Juan de Landa (1894–1968) was a Spanish

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, who was born in the Basque Country. de Landa entered the film industry in 1930 following the arrival of

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. He initially acted in

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versions of

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films, but later worked mainly in the Spanish and Italian film industries. His best-known role is in

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's 1943 film ''

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''.Bacon p.248

Partial filmography

* ''El último de los Vargas'' (1930) - Capitán de los Rurales * ''El valiente'' (1930) - Sargento de policia * ''El presidio'' (1930) - Butch * ''De frente, marchen'' (1930) - El sargento Gruñón * ''La fruta amarga'' (1931) - Bill * ''

Love in Every Port ''Love in Every Port'' (Spanish:''En cada puerto un amor'') is a 1931 American drama film directed by Carlos F. Borcosque and Marcel Silver and starring José Crespo (actor), José Crespo, Conchita Montenegro and Juan de Landa. It is the Spanish- ...

'' (1931) - Tripode * ''Su última noche'' (1931) - Aquiles Desano * ''

The Trial of Mary Dugan ''The Trial of Mary Dugan'' is a play written by Bayard Veiller. The 1927 melodrama concerns a sensational courtroom trial of a showgirl accused of killing her millionaire lover. Her defense attorney is her brother, Jimmy Dugan. It was first pr ...

'' (1931) - Insp. Hunt * ''Se ha fugado un preso'' (1935) * ''El secreto de Ana María'' (1936) * ''Al margen de la ley'' (1936) * ''Carmen fra i rossi'' (1939) - Amalio * ''

The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez ''The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez'' (Italian:''Il peccato di Rogelia Sanchez'') is a 1940 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Borghesio and Roberto de Ribón and starring Germaine Montero, Juan de Landa and Rafael Rivelles.Balma p.128 It was made at ...

'' (1940) - Massimo * ''

Saint Rogelia ''Saint Rogelia'' (Spanish:''Santa Rogelia'') is a 1940 Spanish drama film directed by Roberto de Ribón and starring Germaine Montero, Rafael Rivelles and Juan de Landa. It was shot at Cinecitta in Rome as part of an agreement between Francisco Fr ...

'' (1940) - Máximo * ''L'uomo della legione'' (1940) - Antonio Scotto, il meccanico * ''

The Pirate's Dream ''The Pirate's Dream'' ( it, Il pirata sono io!) is a 1940 Italian film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Erminio Macario. Plot The setting is Santa Cruz, in the second half of the eighteenth century. The Governor of the island, to ingrat ...

'' (1940) - Bieco de la Muerte * ''La forza bruta'' (1941) - Bob * ''Giuliano de' Medici'' (1941) - Goro * ''

The Prisoner of Santa Cruz ''The Prisoner of Santa Cruz'' (Italian: ''Il prigioniero di Santa Cruz'') is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Juan de Landa, María Mercader, and Giuseppe Rinaldi.Chiti & Poppi p.282 It was shot at Cinec ...

'' (1941) - Pietro * ''

The King's Jester ''The King's Jester'' ( it, Il re si diverte) is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Michel Simon, María Mercader and Rossano Brazzi. The film is an adaptation of the play ''Le roi s'amuse'' by Victor Hug ...

'' (1941) - Sparafucile * ''Oro nero'' (1942) - Pietro, il minatore * ''

Tragic Night ''Tragic Night'' (Italian: ''Tragica notte'') is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Mario Soldati and starring Doris Duranti, Carlo Ninchi and Andrea Checchi.Brunetta p.99 It is based on a 1928 novel ''La trappola'' by Delfino Cinelli. After b ...

'' (1942) - Faille * ''

'' (1943) - Giuseppe Bragana * ''

National Velvet ''National Velvet'' is a novel by Enid Bagnold (1889–1981), first published in 1935. It was illustrated by Laurian Jones, Bagnold's daughter, who was born in 1921. Plot summary ''National Velvet'' is the story of a 14-year-old girl named ...

'' (1944) - Padron Giovanni * ''Noche sin cielo'' (1947) - Federico * '' The Drummer of Bruch'' (1948) - Tomàs * ''

The Party Goes On ''The Party Goes On'' (Spanish:''La fiesta sigue'') is a 1948 Spanish drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of thi ...

'' (1948) - Padre prior * ''

Just Any Woman ''Just Any Woman'' (Spanish: ''Una mujer cualquiera'') is a 1949 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring María Félix, Antonio Vilar and Mary Delgado. Synopsis A woman who is alone tries to get ahead on her own, but precisely he ...

'' (1949) - Padre de Luis * ''

In a Corner of Spain ''In a Corner of Spain'' (Spanish: ''En un rincón de España'') is a 1949 Spanish drama film directed by Jerónimo Mihura and starring Carlos Agostí, Juan de Landa and Blanca de Silos. It was the first Spanish film in colour, using the cinefo ...

'' (1949) - Alcalde * '' The Maragatan Sphinx'' (1950) - Tío Cristóbal * '' My Beloved Juan'' (1950) - Sebastián * '' The Vila Family'' (1950) - Teófilo Torrens * ''

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'' (1950) - Lucien * ''

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'' (1950) - Don Vidris, il prete * ''

Brief Rapture ''Brief Rapture'' (Italian: ''Lebbra bianca'') is a 1951 Italian drama film directed by Enzo Trapani and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Lois Maxwell and Umberto Spadaro. An Italian war veteran teams up with a police inspector to pursue the drug-dealing ...

'' (1951) - Capobanda * ''Salvate mia figlia'' (1951) * ''

Cento piccole mamme ''Cento piccole mamme'' (t.l. ''One Hundred Littles Mums'') is a 1952 Italian melodrama film directed by Giulio Morelli and Léonide Moguy. Cast * William Tubbs as Prof. Martino Prosperi * Lia Amanda as Anna * Clelia Matania as director Sampi ...

'' (1952) - Don Michele * ''

The Dream of Zorro ''The Dream of Zorro'' (Italian: ''Il Sogno di Zorro'') is a 1952 Italian comedy adventure film directed by Mario Soldati and starring Walter Chiari, Delia Scala and Vittorio Gassman. The future star Sophia Loren had a minor role in the film. ...

'' (1952) - César / Pedro * ''

The Woman Who Invented Love ''The Woman Who Invented Love'' (Italian: ''La donna che inventò l'amore'') is a 1952 Italian historical melodrama film written and directed by Ferruccio Cerio and starring Silvana Pampanini, Rossano Brazzi and Mariella Lotti.Poppi p.105 It wa ...

'' (1952) - Usuraio Passadonato * ''

La figlia del diavolo ''La figlia del diavolo'' or ''La fille du diable'' is a 1952 Italian historical drama film directed by Primo Zeglio and starring Massimo Serato, Paola Barbara, and Marina Vlady. Plot Garibaldi, after landing in Marsala, moves on to Naples. The ...

'' (1952) - Il boia * '' Redenzione'' (1952) - Parroco * ''

Captain Phantom ''Captain Phantom'' ( it, Capitan Fantasma) is a 1953 Italian historical adventure film directed by Primo Zeglio and starring Frank Latimore, Anna Maria Sandri, Maxwell Reed and Paola Barbara. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. Th ...

'' (1953) - Carlos * '' Beat the Devil'' (1953) - Hispano-Suiza Driver * ''El hombre que veía la muerte'' (1953) * ''We Stole a Tram'' (1956) - Rossi * '' Faustina'' (1957) - Mefistófeles * ''Los ángeles del volante'' (1957) - Nicolás * ''

The Man Who Wagged His Tail ''The Man Who Wagged His Tail'' ( es, Un ángel pasó por Brooklyn, it, Un angelo è sceso a Brooklyn, also known as ''An Angel Over Brooklyn'' and ''An Angel Passed Over Brooklyn'') is a 1957 Spanish-Italian fantasy-comedy film directed by Ladi ...

'' (1957) - Butcher * ''Cuatro en la frontera'' (1958) - (final film role)

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* Bacon, Henry. ''Visconti: Explorations of Beauty and Decay''. Cambridge University Press, 1998. 1894 births 1968 deaths Spanish male film actors People from Debabarrena Deaths from cancer in Spain Deaths from liver cancer {{Spain-actor-stub