Alfredo Landa

Biography

Alfredo Landa (3 March 1933 – 9 May 2013) was a Spanish actor. Alfredo Landa Arena born in Pamplona (Navarre), Spain. He finished his pre-university studies in San Sebastián. He then began university studies on Law, where he began to work with university school groups. He left university to work in the theater. After working as a dubbing actor for a short time in the 1950s, he debuted with his first considerable role in film in José María Forqué's Atraco a las tres in 1962. When Francisco Franco died in 1975, censorship began to disappear. This led to a growth of erotic comedies on Spanish cinema. Landa became the "sexually repressed" role of that trend, especially under directors Mariano Ozores and Pedro Lazaga. He even created his own trend, that some people called landismo.[2] Afterwards, Landa changed his image, taking much deeper roles, like his bandit in El Bosque animado. Landa, along with Francisco Rabal, won Best Actor award at 1984 Cannes Film Festival for his memorable performance in Los santos inocentes. He is now widely recognized as a great dramatic actor. After a career with more than one hundred and twenty movies, one dozen of television series, and several stage …

Movies & TV Shows

1. Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — Extra (uncredited)
2. The Executioner (1963) — Sacristán
3. The Holy Innocents (1984) — Paco, El Bajo
4. Moscow Gold (2003) — Faustino Peláez
5. The Heifer (1985) — Brigada Castro
6. La ciudad no es para mí (1966) — Genaro
7. El crack (1981) — Areta
8. Robbery at 3 O'clock (1962) — Castrillo
9. The Enchanted Forest (1987) — Malvís
10. Profesor eróticus (1981) — Profesor Mussy
11. Cateto a babor (1970) — Miguel Cañete Moste
12. El crack dos (1983) — Areta
13. The Sow (1992) — Bartolomé
14. ¿Qué hacemos con los hijos? (1967) — Enrique
15. ¡Vente a Alemania, Pepe! (1971) — Pepe
16. Miracle of Marcellino (1991) — Brother Pappina
17. Naked Weekend (1974) — Rodolfo Cisneros
18. Foul Play (1977) — Juan
19. Pero… ¡en qué país vivimos! (1967) — Rodolfo Sicilia
20. Guapo heredero busca esposa (1972) — Fidel Frutos
21. ¡Biba la banda! (1987) — Sargento Pérez
22. Tata Mía (1986) — Teo
23. Manolo by Night (1973) — Manolo Olmedillo
24. Amigo (1980) — Padre Velasco
25. El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes (1992) — Sancho Panza
26. Jenaro, el de los 14 (1974) — Jenaro Castrillo
27. Las Leandras (1969) — Casildo
28. The Girl in Mourning (1964) — Rafael Castroviejo
29. Merry-Go-Round c. 1950 (2004) — Eusebio Cascajero y Esparza
30. Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Fifth Floor Neighbour (1970) — Antón Gutiérrez
31. Un curita cañón (1974) — Padre Saturio
32. Unmarried and Mother in Life (1969) — Paco
33. Alone, at Last! (1994) — Arturo
34. Las verdes praderas (1979) — José Rebolledo
35. Pisito de solteras (1973) — Emilio Vallejo
36. Préstame quince días (1971) — Galdino
37. París bien vale una moza (1972) — Juan
38. Piernas cruzadas (1984) — Jeremías
39. Sunday Light (2007) — Joaco
40. Historia de un beso (2002) — Blas Otamendi