Santiago Ontañón (1903–1989) was a Spanish
actor
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and
art director
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, designing the sets for a number of film productions. His sister
Sara Ontañón was a
film editor
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. He was a friend of director
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish and Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians and directors to be one of the greatest and ...
.
[Gubern & Hammond p.252]
Selected filmography
Actor
* ''El embrujo de Sevilla'' (1931)
* ''La traviesa molinera'' (1934) - The Miller
* ''Por un perro chico, una mujer'' (1934)
* ''
A Woman in Danger'' (1936) - Ricardo
* ''
Faustina'' (1957) - Don Fernando
* ''Muchachas en vacaciones'' (1958)
* ''
La vida por delante'' (1958) - Paciente 'Sra. de Anglada'
* ''Juego de niños'' (1959)
* ''Miss Cuplé'' (1969)
* ''
La vida alrededor'' (1959) - Socio
* ''El día de los enamorados'' (1959) - Jugador de Golf
* ''
Carnival Day'' (1960)
* ''Amor bajo cero'' (1960) - Contraalmirante
* ''Sólo para hombres'' (1960)
* ''Mi calle'' (1960)
* ''
The Red Rose'' (1960)
* ''Adiós, Mimí Pompón'' (1961) - (uncredited)
* ''
Ha llegado un ángel
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'' (1961) - Productor
* ''Julia y el celacanto'' (1961)
* ''El pobre García'' (1961)
* ''Siempre es domingo'' (1961)
* ''Honorables sinvergüenzas'' (1961)
* ''
Tómbola'' (1962) - Consejero de seguros
* ''La gran familia'' (1962)
* ''
The Executioner'' (1963) - Sr. Corcuera, el académico
* ''The Adventures of Scaramouche'' (1963)
* ''
The Black Tulip'' (1964)
* ''Los dinamiteros'' (1964) - Conserje
* ''Búsqueme a esa chica'' (1964)
* ''Rueda de sospechosos'' (1964) - Don Pablo
* ''
The Hell of Manitoba'' (1965) - Bankier
* ''La familia y... uno más'' (1965)
* ''Cotolay'' (1965) - Abad
* ''El arte de no casarse'' (1966)
* ''Tres perros locos, locos'' (1966)
* ''De cuerpo presente'' (1967)
* ''Crimen imperfecto'' (1970) - Invitado ebrio
* ''
Variety'' (1971) - Decorador
* ''Blanca por fuera y Rosa por dentro'' (1971) - Don Félix
* ''Dans la poussière du soleil'' (1972) - Le banquier (uncredited)
* ''Las señoritas de mala compañía'' (1973) - Don Faustino (uncredited)
* ''Hold-Up, instantánea de una corrupción'' (1974)
* ''No quiero perder la honra'' (1975)
* ''La muerte ronda a Mónica'' (1976)
* ''Impossible Love'' (1977) - Hombre rico
* ''Secretos de alcoba'' (1977)
* ''Mi hija Hildegart'' (1977)
* ''Cinco tenedores'' (1980) - Los Monteros (final film role)
Art director
* ''
The Moorish Queen'' (1937)
* ''
The Black Tulip'' (1964)
* ''
Run Like a Thief'' (1967)
* ''
The Castle of Fu Manchu'' (1969)
References
Bibliography
* Román Gubern & Paul Hammond. ''Luis Buñuel: The Red Years, 1929–1939''. University of Wisconsin Pres, 2012.
External links
*
1903 births
1989 deaths
Spanish male film actors
Spanish art directors
People from Santander, Spain
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