Although he was born in Tarazona, he was only five when his family moved to Barcelona, where he went to school. He worked as a clerk and then as a salesperson. At the same time he participated in performances of local theatre groups in Gràcia.
Although he was born in Tarazona, he was only five when his family moved to Barcelona, where he went to school. He worked as a clerk and then as a salesperson. At the same time he participated in performances of local theatre groups in Gràcia.
During the Spanish Civil War he left his work and focused on theatre as an amateur actor. In 1938 he debuted in Teatro Fontalba with the theatre company of Rafael López Somoza with the work Antonio pasó el infierno (Antonio goes to hell). Two years later he founded his own theatre company with which he worked during the 1940s from Teatro Urquinaona and in the 1950s from Talía theatre.
In 1934 he collaborated as an extra in the black and white comedy Sereno with director Ignacio F. Iquino. He continued working with Iquino in eleven more films. He got his first leading role in 1938 in the comedy Paquete, el fotógrafo público número uno (Paquete, the number one public photographer). He continued playing supporting roles in many films until 1944 when he returned to theatre as an actor and entrepreneur.
His name achieved some fame between 1942 and 1944, when he was named director and first actor in the theatre company of Teatro de la Zarzuela.
He returned to cinema in the rolesstudd in 1950s. In 1965 he was very successful with the film La ciudad no es para mí (The city is not for me) directed by Pedro Lazaga. From that moment on, his screen character as an affectionate country bumpkin did not cease to appear in films until his death with his friend Pedro Lazaga.
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Filmography (Movies)
El precio de la risa
Character:Himself (archive footage)
Release Date:19/09/2017
La tía de Carlos
Character:Fermín Recuero/Falsa tía de Carlos
Release Date:08/03/1982
Es peligroso casarse a los 60
Character:Mariano
Release Date:25/04/1981
¡Vaya par de gemelos!
Character:Lucas / Pedro / Tío Lucas
Release Date:01/06/1978
Estoy hecho un chaval
Character:Juan Esteban
Release Date:23/06/1977
El alegre divorciado
Character:Ramón Pozuelo
Release Date:26/05/1976
Hen Pecked
Character:Juan
Release Date:10/06/1974
El abuelo tiene un plan
Character:Leandro Cano
Release Date:14/05/1973
El padre de la criatura
Character:Eduardo Contreras
Release Date:13/03/1972
Hay que educar a papá
Character:Severiano Paredes
Release Date:22/03/1971
Don erre que erre
Character:Don Rodrigo Quesada
Release Date:21/09/1970
¡Se armó el belén!
Character:Don Mariano
Release Date:29/12/1969
Old Man Made in Spain
Character:Marcelino
Release Date:17/03/1969
El turismo es un gran invento
Character:Benito Requejo
Release Date:04/03/1968
¿Qué hacemos con los hijos?
Character:Antonio Martínez
Release Date:26/03/1967
La ciudad no es para mí
Character:Agustín Valverde
Release Date:14/03/1966
Su desconsolada esposa
Character:Padre de Dora
Release Date:12/05/1958
Sendas marcadas
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1957
Veraneo en España
Character:Gasolina
Release Date:22/10/1956
El difunto es un vivo
Character:Rosendo Prado / Fulgencio Prado / Padre / Madre
Release Date:16/04/1956
Lawless Mountain
Character:Tío Pistola
Release Date:21/09/1953
Fantasía española
Character:Sueve
Release Date:09/09/1953
La danza del corazón
Character:Jaime Miravall
Release Date:10/09/1952
Souls in Danger
Character:Borracho
Release Date:24/03/1952
El hombre de los muñecos
Character:Don Eduardo
Release Date:04/06/1943
Un enredo de familia
Character:Samuel
Release Date:09/05/1943
Deliciosamente tontos
Character:
Release Date:30/04/1943
Boda accidentada
Character:Profesor
Release Date:02/03/1943
Viviendo al revés
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1943
El difunto es un vivo
Character:Luquitas - El amigo
Release Date:28/10/1941
Alma de Dios
Character:Saturiano
Release Date:10/10/1941
Paquete, el fotógrafo público número uno
Character:
Release Date:01/02/1938
Diego Corrientes
Character:Sinropas
Release Date:19/04/1937
Al margen de la ley
Character:
Release Date:16/03/1936
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