Agustín González (actor)
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Born | Agustín González Martínez 24 March 1930 |
Died | 16 January 2005 Madrid, Spain | (aged 74)
Occupation | Actor |
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Relatives | Manuel González Martínez |
Agustín González Martínez (24 March 1930 in Linares – 16 January 2005 in Madrid) was a Spanish actor who appeared in more than 180 films, including El nido (1980), by Jaime de Armiñan; Volver a empezar (1981), by José Luis Garci; La colmena (1982), by Mario Camús; Dos mejor que uno (1984), by Ángel Llorente and Las bicicletas son para el verano (1984), by Fernando Fernán Gómez.[1]
Biography[]
He was brother of , one of the members of Los Brincos.
He started several university studies in Engineering and Philosophy and Literature, but he didn't finish. He started his career as an actor in the , where he stayed several years during his stage as a student. He grew as one of the most important Spanish actors thanks to his theatre performances and cinema directors such as Carlos Saura, Juan Antonio Bardem, Mario Camus or Fernando Fernán Gómez. He worked in 140 movies, theatre plays and TV series. From 1954 to 1986, he had a relationship with the actress María Luisa Ponte, 12 years older than he was, but they never got married. His last film was , by José Luis Garci. His last theatre play was Tres hombres y un destino, in Madrid, but he had to be replaced because of his sickness. He died on 16 January 2005 of pneumonia in the clinic La Zarzuela, in Madrid, at aged 74.[2]
Prizes[]
- Medalla de Oro de Bellas Artes, 1983.
- Mejor actor por Las Bicicletas son para el verano, 1984.
- for La marrana.
- Premio for Belle Époque.
- Golden by the Spanish Government in 2004.
Filmography[]
In his filmography, he appears in humorous and dramatic films and he has been considered one of the best Spanish actors in supporting roles
Film[]
- La Ley de la frontera
- Todos a la cárcel
- Gary Cooper, que estás en los cielos
- , by
- , by Juan Antonio Bardem, 1954
- Mi calle, by Edgar Neville, 1960
- Plácido, by Luis García Berlanga, 1961
- The Mustard Grain (1962)
- The Fair of the Dove (1963)
- La becerrada (1963)
- , by Antonio Eceiza, 1965
- That Man in Istanbul, 1965
- The Regent's Wife (1975)
- La escopeta nacional, by Berlanga, 1978
- Companys, procés a Catalunya (1979)
- Patrimonio nacional, by Berlanga, 1980
- El nido, by Jaime de Armiñán, 1980
- Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven (1980)
- Volver a empezar, by José Luis Garci, 1981
- Nacional III, by Berlanga, 1982
- La colmena, by Mario Camús, 1982
- Las bicicletas son para el verano, written by Fernando Fernán Gómez, 1983
- Hay que deshacer la casa (1983)
- , by , 1984
- La vaquilla, 1984
- , 1985
- , by José Luis García Sánchez
- Stico, 1985
- , by Pedro Costa, 1986
- Mambrú se fue a la guerra (1986)
- El hermano bastardo de Dios (1986)
- (1987)
- , by José Luis Cuerda
- Belle Époque (1992), second Academy Award in Spanish history, by Fernando Trueba
- Los peores años de nuestra vida, by Emilio Martínez Lázaro
- (1995, by José Luis Cuerda)
- El abuelo (1998, by José Luis Garci)
- Historia de un beso by José Luis Garci
- Tiovivo c. 1950, by José Luis Garci
TV series[]
- (1981) - Luis de Góngora (uncredited)
- Escalera exterior, escalera interior (1986) - Don Horacio
- Los ladrones van a la oficina (1993)
- A las once en casa (1998-1999) - Don Ramón
- Cuéntame cómo pasó (2002) - Teodoro
- La vida de Rita (2003) - Fernando[3]
- 7 vidas (2003) - Emilio Freire
- Hospital Central (2004) - Damián Corcuera
References[]
- ^ "Agustín González, un gran actor de cine, teatro y televisión". El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid: Mundinteractivos, S.A. 17 January 2005. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Fallece el actor Agustín González tras sufrir una neumonía". El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid: Mundinteractivos, S.A. 17 January 2005. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "«La vida de Rita» recupera para TVE al tándem Forqué-Iborra". ABC. 3 January 2003.
External links[]
- 1930 births
- 2005 deaths
- Spanish male stage actors
- Spanish male film actors
- Spanish male telenovela actors
- Male actors from Madrid
- Deaths from pneumonia