Francisco Rabal is a famous Spanish film actor. He began his acting career with extras, but very quickly managed to gain the respect and recognition of both viewers and directors with his talent and perseverance. Soon he starred in the most famous films, for which he then received many awards and prizes as the best actor.
Biography
Francisco Rabal Valera was born in early March 1926 in the city of Aguilas. The boy was barely ten years old when a civil war broke out in the country, and the whole Rabal family was forced to move to Madrid.
To help his parents, Francisco Rabal began work early. First, after school, he traded on the streets of the city, then earned money at a chocolate factory. When he was thirteen years old, the boy was forced to drop out of school, and got a permanent job. He was lucky, and he worked as an electrician at one of the Spanish film studios.
Theater work
Working at a film studio, Francisco Rabal participated several times in the crowd. He was noticed and advised to enter the theater, where he could already open up as an actor.
Francisco Rabal Valera heeded the advice and very soon he began to perform in theatrical troupes, where he played several roles. These roles were remembered and loved by the audience.
Only in 1974, Francisco Rabal was able to get a permanent job in the theater. Despite the fact that he always performed always under his real name, friends and people close to him called him Paco. The name Paco is a diminutive of the name of the actor. Therefore, very soon Paco Rabal became the stage name of the actor in the theater.
Cinematic career
In films, actor Francisco Rabal began acting in 1940. But only at first it was small episodes in extras. More serious roles were offered to him in 1950. He starred not only in Spain, but also in other countries. For example, in Mexico, France, Italy. He was offered the work of the most famous directors, among them Carlos Saura, Lina Wertmbler, Torre Nilson, Claude Chabrol and others.
Paco Rabal came to fame and success in the cinema after he starred in such famous films as Nazarin and Viridiana. Director Louis Bunuel in the film "Nazarin", which was released in 1958, shows the hectic life of a priest Nazarin, who is forced to wander and seek food for himself. Many consider him a sorcerer and wizard, and some drive him away. In this film, the famous actor plays the main male role - the priest Nazarin himself.
In another film of the same director, Paco Rabal also plays a major male role. The film "Viridiana" was released in 1961. Uncle Viridiana is in love with his own niece. As soon as a young girl finds out about his love, she decides not to take a monastic vow, but to stay with her loved one.
It is known that a popular and talented actor played in more than 30 films. Each of his roles is a new discovery of the acting skills of Paco Rabal. In 1976, the film "Tatar Desert" directed by Valerio Dzurlini was released. Paco Rabal in this film plays Sergeant Tronka. In the story, the junior lieutenant after graduation goes to a military fortress, which is located on the edge of the empire. But the military garrison is constantly in tension, as they are waiting for the attack of a serious enemy - the mythical "Tatars".
In 1980, viewers fell in love with the role of Paco Rabal in the film "City of Zombies" directed by Umberto Lenzi. Major Morren Holmes, played by a talented and famous actor, is trying to protect his city from mutants who flew by plane. But they are already everywhere. Uninfected people try to leave the city to find refuge where they can hide from zombies.
The last film, where a talented actor starred, was the horror film "Dagon", which was released in 2001. Director Steward Gordon. This film tells about young people who turn over on a yacht and get into trouble. They have to face villagers - sectarians who worship Dagon, the underwater god.
Actor Francisco Rabal: biography and personal life
At the beginning of his acting career, Francisco “Paco”, Rabal Valera worked in theater troupes, where he met his future wife. His chosen one was the aspiring actress Asuncion Balager. It was the only marriage of actor Francisco Rabal, which lasted until his death.
In this happy marriage, the famous actor had two children. Benito's son became a famous filmmaker, and Teresa's daughter is known both as an actress and as a performer of songs that are very popular.
The famous actor Francisco Rabal died, whose films are watched with pleasure not only in Spain but also abroad, in late August 2001. Paco Rabal died on the plane when he returned from the next film festival, where, as usual, he received an award for his acting work. The famous actor was buried in his hometown.
Awards and prizes
For his successful work in the cinema, Paco Rabal received many awards and prizes. For his role in the movie "Saints Innocent", which was released in 1984, the talented actor received a prize at the Cannes Film Festival. The prize was awarded to him for Best Actor.
The Goya Award as Best Actor was awarded to Paco Rabal for his lead role in the Goya in Bordeaux movie, which was released in 1999. It is known that it is Francisco “Paco” Rabal Valera who is a six-time winner of a film award in Spain.