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Luis Prendes Estrada (22 August 1913 – 27 October 1998) was a Spanish actor. He was considered one of the country's most famous
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during the 1940s and 1950s. He was also an important figure in the country's
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Selected filmography

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Corner in Madrid ''Corner of Madrid'' (Spanish:''Rinconcito madrileño'') is a 1936 Spanish drama film directed by León Artola. The film was made at the Estudios Roptence in Madrid.Labanyi & Pavlović p.404 Cast * Pilar Cantero * María Cañete * Guad ...
'' (1936) - Mario * ''Fortuna'' (1940) * '' Heart of Gold'' (1941) - Agustín * ''Una conquista difícil'' (1942) * ''La madre guapa'' (1942) * ''La culpa del otro'' (1942) - Juan Carlos * ''Su excelencia el mayordomo'' (1942) - Alfredo * ''Melodías prohibidas'' (1942) * ''Boda accidentada'' (1943) - Nico * ''Mi adorable secretaria'' (1943) - Miguel * ''Rosas de otoño'' (1943) * ''Una chica de opereta'' (1944) - Armando d'Olbés * ''Mi enemigo y yo'' (1944) - Mauricio de Viera * '' Lola Montes'' (1944) - Carlos Benjumea * ''Tambor y cascabel'' (1944) * ''Estaba escrito'' (1945) * ''
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'' (1946) - Jaime Borrell * '' Four Women'' (1947) - enamorado de Elena * ''La manigua sin dios'' (1949) * ''Una noche en blanco'' (1949) - Álvaro * ''Cita con mi viejo corazón'' (1950) * ''El duende y el rey'' (1950) * ''La sombra iluminada'' (1950) - Daniel * ''Séptima página'' (1950) - Manolo * '' Reckless'' (1951) - Fernando Mendoza * ''
Black Sky ''Black Sky'' (Spanish: ''Cielo negro'') is a 1951 Spanish drama film directed by Manuel Mur Oti and starring Susana Canales, Fernando Rey and Luis Prendes.Mira p.259 A woman working in a shop falls in love with a bohemian poet. Cast * Susana ...
'' (1951) - Ricardo Fortuny * ''
Devil's Roundup ''Devil's Roundup'' (Spanish:''El cerco del diablo'') is a 1952 Spanish drama film directed by Antonio del Amo, Enrique Gómez, Edgar Neville, José Antonio Nieves Conde and Arturo Ruiz Castillo.Betz p.248 Cast * Fernando Aguirre as Pescador * ...
'' (1952) - Buhonero * '' The Devil Plays the Flute'' (1953) - Bernaldino * ''
Condemned to Hang ''Condemned to Hang'' or ''Flesh for the Gallows'' (Spanish: ''Carne de horca'', Italian: ''Il terrore dell'Andalusia'') is a 1953 Italian-Spanish historical adventure film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Rossano Brazzi, Fosco Giachetti ...
'' (1953) - Tomás * ''Luces de candilejas'' (1956) * ''Dos basuras'' (1958) * ''Venta de Vargas'' (1959) - Comandante De Moulin * ''
Back to the Door ''Back to the Door'' (Spanish: ''De espaldas a la puerta'') is a 1959 Spanish crime film directed by José María Forqué and starring Emma Penella, Amelia Bence and Luis Prendes.de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-Make ...
'' (1959) - Enrique Simón * ''El precio de la sangre'' (1960) * ''El príncipe encadenado'' (1960) * ''
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'' (1961) - Setas * ''
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'' (1961) - as Dismas, the Penitent Thief * ''
Kill and Be Killed ''Kill and Be Killed'' ( es, A hierro muere) is a 1962 Spanish-Argentine crime film directed by Manuel Mur Oti and written by Enrique Llovet. Starring Olga Zubarry, and Alberto de Mendoza. Plot A former opera singer lives alone with her fortune ...
'' (1962) - Inspector Muñoz * ''Todos eran culpables'' (1962) * ''Plaza de oriente'' (1963) - Gabriel Ardanaz * ''Carta a una mujer'' (1963) - Augusto * ''Los muertos no perdonan'' (1963) - Pablo Laínez * '' Pyro... The Thing Without a Face'' (1964) - Police Inspector * ''La hora incógnita'' (1964) - Policía * ''
Loca juventud ''Loca juventud'' is a 1965 Spanish and Italian film directed by Manuel Mur Oti. Cast *Alberto Alonso * Io Apolloni *José María Caffarel *Carlo Campanini *Giove Campuzano * José María Escuer *Joselito *Marisa Merlini *Antonio Moreno *Joaqu ...
'' (1965) - Carlos Durán, padre de Johnny * ''
100.000 dollari per Lassiter ''Dollars for a Fast Gun'' (also known as and ) is a 1966 Italian-Spanish comedy western film directed by Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent with Mariano Canales as the assistant director, it was written by Sergio Donati, and scored by Marcello Giomb ...
'' (1966) - Mack (uncredited) * ''
Seven Vengeful Women ''Seven Vengeful Women'' (Spanish: ''Las siete magníficas'', Italian: ''7 donne per una strage'') is a 1966 western film directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber and Sidney W. Pink.Weisser p.207 It stars Anne Baxter, Maria Perschy and Gustavo Rojo. It was ...
'' (1966) - Pope * ''
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'' (1966) - Mago de Oz (segment "El mago de Oz") * ''El fantástico mundo del doctor Coppelius'' (1966) - The Mayor * ''Django Does Not Forgive'' (1966) * ''
El hombre que mató a Billy el Niño ''I'll Kill Him and Return Alone'' (''The Man Who Killed Billy the Kid''; ''A Few Bullets More''; es, El hombre que mató a Billy el Niño) is a 1967 Spanish drama-Western film directed by Julio Buchs, written by Lucio Fulci, composed by Gianni ...
'' (1967) - John Tunstill * ''El dedo del destino'' (1967) - Winkle * ''
The Christmas Kid ''The Christmas Kid'' (also known as ''Joe Navidad'') is a 1967 western film directed by Sidney W. Pink and distributed in America by Troma Entertainment. Plot In a small western town in Arizona called Jaspen, a boy is born on Christmas Day. Jo ...
'' (1967) - Judge George Perkins * ''Un homme à abattre'' (1967) - Julius * ''
White Comanche ''White Comanche'' or ''Comanche blanco'' or ''Rio Hondo'' is a 1968 Spaghetti Western starring William Shatner in a dual role. The film is listed in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book ''The Official Razzie Movie Guide'' as one o ...
'' (1968) - Grimes * ''La banda del Pecas'' (1968) - Padre de Marina * ''Investigación criminal'' (1970) - Inspector Basilio Lérida * ''Chino'' (1973) - (uncredited) * ''Un hombre como los demás'' (1974) * ''Hay que matar a B.'' (1974) - Commisary * '' Breakout'' (1975) - Juez (uncredited) * ''El juego del diablo'' (1975) - Alcalde / Town Mayor * ''Secuestro'' (1976) - Óscar * ''Cazar un gato negro'' (1977) - Doctor * ''
China 9, Liberty 37 ''China 9, Liberty 37'' ( it, Amore piombo e furore, "Love, Lead, and Fury") is an Italian-Spanish 1978 Western film directed by Monte Hellman, starring Warren Oates, Jenny Agutter, and Fabio Testi. Noted director Sam Peckinpah has a small, rare ...
'' (1978) - Williams * ''
Jaguar Lives! ''Jaguar Lives!'' is a 1979 American action film directed by Ernest Pintoff and starring Joe Lewis, Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence and Barbara Bach. Its plot follows a secret agent who battles an international drugs ring. Plot Cast * Joe ...
'' (1979) - Habish * ''
Tuareg – The Desert Warrior ''Tuareg – Il guerriero del deserto'' (internationally released as ''Tuareg – The Desert Warrior'' and ''Desert Warrior'') is a 1984 Spanish-Italian adventure-action film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. The film is based on a novel with the ...
'' (1984) - Abdul El Kabir * ''Memorias del general Escobar'' (1984) - General Aranguren * ''Alfonso X y el Reino de Murcia'' (1985) - Alfonso X * '' The Falling'' (1985) - Dr. W. Tracer, NASA * '' La Gran Fiesta'' (1986) - Don Manuel González * ''Loco veneno'' (1989) - Sr. Sadurny * ''Atilano presidente'' (1998) - Don Aníbal


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Prendes, Luis 1913 births 1998 deaths Spanish male film actors Spanish male stage actors Spanish male television actors 20th-century Spanish male actors Deaths from cancer in Spain People from Melilla