Francisco Rabal
Francisco Rabal Valera (8 March 1926 – 29 August 2001), better known as
Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter born in
Águilas, 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
Francisco 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.
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