Francisco Rabal Valera (8 March 1926 â€" 29 August 2001), better known
as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter born in
à guilas, a town in the south-western part of the province of Murcia,
Spain. Throughout his career, Rabal appeared in around 200 films
working with directors including Francesc Rovira-Beleta, Luis Buñuel,
José Luis Sáenz de Heredia, Carlos Saura, Pedro Almodóvar, William
Friedkin, Michelangelo Antonioni, Claude Chabrol, Luchino Visconti,
and Gillo Pontecorvo. Paco Rabal was recognized both in his native
Spain and internationally, winning the Award for Best Actor at the
Cannes Film Festival for Los Santos Inocentes and a Goya Award for
Best Actor for playing Francisco de Goya in Carlos Saura's Goya en
Burdeos. One of Spain's most loved actors, Rabal also was known for
his commitment to human rights and other social causes.In 1936, after
the Spanish Civil War broke out, Rabal and his family left Murcia and
moved to Madrid. Young Francisco had to work as a street salesboy and
in a chocolate factory. When he was 13 years old, he left school to
work as an electrician at film studios Estudios ChamartÃn.Rabal got
some sporadic jobs as an extra. Dámaso Alonso and other people
advised him to try his luck with a career in theater.During the
following years, he got some roles in theater companies such as Lope
de Vega or MarÃa Guerrero. It was there that he met actress Asunción
Balaguer; they married in 1951 and remained together for the rest of
Rabal's life. Their daughter, Teresa Rabal, is also an actress.
as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter born in
à guilas, a town in the south-western part of the province of Murcia,
Spain. Throughout his career, Rabal appeared in around 200 films
working with directors including Francesc Rovira-Beleta, Luis Buñuel,
José Luis Sáenz de Heredia, Carlos Saura, Pedro Almodóvar, William
Friedkin, Michelangelo Antonioni, Claude Chabrol, Luchino Visconti,
and Gillo Pontecorvo. Paco Rabal was recognized both in his native
Spain and internationally, winning the Award for Best Actor at the
Cannes Film Festival for Los Santos Inocentes and a Goya Award for
Best Actor for playing Francisco de Goya in Carlos Saura's Goya en
Burdeos. One of Spain's most loved actors, Rabal also was known for
his commitment to human rights and other social causes.In 1936, after
the Spanish Civil War broke out, Rabal and his family left Murcia and
moved to Madrid. Young Francisco had to work as a street salesboy and
in a chocolate factory. When he was 13 years old, he left school to
work as an electrician at film studios Estudios ChamartÃn.Rabal got
some sporadic jobs as an extra. Dámaso Alonso and other people
advised him to try his luck with a career in theater.During the
following years, he got some roles in theater companies such as Lope
de Vega or MarÃa Guerrero. It was there that he met actress Asunción
Balaguer; they married in 1951 and remained together for the rest of
Rabal's life. Their daughter, Teresa Rabal, is also an actress.
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