Félix de Pomés (5 February 1892 – 17 July 1969) was a Spanish

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, fencer and film actor.Pomés, a life like a movie
Pericos Online (in Spanish) In football, he represented

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and played for clubs including

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and

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in the 1910s, during the sport's amateur era in the country. He competed at the

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and 1928 Summer Olympics in fencing. Later, he appeared in 72 films between 1928 and 1967. His daughter was the actress

Isabel de Pomés Isabel de Pomés (10 April 1924 – 31 May 2007) was a classic Spanish film actress and one of the leading ladies in Spanish cinema of the 1940s and 1950s. She appeared in over 30 films between 1941 and 1965. Her father was the actor and spo ...

Selected filmography

* ''

The Great Adventuress ''The Great Adventuress'' (german: Die große Abenteuerin) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Lili Damita, Georg Alexander, and Fred Solm. Much of the film's funding came from Britain. Location shooting t ...

'' (1928) - Teddy Bill * ''Der Henker'' (1928) * '' The Secret Courier'' (1928) - Norbert de la Môle * '' The Smuggler's Bride of Mallorca'' (1929) - Polizeileutnant de Roya * ''

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'' (1929) - Nimirski * ''Doña mentiras'' (1930) - Robero Deval * ''El secreto del doctor'' (1930) - Richard Garson * ''Toda una vida'' (1930) - John Ashmore * ''La fiesta del diablo'' (1931) - Mark Stone * ''Sombras del circo'' (1931) - Nick Pogli * '' Body and Soul'' (1931) - Comandante Knowles * ''Esclavas de la moda'' (1931) - David Morton * ''Mamá'' (1931) - Mauricio * ''Pax'' (1932) * ''Alala'' (1934) * ''Doña Francisquita'' (1934) * ''Rataplán'' (1935) * ''Nuevos ideales'' (1936) - El industrial * ''Hombres contra hombres'' (1937) * ''

Aurora de esperanza ''Aurora de esperanza'' (''Dawn of Hope'') is a 1937 black-and-white film directed by Antonio Sau and produced by SIE Films. Plot A drama about the economic situation of the working-class and the start of the social revolution, ''Aurora de E ...

'' (1937) - Juan * ''Liberación'' (1937) * ''Las cinco advertencias de Satanás'' (1938) * ''Usted tiene ojos de mujer fatal'' (1939) * ''El deber'' (1939) * ''Pilar Guerra'' (1941) * ''Vidas cruzadas'' (1942) - Ricardo * ''La patria chica'' (1943) - Míster Blay * ''Santander, la ciudad en llamas'' (1944) - Don Pedro Bárcenas * '' The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks'' (1944) - Don Robinson de Mantua * ''¡Culpable!'' (1945) - Director del penal * ''Ramsa'' (1946) * ''Noche sin cielo'' (1947) - Esteban * ''Don Juan de Serrallonga'' (1949) - Carlos de Torrellas * '' Life in Shadows'' (1949) - Sr. Durán * ''Doce horas de vida'' (1949) - Andrés * ''Paz'' (1949) - Comandante en jefe vencido * '' A Thief Has Arrived'' (1950) * '' Child of the Night'' (1950) - Barrière * ''El centauro'' (1950) * ''

The King's Mail ''The King's Mail'' (Spanish:''Correo del rey'') is a 1951 Spanish historical adventure film directed by Ricardo Gascón and starring Cesare Danova, Juana Soler and Isabel de Pomés.Peiró p.302 It was made at the Orphea Studios in Barcelona ...

'' (1951) - Félix Picardo de Peñafiel * '' The Evil Forest'' (1951) - Klingsor * '' María Morena'' (1951) - Juan Montoya * ''Ley del mar'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1953) * '' Eleven Pairs of Boots'' (1954) - Quijano * ''

He Died Fifteen Years Ago ''He Died Fifteen Years Ago'' (Spanish: ''Murió hace quince años'') is a 1954 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Rafael Rivelles, Francisco Rabal and Lyla Rocco. Synopsis Diego Acuña was one of the children transferred to ...

'' (1954) - Jefe de policía * ''

The Island Princess ''The Island Princess'' is a late Jacobean tragicomedy by John Fletcher, initially published in the first Beaumont and Fletcher folio of 1647. The play The authorship and the stage premier of the play are generally thought to have occurred ...

'' (1954) - Guanazteml * ''

The Other Life of Captain Contreras ''The Other Life of Captain Contreras'' Spanish:''La otra vida del capitán Contreras'') is a 1955 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil.de España p.119 Synopsis Spain, 16th century: The brave captain Alonso Contreras is menaced by the inqui ...

'' (1955) - Marqués del Darro * ''Marta'' (1955) * ''El hombre que veía la muerte'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1955) - Obispo * ''

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'' (1956) - Domingo Ribas * ''

The Pride and the Passion ''The Pride and the Passion'' is a 1957 Napoleonic-era war film in Technicolor and VistaVision from United Artists, produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, and starring Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra and Sophia Loren. The film co-stars Theodore Bikel ...

'' (1957) - Bishop * ''El aventurero'' (1957) - Inspector Gomez * ''Aquellos tiempos del cuplé'' (1958) - Coronel Jacinto * ''La vida por delante'' (1958) - Padre de Josefina * ''La muralla'' (1958) * ''Habanera'' (1958) * ''El Salvador'' (1959) * ''El redentor'' (1959) * ''

Ten Ready Rifles ''Ten Ready Rifles'' ( es, Diez fusiles esperan) is a 1959 Spanish drama film directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia. The film concerns the Carlist Wars of the 19th century.John Paul Jones John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 July 18, 1792) was a Scottish-American naval captain who was the United States' first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War. He made many friends among U.S political elites ( ...

'' (1959) - French Chamberlain * ''

La vida alrededor ''La vida alrededor'' ( en, Life Around Us) is a 1959 Spanish comedy film written, starred and directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez. The movie follows '' La vida por delante'' made by the same crew in 1958 Events January * January 1 � ...

'' (1959) - Padre de Josefina * ''

College Boarding House ''College Boarding House'' (Spanish: ''La casa de la Troya'') is a 1959 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Ana Esmeralda, Arturo Fernández and Pepe Rubio.Bentley p.142 Cast * Ana Esmeralda as Carmiña Castro * Arturo F ...

'' (1959) - Don Juan * ''

Solomon and Sheba ''Solomon and Sheba'' is a 1959 American epic historical romance film directed by King Vidor, shot in Technirama (color by Technicolor), and distributed by United Artists. The film dramatizes events described in The Bible—the tenth chapter of ...

'' (1959) - Egyptian General (uncredited) * ''Quanto sei bella Roma'' (1959) * ''Muerte al amanecer'' (1959) * ''La rana verde'' (1960) * '' King of Kings'' (1961) - Joseph of Arimathea * ''La spada del Cid'' (1962) * '' Rogelia'' (1962) - Duque * ''El diablo también llora'' (1965) * ''

Lost Command ''Lost Command'' (aka ''Les Centurions'') is a 1966 American war film directed and produced by Mark Robson and starring Anthony Quinn, Alain Delon, George Segal, Michèle Morgan, Maurice Ronet and Claudia Cardinale. It is based on the best-sell ...

'' (1966) - Aged Speaker * ''Una historia de amor'' (1967)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pomes, Felix De 1892 births 1969 deaths Male actors from Barcelona Spanish male film actors Spanish male silent film actors 20th-century Spanish male actors Spanish male fencers Olympic fencers of Spain Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Barcelona Spanish footballers Footballers from Catalonia Association football midfielders FC Barcelona players RCD Espanyol footballers Catalonia international footballers