Félix Rotaeta (1 April 1942 – 23 November 1994) was a Spanish actor, director, novelist, and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in

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, Rotaeta studied journalism and drama, and started his career on stage, writing and performing with the

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company Los Goliardos. He worked intensively as a character actor, and directed two feature films, ''El placer de matar'' (1987), based on his novel ''Las pistolas'' and starring

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and

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, and '' Chatarra'' (1991), which was entered into the main competition at the

48th Venice International Film Festival The 48th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 3 to 14 September 1991. Italian film critic Gian Luigi Rondi was the Jury President of the main competition. The Golden Lion winner was '' Close to Eden'' directed by Nikita Mik ...

Death

In November 1994, while shooting an independent western film Rotoeta fell ill and died shortly after from

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and

multiorgan failure Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is altered organ function in an acutely ill patient requiring immediate medical intervention. There are different stages of organ dysfunction for certain different organs, both in acute and in chronic o ...

, at the age of 52.

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