Alejandro Angulo León (12 April 1953 – 20 July 2014), better known as Álex Angulo, was a Spanish actor who performed in over sixty films during his career spanning more than 30 years.
Life
Born in
Erandio
Erandio is a town and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, northern Spain.
History
In 1415, during the War of the Bands, the ...
, Biscay, Angulo made his feature film debut in
Imanol Uribe
Imanol Uribe (born 28 February 1950) is a Basque Spanish screenwriter and film director. He won the Goya Award for Best Director and Best Screenplay for the 1994 thriller '' Running Out of Time''.
Biography
Born in San Salvador on 28 February ...
's ''
Escape from Segovia'' (1981), portraying Anot.
Angulo died on 20 July 2014 at the age of 61 when the vehicle in which he was travelling veered from a road near
Fuenmayor,
La Rioja
La Rioja () is an autonomous communities in Spain, autonomous community and provinces of Spain, province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is Logroño. Other List of municipalities in La Rioja, cities and towns in the ...
. At that moment he was going to the filming of ''Bendita calamidad''. Then he was replaced by Luis Varela. The Spanish director
Mikel Rueda dedicated his film
Hidden Away to Angulo posthumously.
Selected filmography
Films
*1981: ''
La fuga de Segovia''
*1987: ''El amor de ahora'' - (uncredited)
*1988: ''Tu novia está loca'' - Yuste
*1990: ''El anónimo... ¡vaya papelón!'' - Evaristo
*1991: ''
Anything for Bread'' - Genaro
*1991: ''
The Dumbfounded King'' - Hombre 1
*1993: ''
Acción mutante
''Mutant Action'' () is a 1993 science fiction black comedy film co-written and directed by Álex de la Iglesia. It stars Antonio Resines, Álex Angulo, and Frédérique Feder.
Plot
A future post-apocalyptic world is ruled by the good-looking ...
'' - Alex Abadie
*1994: ''
Los peores años de nuestra vida'' - Hombre en TV
*1995: ''Sálvate si puedes'' - Empresario contaminante
*1995: ''
The Day of the Beast
''The Day of the Beast'' () is a 1995 black comedy film co-written and directed by Álex de la Iglesia and starring Álex Angulo, Armando De Razza and Santiago Segura. It is a Spanish-Italian co-production.
The plot concerns the unorthodox attemp ...
'' - Father Ángel Berriartúa
*1995: ''
Hola, ¿estás sola?'' - Pepe
*1995: ''Así en el cielo como en la tierra'' - Cabrero
*1996: ''Matías, juez de línea'' - El alcalde, Eliseo
*1996: ''
Brujas'' - Conserje
*1996: ''Calor... y celos'' - (voice)
*1997: ''Sólo se muere dos veces'' - Gastón
*1997: ''Dos por dos'' - El portero
*1997: ''
Live Flesh'' - Conductor del autobús
*1998: ''Grandes ocasiones'' - Moncho
*1998: ''
The Stolen Years'' - Máximo
*1999: ''
Dying of Laughter'' - Julián
*2000: ''
Compassionate Sex'' - Pepe
*2002: ''
My Mother Likes Women'' - Bernardo
*2002: ''Todo menos la chica'' - Marco
*2002: ''No somos nadie'' - El Chirlas
*2002: ''
Poniente'' - Director Colegio
*2003: ''El oro de Moscú'' - Foto en el ordenador (uncredited)
*2004: ''El coche de pedales'' - Don Pablo
*2004: ''Isi/Disi - Amor a lo bestia'' - Conductor
*2005: ''
Otros días vendrán'' - Miguel
*2006: ''
Pan's Labyrinth
''Pan's Labyrinth'' () is a 2006 dark fantasy film written, directed and co-produced by Guillermo del Toro. The film stars Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Doug Jones, and Ariadna Gil.
The story takes place in Spain in the summe ...
'' - Doctor Ferreiro
*2006: ''
The Backwoods'' - José Andrés
*2007: ''
Casual Day'' - Arozamena
*2008: ''La casa de mi padre'' - Germán
*2009: ''
Imago Mortis'' - Caligari
*2009: ''
Brain Drain'' - Cecilio
*2010: ''
The Great Vazquez'' - Peláez
*2011: ''Un mundo casi perfecto'' - Iturrioz
*2011: ''Área de descanso'' - Guardia Civil Mayor
*2011: ''
De tu ventana a la mía'' - Sebastián Esperanza
*2011: ''Los muertos no se tocan, nene'' - Iñaqui Mari
*2013: ''
Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang'' - Sebastián Esperanza
*2014: ''
Hidden Away'' - Jose
*2014: ''Pos eso'' - Manolo (voice)
*2014: ''Justi&Cia'' - Ramón
*2015: ''Refugios'' - Julián
TV series
*2005-2006: ''
Aquí no hay quien viva
''Aquí no hay quien viva'' (English: ''No One Could Live Here'') is a Spanish television comedy series focusing on the inhabitants of the fictional building at the address ''Desengaño 21'' in central Madrid. The series debuted on the Antena 3 ...
'' - Pedro
*2007: ''
Los Serrano
''Los Serrano'' is a Spanish television drama comedy which premiered on 22 April 2003 and aired on Telecinco. It tells the story of the Serrano family, who lives in Round Santa Justa No 133, located in the fictional neighborhood of Santa Justa, i ...
'' - Julián
*2011: ''
14 de abril. La República'' - Antonio Prado
References
External links
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Spanish male film actors
Male actors from the Basque Country (autonomous community)
1953 births
2014 deaths
Road incident deaths in Spain
People from Erandio