About
Francisco Rabal Valera (8 March 1926 – 29 August 2001), popularly known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor. His career spanned more than 200 film and television roles, between 1942 and 2001. He received numerous accolades both in Spain and abroad, including the Cannes Film Festival's Best Actor Award and the Goya Award for Best Actor. Rabal was best known internationally for his collaborations with director Luis Buñuel, with Ronald Bergan writing "most of his other major roles he carried the heady, perverse whiff of the great surrealist director with him." He worked with many other notable directors, including Carlos Saura, Pedro Almodóvar, William Friedkin, Michelangelo Antonioni, Claude Chabrol, Luchino Visconti, and Gillo Pontecorvo. One of Spain's most-loved and acclaimed actors during his lifetime, he also was known for his commitment to human rights and other social causes....
Known for
Belle de JourMovie • 1967
SorcererMovie • 1977
L'EclisseMovie • 1962
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!Movie • 1990
DagonMovie • 2001
Stay as You AreMovie • 1978
It Can Be Done AmigoMovie • 1972
ViridianaMovie • 1962
One Hundred and One NightsMovie • 1995
The WitchesMovie • 1967
NazarínMovie • 1959
Nightmare CityMovie • 1980
Land Without BreadMovie • 1933
Eagles Over LondonMovie • 1969
The Desert of the TartarsMovie • 1976
I Am the LawMovie • 1977
AirbagMovie • 1997
Death of a CyclistMovie • 1955
Goya in BordeauxMovie • 1999
The NunMovie • 1967
The Blue PantherMovie • 1965
Hotel FearMovie • 1978
Talk of AngelsMovie • 1998
Little BirdMovie • 1997