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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

127

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-03-04

Day of Death

2013-05-09 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Pamplona, Navarra, Spain

Also Known As

Alfredo Landa

Biography

Alfredo Landa (3 March 1933 – 9 May 2013) was a Spanish actor. Alfredo Landa Arena born in Pamplona (Navarre), Spain. He finished his pre-university studies in San Sebastián. He then began university studies on Law, where he began to work with university school groups. He left university to work in the theater. After working as a dubbing actor for a short time in the 1950s, he debuted with his first considerable role in film in José María Forqué's Atraco a las tres in 1962. When Francisco Franco died in 1975, censorship began to disappear. This led to a growth of erotic comedies on Spanish cinema. Landa became the "sexually repressed" role of that trend, especially under directors Mariano Ozores and Pedro Lazaga. He even created his own trend, that some people called landismo.[2] Afterwards, Landa changed his image, taking much deeper roles, like his bandit in El Bosque animado. Landa, along with Francisco Rabal, won Best Actor award at 1984 Cannes Film Festival for his memorable performance in Los santos inocentes. He is now widely recognized as a great dramatic actor. After a career with more than one hundred and twenty movies, one dozen of television series, and several stage successes, with a great amount of Spanish and European awards, 74-year-old Landa announced his retirement at the X Festival de Cine de Málaga (10th Movie Festival of Málaga) while receiving a new award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alfredo Landa (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

El crack dos

1983

El crack dos

as

Areta

Dormir Y Ligar: Todo Es Empezar

1974

Dormir Y Ligar: Todo Es Empezar

as

Saturnino del Olmo

El crack

1981

El crack

as

Areta

Guapo heredero busca esposa

1972

Guapo heredero busca esposa

as

Fidel Frutos

Los días de Cabirio

1971

Los días de Cabirio

as

Alfredo Velázquez

My Wife's Boyfriends

1972

My Wife's Boyfriends

as

Emilio Antúnez

Un curita cañón

1974

Un curita cañón

as

Padre Saturio

Esclava te doy

1976

Esclava te doy

as

Alberto

Robbery at 3 O'clock

1962

Robbery at 3 O'clock

as

Castrillo

Moscow Gold

2003

Moscow Gold

as

Faustino Peláez

The Heifer

1985

The Heifer

as

Brigada Castro

El arte de casarse

1966

El arte de casarse

as

Dr. León Hernández

Naked Weekend

1974

Naked Weekend

as

Rodolfo Cisneros

Hoy como ayer

1966

Hoy como ayer

as

Felipe

The Sow

1992

The Sow

as

Bartolomé

¡Biba la banda!

1987

¡Biba la banda!

as

Sargento Pérez

Las autonosuyas

1983

Las autonosuyas

as

Austrasigildo

The Holy Innocents

1984

The Holy Innocents

as

Paco, El Bajo

Celedonio y yo somos así

1977

Celedonio y yo somos así

as

Daniel Martínez

Sinatra

1988

Sinatra

as

Sinatra

Alone, at Last!

1994

Alone, at Last!

as

Arturo

Mayordomo para todo

1976

Mayordomo para todo

as

Germán

Solo ante el Streaking

1975

Solo ante el Streaking

as

Ángel Perales

Los que tocan el piano

1968

Los que tocan el piano

as

Venancio Torralba 'El Torralba'

Nuevo en esta plaza

1966

Nuevo en esta plaza

as

Marcial Flores 'El Verónicas'

Novios 68

1967

Novios 68

as

Pepe García Moratillo, fontanero

La plaza

1976

La plaza

as

La próxima estación

1982

La próxima estación

as

José Luis

The Impeccable Sinner

1987

The Impeccable Sinner

as

Honorio Sigüenza

Cateto a babor

1970

Cateto a babor

as

Miguel Cañete Moste

Piernas cruzadas

1984

Piernas cruzadas

as

Jeremías

Tata Mía

1986

Tata Mía

as

Teo

La decente

1971

La decente

as

Comisario Miranda

Pisito de solteras

1973

Pisito de solteras

as

Emilio Vallejo

Cradle Song

1994

Cradle Song

as

Don José

The End of a Mystery

2003

The End of a Mystery

as

Joaquín Panjero

Sunday Light

2007

Sunday Light

as

Joaco

Profesor eróticus

1981

Profesor eróticus

as

Profesor Mussy

Jenaro, el de los 14

1974

Jenaro, el de los 14

as

Jenaro Castrillo

Los subdesarrollados

1968

Los subdesarrollados

as

Timoteo Fonseca

La dinamita está servida

1968

La dinamita está servida

as

Bruno - El jeque árabe

Un rolls para Hipólito

1983

Un rolls para Hipólito

as

Hipólito Castañón

Historia de un beso

2002

Historia de un beso

as

Blas Otamendi

Alcalde por elección

1976

Alcalde por elección

as

Federico Villalba/Ricardo Smith

Simón, contamos contigo

1971

Simón, contamos contigo

as

Simón Giménez

Historia de S

1979

Historia de S

as

Sebastián

El arte de no casarse

1966

El arte de no casarse

as

Alfonso de la Peña y Peña, abogado (1) / Alfredo, marqués (2) / Benito López (3) / Pascual, soldado (4)

King of the River

1995

King of the River

as

Antón Costa

Manolo by Night

1973

Manolo by Night

as

Manolo Olmedillo

Las que tienen que servir

1967

Las que tienen que servir

as

Antonio Ponce de León

Amigo

1980

Amigo

as

Padre Velasco

Foul Play

1977

Foul Play

as

Juan

Historias de la televisión

1965

Historias de la televisión

as

Antonio Parrondo y Carnicero, novio de Katy (2)

Las verdes praderas

1979

Las verdes praderas

as

José Rebolledo

Bandera negra

1986

Bandera negra

as

Patxi

The Lost Paradise

1985

The Lost Paradise

as

Benito

Las cicatrices

1967

Las cicatrices

as

Tormento

El rediezcubrimiento de México

1979

El rediezcubrimiento de México

as

Ceferino Díaz Fernández

Rustic Chivalry

1965

Rustic Chivalry

as

Perico

The Executioner

1963

The Executioner

as

Sacristán

Magic Powder

1979

Magic Powder

as

Arturo

El reprimido

1974

El reprimido

as

Lucas Trigo

El alcalde y la política

1980

El alcalde y la política

as

Tomás Sierra

Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

Around the World in Eighty Days

as

Extra (uncredited)

Las Leandras

1969

Las Leandras

as

Casildo

El alma se serena

1970

El alma se serena

as

Manolo Cortés

Los porretas

1996

Los porretas

as

Segismundo Porretas

Casi un caballero

1964

Casi un caballero

as

Gabriel Mostazo

The Girl in Mourning

1964

The Girl in Mourning

as

Rafael Castroviejo

El río que nos lleva

1988

El río que nos lleva

as

El americano

El diablo Cojuelo

1971

El diablo Cojuelo

as

Cleofás Pérez Zambullo

El precio de la risa

2017

El precio de la risa

as

Himself (archive footage)

El Quijote desde la platea

2019

El Quijote desde la platea

as

Self - Actor / Sancho Panza (archive footage)

Las viudas

1966

Las viudas

as

Valentín Martínez (segment "El Retrato de Regino")

Merry-Go-Round c. 1950

2004

Merry-Go-Round c. 1950

as

Eusebio Cascajero y Esparza

Tuset Street

1968

Tuset Street

as

Cheering Man in Audience (uncredited)

Despedida de casada

1968

Despedida de casada

as

Casimiro Rodríguez, el albañil

Miracle of Marcellino

1991

Miracle of Marcellino

as

Brother Pappina

El refugio del mal

2002

El refugio del mal

as

Gasolinero

El puente de la paz

1958

El puente de la paz

as

Jornalero burro (uncredited)

Whisky y vodka

1965

Whisky y vodka

as

Cosme

The Midshipmen

1967

The Midshipmen

as

Ignacio Vidal

Barefoot in the Kitchen

2013

Barefoot in the Kitchen

as

(archive footage)

Tristeza de Amor

Tristeza de Amor

as

Ceferino Reyes

Production

Crew

Directing