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.
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Filmography
The Revolution on Two Horses
2002
as Zio Henrique
Zero/infinito
2002
as (voice)
Dagon
2001
as Ezequiel
Just Run!
2001
as Don Vicente
Lázaro de Tormes
2001
as El Ciego
Nights of Constantinople
2001
Divertimento
2000
Moonfish
2000
as Tio Nini
Speaking of Buñuel
2000
as Self
Goya in Bordeaux
1999
as Goya
Talk of Angels
1998
as Don Jorge
Divine
1998
as Papá Basilio
Les paradoxes de Buñuel
1998
as Self
Water Easy Reach
1998
La novia de medianoche
1997
as Wenceslao Corredoira
Little Miracles
1997
as Don Francisco
Little Bird
1997
as El Abuelo
Airbag
1997
as Villambrosa
Day and Night
1997
as Cristobal
Oedipus Mayor
1996
as Tiresias
On Earth as It Is in Heaven
1995
as San Pedro
The Lame Pigeon
1995
as Tío Ricardo
One Hundred and One Nights
1995
as Luis Buñuel (voice)
Felicidades, Tovarich
1995
as Abuelo