Valentín Parera (15 July 1895,

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– 5 April 1986,

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) was a Spanish

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who appeared in both silent and

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in the 1920s and 1930s. He was married to the American singer and actress

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from 1931 until her death in a 1947 plane crash.

Filmography

Parera acted in European films such as * '' Restless Hearts'' (Germany, 1928) * ''

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'' (France/Spain, 1930) Subsequently, Parera appeared in several

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films made in the

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, including: *''Yo, tú y ella'' (1933) * ''Dos más uno dos'' (1934) *''Granaderos del amor'' (1934) * ''Señora casada necesita marido'' (1935)

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* 1895 births 1986 deaths Spanish male film actors Spanish male silent film actors 20th-century Spanish male actors Entertainers from Granada {{Spain-actor-stub