Carlos Larrañaga Ladrón de Guevara (11 March 1937 – 30 August 2012) was a Spanish

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Biography

Personal life

Larrañaga was born in

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to actress María Fernanda Ladrón de Guevara, and was the half-brother of actress

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. He was the father of Amparo Larrañaga, Pedro Larrañaga and

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, all actors, and the father-in-law of actress

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Career

His film debut was in 1941, at age four, in '' Alma de Dios'', directed by Ignacio F. Iquino. His first success was in 1950 with '' Pequeñeces'', directed by

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. He had a major supporting role in ''

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'' with

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and

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and then starred in ''

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'' and '' El extraño viaje'', among other films. His most remembered role is in the TV series ''

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'' (1991–1995) directed by

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Death

Carlos Larrañaga died on 30 August 2012 at age 75 in

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Selected filmography

* '' Heart of Gold'' (1941) - Niño de Ezequiela * ''Serenata española'' (1947) - Isaac Albéniz (niño) * ''Cita con mi viejo corazón'' (1950) * '' Pequeñeces'' (1950) - Paquito * ''

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'' (1956) - Le Prince * ''

'' (1957) - Jose * ''Classe di ferro'' (1957) * ''La puerta abierta'' (1957) - Pedro * ''...Y eligió el infierno'' (1957) * ''15 bajo la lona'' (1959) - Fernando Fresneda * ''Parque de Madrid'' (1959) * ''Un vaso de whisky'' (1959) - Carlos Aranda * ''A sangre fría'' (1959) - Carlos * '' The Little Colonel'' (1960) - Teniente Eduardo Aranda * ''El traje de oro'' (1960) - Quique * ''

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'' (1960) - Carlos * ''La moglie di mio marito'' (1961) - Baldassarre * ''Siega verde'' (1961) - Enric Pujalt * ''

'' (1961) - Javier * ''Siempre es domingo'' (1961) - Luis Lara * ''La alternativa'' (1963) * '' El extraño viaje'' (1964) - Fernando * ''De cuerpo presente'' (1967) - Nelson * ''Escuela de enfermeras'' (1968) - Dr. Ramón Terán * ''Las amigas'' (1969) - Príncipe * ''Casa Flora'' (1973) - Ramón * ''Los pájaros de Baden-Baden'' (1975) - Ricardo * ''Las verdes praderas'' (1979) - Ricardo González de Sotillo * ''Los locos vecinos del 2º'' (1980) - Julio * ''Gay Club'' (1981) - Gobernador civil * ''127 millones libres de impuestos'' (1981) - Manolo * ''Adolescencia'' (1982) - Antonio * ''Y del seguro... líbranos Señor!'' (1983) - Ramiro * ''Redondela'' (1987) - Arturo Méndez * '' Pesadilla para un rico'' (1996) - Álvaro * ''Atraco a las 3... y media'' (2003) - Otto * ''Tiovivo c. 1950'' (2004) - Marcelino * ''Escuela de seducción'' (2004) * ''Bienvenido a casa'' (2006) - Andrés * ''The Last Gateway'' (2007) - Sheriff McOwen * ''Luz de domingo'' (2007) - Atila * '' Sangre de Mayo'' (2008) - Isidoro Máiquez * ''Malditos sean!'' (2011) - (segment "Alimenta la caja") * ''Los muertos no se tocan, nene'' (2011) - Doctor Salamoya (final film role)

References

External links

* 1937 births 2012 deaths Spanish male television actors Spanish male film actors Male actors from Barcelona 20th-century Spanish male actors 21st-century Spanish male actors {{Spain-actor-stub