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José Luis López Vázquez

MML
López Vázquez in 2004
Born
José Luis López Vázquez de la Torre

(1922-03-11)11 March 1922
Madrid, Spain
Died2 November 2009(2009-11-02) (aged 87)
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Occupations
Years active1939–2009
Spouses
Ana María Ventura
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(divorced)​
    Flor Aguilar
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    (divorced)​
    ChildrenJosé Luis
    Virginia
    Cayetana
    Camino

    José Luis López Vázquez de la Torre MML (11 March 1922, in Madrid – 2 November 2009, in Madrid) was a Spanish actor.[1] He began his career in the 1940s, initially playing comic roles, but around the 1960s he began acting in dramatic roles and went on to appear in over 200 feature films in a career spanning nearly seven decades.

    Career

    López Vázquez was born in Madrid, Spain, on 11 March 1922.[2] He originally worked in theater as a costume designer, a scenic designer and as an assistant director to Pío Ballesteros and Enrique Herreros.[3] In 1946, he switched over to film, with a small role in the film María Fernanda la Jerezana. Originally starring in comic roles, he made the move to drama films in the 1960s, demonstrating his profound aptitude for acting.

    During his life, he starred in more than 200 films, filming several feature films a year. In 1971, he acted in eleven films. Although he usually appeared in Spanish films, he occasionally worked on international projects, such as the 1972 American film Travels With My Aunt, in which he starred opposite Maggie Smith.[4] Also in 1972, he starred in the International Emmy Awards-winning TV film, La cabina, directed by Antonio Mercero.[5] López Vázquez worked with Mercero on numerous other occasions, the last being their collaboration on a film called And Who Are You? (2007).

    López Vázquez died of natural causes in Madrid on 2 November 2009, at the age of 87.[6]

    Selected filmography

    Fanny Cano and López Vázquez in Operación secretaria (1966)

    Accolades

    National Theater Awards

    Year Result Ref.
    2002 Won [8]

    Goya Awards

    Year Category Result Ref.
    2004 Honorary Won [9]

    Fotogramas de Plata

    Year Category Work Result Ref.
    1971 Best Spanish Film Performer The Ancines Woods Won [10]
    1972 Best Television Performer La cabina Won [11]
    2006 Lifetime Achievement - Won [12]

    Chicago International Film Festival

    Year Category Work Result Ref.
    1971 Best Actor The Ancines Woods Won [13]
    1972 Best Actor My Dearest Senorita Won

    Valladolid International Film Festival

    Year Category Result Ref.
    1989 Spike of Honor Won [14]

    Honours

    References

    1. ↑ Obituary London Independent, 14 January 2010.
    2. ↑ "Biografía de José Luis López Vázquez, fallecido hoy en Madrid". Europa Press (in Spanish). Madrid. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
    3. ↑ José Luis López Vázquez (PDF) (in Spanish). Sevilla: Biblioteca Pública Infanta Elena. 2013. pp. 1–6. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
    4. ↑ Cukor, George (2001). Long, Robert Emmet (ed.). George Cukor: Interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 79. ISBN 9781578063871.
    5. ↑ "La cabina, íntegra, con presentación de Mercero y López Vázquez". Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (in Spanish). 13 December 1972. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
    6. ↑ Torres, Rosana; Fernández-Santos, Elsa (2 November 2009). "López Vázquez ya es leyenda". El Pais (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
    7. ↑ Devesa, Dolores; Potes, Alicia (2000). "Filmografía" (PDF). Nosferatu. Revista de Cine (33): 83.
    8. ↑ "El actor José Luis López Vázquez, Premio Nacional de Teatro 2002". El País (in Spanish). 21 November 2002.
    9. ↑ "Goya de Honor - José Luis López Vázquez". Goya Awards (in Spanish).
    10. ↑ "Filmografía de José Luis López Vázquez". Fotogramas (in Spanish). 2 November 2009.
    11. ↑ Morales Pérez, Sonia (31 January 2018). "Antonio Mercero triunfa con "La cabina"". RTVE (in Spanish).
    12. ↑ "Fotogramas premia al cine español". El Mundo (in Spanish). 6 March 2007.
    13. ↑ "50 years of memories: Highlights form the history of the Chicago International Film Festival" (PDF). Chicago International Film Festival.
    14. ↑ "Spike of Honor - José Luis López Vázquez". Valladolid International Film Festival (in Spanish).
    15. ↑ "Real Dectreto 1062/1985. de 19 de junio por el que se concede la medalla al Mérito en las Bellas Artes, en su categoría de Oro, a las personas y Entidades que se citab" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 3 July 1985.
    16. ↑ "Real Decreto 2005/1997, de 19 de diciembre, por el que se concede la Medalla de Oro al Mérito en el Trabajo a don Jose Luis López Vázquez" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (34): 37503. 19 December 1997. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
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