Emilio Gutiérrez Caba (born 26 September 1942) is a Spanish film and television actor.

Personal

Caba is the son of actors and

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and brother of and

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, both dedicated to acting too. From his mother side, he is the grandson of actress and the great-grandson of actor . He is the nephew of actress

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and granduncle of actress

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. He was born on 26 September 1942 at

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's Calle Platerías while his parents were on tour, moving to

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three days later. He studied philosophy and began acting while at university. Following a stage debut in 1962, he made his feature film debut in

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's ''El llanero'' (1963).

Awards

He has won two

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as Best Supporting Actor for his roles in ''La comunidad'' and ''El cielo abierto''.

Selected filmography

Film

References

External links

* 1942 births Living people People from Valladolid Spanish male film actors Spanish male television actors Best Supporting Actor Goya Award winners 20th-century Spanish male actors 21st-century Spanish male actors {{Spain-actor-stub