(Francisco Rabal Valera)
(1926-2001)
one of the outstanding Spanish actors of the last 50 years, Rabal made his screen debut in small parts in the 1940s, but by the 1950s was a leading man who worked not only in Spain, but also in Italy, Argentina, Mexico, and France. His Mexican period (chiefly in the late '50s) was fairly brief, but among the films he made was Nazarín, for Luis Buñuel (Rabal was also in Viridiana). He starred in Sonatas (a co-production with Spain, shot in both countries), and Azahares rojos. Rabal remained very active until his death of a respiratory problem in 2001.
Biographical Dictionary of Mexican Film Performers. EdwART. 2012.