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Acting

Francisco Rabal

Born
Mar 8, 1926 · Aged 75
Died
Aug 29, 2001
Place of birth
Águilas, Murcia, Región de Murcia, Spain
Gender
Male
Movie credits
197
TV credits
10
Also known as (2)
  • Paco Rabal
  • F. 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…