Rafael Banquells (born Rafael Banquells Garafulla; 25 June 1917 – 27 October 1990) was a Cuban-born Mexican actor, director and TV producer known in Mexico as Rafael Banquells (I).
Biography
Banquells was born on 25 June 1917 in
La Habana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. , Cuba. His parents were actors in Spain. He began his career as a movies actor in 1940. He was married three times. His wives were actresses. First he married
Blanca de Castejón
Blanca de Castejón (May 13, 1906 – December 26, 1969) was a Puerto Rican actress who is best remembered for her work in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, especially her award-winning supporting role in ''Escuela de vagabundos''. She wa ...
(deceased). He was then married to the actress and TV producer
Silvia Pinal
Silvia Pinal Hidalgo (born 12 September 1931) is a Mexican actress. She began her career in the theater, venturing into cinema in 1949. Her film work and popularity in her native country led her to work in Europe (Spain and Italy). Pinal achiev ...
and they had a daughter,
Sylvia Pasquel
Sylvia Pasquel (born Silvia Banquells Pinal, 13 October 1949) is a Mexican actress.
Career
1960s
At the age of nineteen, Pasquel did her first movie, '' El Despertar del Lobo'' (''The Wolf's Awakening''). That movie was made in 1968, the year i ...
; and he was last married to the actress
Dina de Marco. Their children are José Manuel,
Rocío Banquells
Rocío Banquells (; born María del Rocío Banquells Nuñez, 22 June 1960 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico) is a Mexican pop singer and actress, best known for her work on television, the stage and cinema of Mexico and Latin America. Her mezzo v ...
, Jeanette, Mary Paz, Ariadne and Rafael Jr..
Rafael died on 27 October 1990 in
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...
, at the age of 73.
Filmography
As an actor
References
External links
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1917 births
1990 deaths
People from Havana
Cuban male telenovela actors
Cuban male film actors
Cuban film directors
Cuban people of Catalan descent
20th-century Cuban male actors
Cuban emigrants to Mexico