mentira

La gran mentira‌
star6.0
calendar 1956

Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)

Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)‌
star5.9
calendar 1986

The Honesty of the Lock

The Honesty of the Lock‌
star6.2
calendar 1950

Long Days of Vengeance

Long Days of Vengeance‌
star5.8
calendar 1967

I Was a Parish Priest

I Was a Parish Priest‌
star6.8
calendar 1953

Hotel Fear

Hotel Fear‌
star5.7
calendar 1978

Camino del Rocío

Camino del Rocío‌
star5.4
calendar 1966

Currito de la Cruz

Currito de la Cruz‌
star5.0
calendar 1965

La novia de medianoche

La novia de medianoche‌
star0.0
calendar 1997

El disputado voto del señor Cayo

El disputado voto del señor Cayo‌
star5.3
calendar 1986

El hombre de la isla

El hombre de la isla‌
star5.5
calendar 1960

Murió hace quince años

Murió hace quince años‌
star4.4
calendar 1954

The Female: Seventy Times Seven

The Female: Seventy Times Seven‌
star5.9
calendar 1962

Blood in the Bullring

Blood in the Bullring‌
star5.0
calendar 1969

The Miller's Saucy Wife

The Miller's Saucy Wife‌
star5.0
calendar 1955

Trío de damas

Trío de damas‌
star4.7
calendar 1960

Scent of a Crime

Scent of a Crime‌
star4.3
calendar 1988

The Rebel

The Rebel‌
star4.5
calendar 1980

Hunted City

Hunted City‌
star5.4
calendar 1979

Hay un camino a la derecha

Hay un camino a la derecha‌
star5.8
calendar 1953

Exorcism's Daughter

Exorcism's Daughter‌
star4.6
calendar 1971

Tiempo de silencio

Tiempo de silencio‌
star5.0
calendar 1986

Little Bird

Little Bird‌
star6.1
calendar 1997

The Wide Blue Road

The Wide Blue Road‌
star6.0
calendar 1957

Sonatas

Sonatas‌
star4.6
calendar 1959

Coarse Salt

Coarse Salt‌
star5.0
calendar 1984

Reborn

Reborn‌
star4.4
calendar 1981

The Reunion

The Reunion‌
star5.9
calendar 1963

All Is Possible in Granada

All Is Possible in Granada‌
star5.0
calendar 1954

Speaking of Buñuel

Speaking of Buñuel‌
star5.9
calendar 2000

Judas' Kiss

Judas' Kiss‌
star10.0
calendar 1954

Bohemian Nights

Bohemian Nights‌
star5.7
calendar 1985

Crooks

Crooks‌
star5.6
calendar 1983

Two Men in Town

Two Men in Town‌
star0.0
calendar 1959

I tromboni di Fra' Diavolo

I tromboni di Fra' Diavolo‌
star5.3
calendar 1962

Corleone

Corleone‌
star7.4
calendar 1978

The Devil Also Cries

The Devil Also Cries‌
star5.8
calendar 1965

Marisa la civetta

Marisa la civetta‌
star5.5
calendar 1957

Goya in Bordeaux

Goya in Bordeaux‌
star6.2
calendar 1999

The Long Vacations of '36

The Long Vacations of '36‌
star6.0
calendar 1976

Simon Bolivar

Simon Bolivar‌
star5.5
calendar 1969

Cutting Heads

Cutting Heads‌
star4.3
calendar 1970

Scapegoat

Scapegoat‌
star0.0
calendar 1985

The Guerrilla

The Guerrilla‌
star2.0
calendar 1973

The Witching Hour

The Witching Hour‌
star4.4
calendar 1985

Peixe-Lua

Peixe-Lua‌
star5.0
calendar 2000

The Tempter

The Tempter‌
star5.4
calendar 1974

Little Miracles

Little Miracles‌
star5.5
calendar 1997

Autopsy of a Criminal

Autopsy of a Criminal‌
star5.0
calendar 1963

A Time of Destiny

A Time of Destiny‌
star4.8
calendar 1988

Laia

Laia‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

Speed Driver

Speed Driver‌
star4.8
calendar 1980

The Challenges

The Challenges‌
star5.2
calendar 1969

Epilogue

Epilogue‌
star4.2
calendar 1984

Our Father

Our Father‌
star4.6
calendar 1985

Blanca's Weddings

Blanca's Weddings‌
star5.0
calendar 1975

Treasure of the Four Crowns

Treasure of the Four Crowns‌
star4.0
calendar 1983

Airbag

Airbag‌
star6.5
calendar 1997

Summer Night

Summer Night‌
star5.9
calendar 1963

Fight to the Death

Fight to the Death‌
star3.5
calendar 1975

The Mighty Crusaders

The Mighty Crusaders‌
star5.0
calendar 1957

Counselor at Crime

Counselor at Crime‌
star5.6
calendar 1973

Tormento

Tormento‌
star4.8
calendar 1974

Whom God Forgives

Whom God Forgives‌
star4.8
calendar 1957

La peccatrice

La peccatrice‌
star3.0
calendar 1975

Weeping for a Bandit

Weeping for a Bandit‌
star5.1
calendar 1964

Pigeon Shoot

Pigeon Shoot‌
star7.2
calendar 1961

Bloody Che Contra

Bloody Che Contra‌
star7.9
calendar 1968

N.P.

N.P.‌
star6.5
calendar 1972

Stay As You Are

Stay As You Are‌
star5.8
calendar 1978

History

History‌
star6.9
calendar 1986

Baroque

Baroque‌
star5.6
calendar 1989

Marbella

Marbella‌
star4.3
calendar 1985

The Lame Pigeon

The Lame Pigeon‌
star5.0
calendar 1995

The Lost Paradise

The Lost Paradise‌
star6.2
calendar 1985

Ni contigo ni sin ti

Ni contigo ni sin ti‌
star0.0
calendar 1992

The Beehive

The Beehive‌
star6.4
calendar 1982

Sor Intrépida

Sor Intrépida‌
star0.0
calendar 1952

España insólita

España insólita‌
star6.0
calendar 1965

Just Run!

Just Run!‌
star0.0
calendar 2001

Nights of Constantinople

Nights of Constantinople‌
star1.0
calendar 2001

Divertimento

Divertimento‌
star10.0
calendar 2000

Il mistero del panino assassino

Il mistero del panino assassino‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Mathias Sandorf

Mathias Sandorf‌
star6.0
calendar 1963

I Am the Law

I Am the Law‌
star7.0
calendar 1977

La otra imagen

La otra imagen‌
star0.0
calendar 1973

Planet Venus

Planet Venus‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

The Big Hit

The Big Hit‌
star6.4
calendar 1964

Oscuros sueños de agosto

Oscuros sueños de agosto‌
star4.9
calendar 1967

The City of World

The City of World‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

Azahares rojos

Azahares rojos‌
star5.0
calendar 1961

María Rosa

María Rosa‌
star7.2
calendar 1965

Io sono mia

Io sono mia‌
star4.9
calendar 1977

Death of a Cyclist

Death of a Cyclist‌
star7.1
calendar 1955

El hermano bastardo de Dios

El hermano bastardo de Dios‌
star5.0
calendar 1986

The Holy Innocents

The Holy Innocents‌
star7.8
calendar 1984

C.I.A. Secret Story

C.I.A. Secret Story‌
star5.8
calendar 1975

Emilia... parada y fonda

Emilia... parada y fonda‌
star4.3
calendar 1976

Diario Spagnolo

Diario Spagnolo‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

Divine Words

Divine Words‌
star5.4
calendar 1987

The Hand in the Trap

The Hand in the Trap‌
star6.4
calendar 1961

It's Nothing Mama, Just a Game

It's Nothing Mama, Just a Game‌
star4.4
calendar 1974

Vultures Over the City

Vultures Over the City‌
star5.4
calendar 1980

Dormir Y Ligar: Todo Es Empezar

Dormir Y Ligar: Todo Es Empezar‌
star5.8
calendar 1974

Divine

Divine‌
star4.9
calendar 1998

L'uomo dai calzoni corti

L'uomo dai calzoni corti‌
star5.0
calendar 1958

Diez fusiles esperan

Diez fusiles esperan‌
star5.0
calendar 1959

Le soldat Laforêt

Le soldat Laforêt‌
star7.0
calendar 1972

Cuenca

Cuenca‌
star7.0
calendar 1958

Revelation

Revelation‌
star7.0
calendar 1955

The White Dove

The White Dove‌
star6.0
calendar 1989

Victòria! La gran aventura d'un poble

Victòria! La gran aventura d'un poble‌
star0.0
calendar 1983

Intimidad de los parques

Intimidad de los parques‌
star4.8
calendar 1965

Victòria! 2: La disbauxa del 17

Victòria! 2: La disbauxa del 17‌
star2.0
calendar 1983

Victòria! 3: El seny i la rauxa

Victòria! 3: El seny i la rauxa‌
star0.0
calendar 1984

After the Deluge

After the Deluge‌
star5.8
calendar 1968

El gran secreto

El gran secreto‌
star0.0
calendar 1980

Felicidades, Tovarich

Felicidades, Tovarich‌
star0.0
calendar 1995

Radio Stories

Radio Stories‌
star7.1
calendar 1955

At Five in the Afternoon

At Five in the Afternoon‌
star5.0
calendar 1961

El canto del gallo

El canto del gallo‌
star5.0
calendar 1955

Spain Again

Spain Again‌
star5.8
calendar 1969

La colonna infame

La colonna infame‌
star0.0
calendar 1973

The Revolution on Two Horses

The Revolution on Two Horses‌
star4.8
calendar 2002

Los zancos

Los zancos‌
star6.7
calendar 1984

The Dead Man

The Dead Man‌
star5.0
calendar 1975

Eye of the Cat

Eye of the Cat‌
star4.5
calendar 1975

Hijo de hombre

Hijo de hombre‌
star6.0
calendar 1961

Salzillo

Salzillo‌
star0.0
calendar 1983

Land Without Bread

Land Without Bread‌
star7.1
calendar 1933

El apartamento de la tentación

El apartamento de la tentación‌
star5.0
calendar 1971

The Other Woman

The Other Woman‌
star0.0
calendar 1964

La leyenda del alcalde de Zalamea

La leyenda del alcalde de Zalamea‌
star8.0
calendar 1973

The Big Black Sow

The Big Black Sow‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

Manuel, le fils emprunté

Manuel, le fils emprunté‌
star6.3
calendar 1990

Zero/infinito

Zero/infinito‌
star0.0
calendar 2002

Buñuel

Buñuel‌
star0.0
calendar 1989

Goya, a Story of Solitude

Goya, a Story of Solitude‌
star7.3
calendar 1971

One Hundred and One Nights

One Hundred and One Nights‌
star6.2
calendar 1995

Water Easy Reach

Water Easy Reach‌
star6.4
calendar 1998

Nada menos que todo un hombre

Nada menos que todo un hombre‌
star6.0
calendar 1972

Torquemada

Torquemada‌
star8.0
calendar 1989

Lázaro de Tormes

Lázaro de Tormes‌
star5.2
calendar 2001

Nightmare City

Nightmare City‌
star5.7
calendar 1980

El buscón

El buscón‌
star5.0
calendar 1979

Futuro Imperfecto

Futuro Imperfecto‌
star0.0
calendar 1985

La vieja música

La vieja música‌
star5.0
calendar 1985

Cavalcata selvaggia

Cavalcata selvaggia‌
star0.0
calendar 1960

Don Juan Tenorio

Don Juan Tenorio‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

La noche y el alba

La noche y el alba‌
star5.6
calendar 1958

El crimen de Pepe Conde

El crimen de Pepe Conde‌
star4.0
calendar 1946

Luna de sangre

Luna de sangre‌
star4.3
calendar 1952

María Morena

María Morena‌
star0.0
calendar 1952

Doubt

Doubt‌
star0.0
calendar 1951

Revenge

Revenge‌
star5.8
calendar 1958

La rueda de la vida

La rueda de la vida‌
star6.0
calendar 1942

Saranno uomini

Saranno uomini‌
star5.0
calendar 1957

Alhucemas

Alhucemas‌
star0.0
calendar 1948

Don Quixote

Don Quixote‌
star5.1
calendar 1947

Un adulterio decente

Un adulterio decente‌
star1.5
calendar 1969

La mujer cualquiera

La mujer cualquiera‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

La taberna fantástica

La taberna fantástica‌
star0.0
calendar 1991

Oedipus Mayor

Oedipus Mayor‌
star5.2
calendar 1996

Tv Credits

Fortunata and Jacinta

Fortunata and Jacinta‌
star5.3
calendar 1980

Imágenes perdidas

Imágenes perdidas‌
star0.0
calendar 1991

Il giovane Garibaldi

Il giovane Garibaldi‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

Truhanes

Truhanes‌
star4.0
calendar 1993

Cervantes

Cervantes‌
star6.5
calendar 1981

Juncal

Juncal‌
star6.0
calendar 1989

Los Desastres de la Guerra

Los Desastres de la Guerra‌
star0.0
calendar 1983

Teresa de Jesús

Teresa de Jesús‌
star5.4
calendar 1984