Alberto Closas Lluró (30 October 1921, in

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– 19 September 1994, in

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) was a prolific

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who appeared in the Cinema of Argentina in the 1940s and 1950s and in

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after 1955. His family emigrated to Argentina in 1936 during the

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where in 1942 he acted in his first film '' Nada más que amor''. He made over 90 film and television appearances and he continued to appear on Spanish television until his death in September 1994 from

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. He was married to Argentine actress

Amelia Bence Amelia Bence (born María Amelia Batvinik; 13 November 1919 – 8 February 2016) was an Argentine film actress and one of the divas of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–60). Born to Belarusian Jewish immigrants, Bence began her ...

between 1950 and 1955.

Filmography

*"Compuesta y sin novio" (1 episode, 1994) *"

Farmacia de guardia ''Farmacia de guardia'' ("Pharmacy on Duty") is a Spanish comedy serial (radio and television), serial, originally broadcast on Antena 3 (Spain), Antena 3 from 1991 to 1995. Cast * Concha Cuetos - Lourdes Cano * Carlos Larrañaga - Adolfo Seg ...

" (1 episode, 1994) *Maestro de esgrima, El (1992) .... Álvaro Salanova *"Sóc com sóc" (1990) TV Series .... Carles Ribalta *Esquilache (1989) .... Duque de Villasanta *"Gatos en el tejado" (5 episodes, 1988) *De halcones y palomas (1986) *"Goya" (1985) (mini) TV Series *Últimas tardes con Teresa (1984) *"Cuatro hombres para Eva" (1984) TV Series *"Anillos de oro" .... Antonio (1 episode, 1983) *Divorcio que viene, El (1980) .... Pedrizosa *Familia, bien, gracias, La (1979) .... Carlos *Rabona, La (1979) * ''

Two Men and Two Women Amongst Them ''Two Men and Two Women Amongst Them'' (Spanish: ''Dos hombres y, en medio, dos mujeres'') is a 1977 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Nadiuska, Alberto Closas and Gemma Cuervo.de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Por ...

'' (1977) *Bodas de cristal (1975) *"Estudio 1" (1 episode, 1973) *Experiencia prematrimonial (1972) *"Cuatro historias de alquiler" (1971) TV Series *Hombre solo, Un (1969) * '' Blood in the Bullring '' (1969) *Taxi de los conflictos, El (1969) .... El atracador *Día es un día, Un (1968) *"Doce caras de Juan, Las" .... Juan (10 episodes, 1967) *Chicos del Preu, Los (1967) *De cuerpo presente (1967) *Viudas, Las (1966) .... segment 'El aniversario' *Operación Plus Ultra (1966) *Monnaie de singe (1966) .... Le baron Bullourde *Muere una mujer (1965) .... Javier *Familia y... uno más, La (1965) *Assassinio made in Italy (1965) *Diablo también llora, El (1965) .... Fernando Quiroga *Visita que no tocó el timbre, La (1965) .... Santiago *Casi un caballero (1964) .... Alberto *Piso de soltero (1964) *Operación: Embajada (1963) *"Canciones infantiles" (1963) TV Series * La Gran Familia (1962) .... Carlos, el padre *Solteros de verano (1962) *Usted puede ser un asesino (1961) *Navidades en junio (1960) .... Dr. Julio Medina *María, matrícula de Bilbao (1960) *'' El traje de oro'' (1960) *Cielo dentro de la casa, El (1960) *Baile, El (1959) .... Pedro *Gran señora, Una (1959) *Charlestón (1959) *Muchachita de Valladolid, Una (1958) .... Patricio *Distrito quinto (1958) *Pasado te acusa, El (1958) .... Piero *"Ese no sé qué de Casanova" (1958) TV Series *Tesoro en el cielo, Un (1957) * ''

We're All Necessary ''We're All Necessary'' (Spanish: ''Todos somos necesarios'', Italian: ''Ritorno alla vita'') is a 1956 Italian-Spanish drama film directed by José Antonio Nieves Conde, starring Alberto Closas, Folco Lulli, Lída Baarová and Ferdinand Anton. It ...

'' (1956) *Vida en un bloc, La (1956) *Fierecilla domada, La (1956) .... Don Beltrán de Lara *

Muerte de un ciclista ''Death of a Cyclist'' ( es, Muerte de un ciclista) is a 1955 social realist Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and starring Italian actress Lucia Bosè, who was dubbed into Spanish by Elsa Fábregas. It won the FIPRESCI Award at ...

(1955) .... Juan Fernandes Soler * Ensayo final (1955) *Tren internacional (1954) *Dama del mar, La (1954) *Mi viudo y yo (1954) *En carne viva (1954) *Ídolo, El (1952) *Mi mujer está loca (1952) * ''

The Honourable Tenant ''The Honourable Tenant'' (Spanish:''El Honorable inquilino'') is a 1951 Argentine comedy film directed by Carlos Schlieper and starring Alberto Closas, Olga Zubarry and Amalia Sánchez Ariño. The film's sets were designed by Carlos T. Dowlin ...

'' (1951) .... Luis Ayala *Vivir un instante (1951) * Cuidado con las mujeres (1951) *Pies descalzos (1950) *

Campeón a la fuerza ''Campeón a la fuerza'' is a 1950 Argentine film. Cast *Alberto Closas *Pedro Quartucci * Mario Fortuna *Diana Maggi *Sofía Bozán * Carlos Castro *Tono Andreu * Pedro Laxalt * Fernando Campos *Augusto Codecá *Oscar Valicelli * Gregorio Barrios ...

(1950) *Vendedora de fantasías, La (1950) *Romance en tres noches (1950) *Otro yo de Marcela, El (1950) * Danza del fuego, La (1949) * '' Story of a Bad Woman'' (1948) *Gran tentación, La (1948) *Tierra del fuego (1948) * Gata, La (1947) *27 millones (1947) *''

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'' (1946) * '' María Rosa'' (1946) * ''

The Sin of Julia ''The Sin of Julia'' (Spanish:''El pecado de Julia'') is a 1946 Argentine drama film directed by Mario Soffici and starring Amelia Bence, Aída Luz and Alberto Closas.Oliveri p.84 It is an adaptation of August Strindberg's 1888 play ''Miss Julie'' ...

'' (1946) *Honra de los hombres, La (1946) *Encrucijada (1946) * La pródiga (1945) *Relegado de Pichintún, El (1943) *P'al otro lado (1942) *Nada más que amor (1942)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Closas, Alberto 1921 births 1994 deaths Spanish male film actors Argentine male film actors Male actors from Barcelona Deaths from lung cancer in Spain Spanish emigrants to Argentina 20th-century Spanish male actors 20th-century Argentine male actors