Federico Luppi
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Born | Ramallo, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | February 23, 1936
Died | October 20, 2017 Buenos Aires, Argentina | (aged 81)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1964–2017 |
Spouse(s) | Susana Hornos (m. 2003) |
Federico Luppi (Spanish pronunciation: [feðeˈɾiko lupi]; February 23, 1936 – October 20, 2017) was an Argentine-Spanish film, TV, radio and theatre actor.[1] He won numerous awards throughout his acting career, including a Concha de Plata at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
Biography[]
Luppi worked mostly in Argentine cinema, but also worked in Chile, Mexico, Spain, and the United States. He acted in almost 100 films and 50 television series from the time of his debut in 1964. His first films were Pajarito Gómez and Psique y sexo in 1965. In 2004, he directed his first film, (Steps), made in Spain.[2]
His English-language films (and his work with international directors) include John Sayles' Men with Guns and Los pasos perdidos, among others.
He was one of Guillermo del Toro's favorite actors,[3] and they worked together in three of del Toro's films: Cronos, The Devil's Backbone[4] and Pan's Labyrinth.
Amongst other awards he received a Konex Merit Diploma for his acting in three editions of the Entertainment Konex awards (1981, 1991 and 2001).[5] He was also nominated in 1996 for the Goya Awards as "Best Actor in a Leading Role" for Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead.
Luppi acquired Spanish citizenship in June 2003. He appeared in the film The 33 in 2015.
Selected filmography[]
- Pajarito Gómez (1965)
- Psique y Sexo (1965) (Manuel Antin con Fernanda Mistral)
- (1966)
- El ABC del amor (1967) as Toto (segment "Noche terrible")
- El Romance del Aniceto y la Francisca (1967, directed by Leonardo Favio) as Aniceto
- El Derecho a la felicidad (1968)
- Las Ruteras (1968) as Camionero
- El Proyecto (1969, inedit)
- (1969)
- Pasión dominguera (1970)
- Los herederos (1970) as Carlos
- Mosaico (1970) as Marcelo
- Paula contra la mitad más uno (1971) as Mike González
- Crónica de una señora (1971)
- (1973)
- Las Venganzas de Beto Sánchez (1973) as Juanjo
- La flor de la mafia (1974) as Luis Alterio
- La Patagonia rebelde (1974, directed by Hector Olivera) as Jose Font, 'Facon Grande'
- (1975)
- Yo maté a Facundo (1975) as Santos Pérez
- (1975)
- Juan que reía (1976) as Sr. Baiocco
- Tiempo de revancha (1981, directed by Adolfo Aristarain) as Pedro Bengoa
- Últimos días de la víctima (1982) as Raúl Mendizábal
- Plata dulce (1982) as Carlos Bonifatti
- El arreglo (1983) as Luis
- No habrá más penas ni olvido (1983, directed by Hector Olivera) as Ignacio Fuentes
- Pasajeros de una pesadilla (1984) as Bernardo Fogelman
- Luna caliente (1985) as Braulio Tennembaum
- Cocaine Wars (1985, directed by Hector Olivera) as Gonzalo Reyes
- (1985, directed by Mario Camus) as Martín Lobo
- Les Longs Manteaux (1986) as Garcia
- (1986)
- Sostenido en La menor (1986)
- (1986) as Bernardo
- (1986)
- El año del conejo (1987) as Pepé Tinelli
- The Stranger (1987, directed by Adolfo Aristarain) as Manager
- La amiga (1988) as Pancho
- Después del último tren (1989)
- (1989)
- (1990) as Millán
- Flop (1990) as Grimlat
- Guerriers et captives (1990) as Colonel Garay
- Las tumbas (1991) as Espiga
- Un lugar en el mundo (1992, directed by Adolfo Aristarain) as Domingo
- Matar al abuelito (1993) as Don Mariano Aguero
- Cronos (1993, directed by Guillermo del Toro) as Jesus Gris
- (1995)
- Caballos salvajes (1995, directed by Marcelo Piñeyro) as Eusebio
- (1995) as El Argentino
- Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto (1995) as Eduardo
- Extasis (1996) as Daniel
- Sol de otoño (1996, directed by Eduardo Mignogna) as Raul Ferraro
- Martín (Hache) (1997, directed by Adolfo Aristarain) as Martín
- Bajo Bandera (1997, directed by Juan José Jusid) as Coronel Hellman
- Men with Guns (1997) as Dr. Fuentes
- Frontera Sur (1998) as Ciriaco Maidana
- Lisboa (1999, directed by Antonio Hernández) as José Luis
- (1999, directed by ) as Manuel Perea
- (2000) as Daniel Osantos
- Rosarigasinos (2001) as Tito
- El espinazo del diablo (2001, directed by Guillermo del Toro) as Dr. Casares
- Los pasos perdidos (2001) as Bruno Leardi
- El lugar donde estuvo el paraíso (2002) as Consul
- El último tren (2002, directed by ) as Pepe
- (2002) as Pedro
- Lugares comunes (2002, directed by Adolfo Aristarain) as Fernando Robles
- Machuca (2004, directed by Andrés Wood) as Roberto Ochagavía
- (2004, directed by Miguel Bardem) as Federico
- Pasos (2005) as Amigo de José
- Elsa & Fred (2005) as Pablo
- (2005, directed by Eduardo Mignogna) as Frank Osorio
- (2005, directed by ) as Manuel
- Pan's Labyrinth (2006, directed by Guillermo del Toro) as Rey
- La distancia (2006) as Entrenador
- (2006, directed by ) as Sr. Guerchuni
- La habitación de Fermat (2007, directed by Luis Piedrahita and ) as Fermat
- (2007, directed by ) as El Hombre del Puzzle
- (2007, directed by ) as Rubén Cumplido
- (2008, Short, directed by )
- (2008, directed by Gerardo Herrero) as Arturo
- (2009, directed by Rodrigo Grande) as Adalberto Castilla
- (2009, directed by )
- (2010, directed by ) as Víctor Marchetti
- Phase 7 (2010, directed by Nicolás Goldbart) as Zanutto
- Cuatro de copas (2011, directed by )
- Acorralados (2012) as Antonio Funes
- Puerta de Hierro, el exilio de Perón (2012) as Dr. Antonio Puigvert
- The Corporation (2012) as Dalmaso
- Cuatro de copas (2012)
- (2013)
- El gurí (2015)
- Magallanes (2016) as Coronel
- Al final del túnel (2016) as Guttman
- Siete semillas (2016) as Manuel
- (2017, directed by ) as Sepia
- Necronomicón (2018) as Dieter (final film role)
Awards (partial)[]
Wins
- Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival: Lifetime Achievement Award, 2003.
- Havana Film Festival: Honorary Award, 2002.
- Mar del Plata Film Festival: Best Actor, for: Rosarigasinos, 2001.
- Huelva Latin American Film Festival: Prize of the City of Huelva, 2000.
- Fantasporto: International Fantasy Film Award, Best Actor, for: Cronos, 1993.
- Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Won six awards for best actor, a record unbroken up to this day.
References[]
- ^ Federico Luppi' s profile Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ Film: Vasquitos and nesquitas Archived 2009-10-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ Guillermo del Toro: “I have no interest in normal superheroes” 2013-07-17, Clarín (in Spanish)
- ^ Scott, A. O. (November 21, 2001). The New York Times. The Devil's Backbone (review overview).
- ^ Konex Foundation
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Federico Luppi. |
- Federico Luppi at IMDb
- Federico Luppi at AllMovie
- Federico Luppi at Cinenacional.com (in Spanish) (archive)
- Federico Luppi – Interview to Diagonal (in Spanish)
- 1936 births
- 2017 deaths
- Argentine male film actors
- Argentine people of Italian descent
- People from Buenos Aires Province
- Naturalised citizens of Spain
- Argentine emigrants to Spain
- Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery