Enrique San Francisco


Rogelio Enrique San Francisco Cobo, better known as Quique San Francisco, was a Spanish actor and comedian. He was a noted figure in the so-called cine quinqui scene.

Biography

Enrique marked his theatre debut with El sueño de una noche de verano. In 1965, he started his Television career with Televisión Española's show Santi, botones de hotel at the age of 10. and Diario Vasco on 13 March 1965.
In 1975, he joined Madrid Actors' Studio.
In 1975, he starred in the TV series El pícaro, directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez. He appeared in acclaimed films directed by Eloy de la Iglesia such as Colegas, Navajeros o El pico in the 1980s.
On 24 October 2002, Enrique suffered a severe accident which led to his prolonged illness. He later appeared in TVE series Cuéntame cómo pasó.
His theatre plays include Frankie y la boda, Los ochenta son nuestros, La noche del sábado, Decíamos ayer, Entre fuerte y flojo, Hijos de mamá, Misterioso asesinato en Manhattan, El enfermo imaginario, Arte, ¡Se quieren!, remake of 2002 drama Amparo Larrañaga and Orquesta Club Virginia, adaptation of 1992 theatre film of the same title.
As a radio host, he worked in shows like No somos nadie in M80 Radio. He also lent his voice to Loquillo y Trogloditas with Rosario Flores and with La Fuga, among other artists.
San Francisco died in Madrid on March 1, 2021, aged 65, from a pneumonia, after being hospitalized at hospital Clínico San Carlos.

Filmography

Hombres y mujeres de blanco, by Enrique Carreras.Diferente, by Luis María Delgado.El aprendiz de clown, by Manuel Esteba Gallego.La banda del Pecas, by Jesús Pascual Aguilar.Le Paria, by Claude Carliez avec Jean Marais.Un invierno en Mallorca, by Jaime Camino.Estoy hecho un chaval, by Pedro Lazaga.La larga noche de los bastones blancos, by Javier Elorrieta.Arriba Hazaña, by José María Gutiérrez.Sentados al borde de la mañana, con los pies colgando, by Antonio José Betancor.Navajeros, by Eloy de la Iglesia.Maravillas, by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón.La mujer del ministro, by Eloy de la Iglesia.Colegas, by Eloy de la Iglesia.Estoy en crisis, by Fernando Colomo.El pico, by Eloy de la Iglesia.Amanece, que no es poco, by José Luis Cuerda.La huella del crimen: El crimen del expreso de Andalucía, by Imanol Uribe.Orquesta Club Virginia, by Manuel Iborra.Acción mutante, by Álex de la Iglesia.La mujer de tu vida: La mujer gafe, by Imanol Uribe.La mujer de tu vida: La mujer vacía, by Manuel Iborra.Tirano Banderas, by José Luis García Sánchez.Así en el cielo como en la tierra, by José Luis Cuerda.La ley de la frontera, by Adolfo Aristarain.Belmonte, by Juan Sebastián Bollaín.Hotel y domicilio, by Ernesto Del Río.La leyenda de Balthasar el castrado, by Juan Miñón.Pepe Guindo, by Manuel Iborra.París-Tombuctú, by Luis García Berlanga.Más pena que gloria, by Víctor García León.El chocolate del loro, by Ernesto Martín Ataz.Sinfín, by Manuel Sanabria and Carlos Villaverde.Hot Milk, by Ricardo Bofill Maggiora.La dama boba, by Manuel Iborra.Animal Crisis, by Pedro Rivero.Save the Zombies, by Federico López.Sin rodeos, diredcted by Santiago Segura.4 latas, directed by Gerardo Olivares.

Television

Series and fictionsEstudio 1 in TVE.Los libros in TVE.Cuentos y leyendas in TVE.Los pintores del Prado in TVE. El pícaro in TVE.Curro Jiménez in TVE.Proceso a Mariana Pineda in TVE.Miguel Servet, la sangre y la ceniza in TVE.La mujer de tu vida in TVE.Compuesta y sin novio in Antena 3.Colegio Mayor in Telemadrid.Los ladrones van a la oficina in Antena 3.Ni contigo ni sin ti in Televisa.Condenadas a entenderse in TVE.Ellas son así in Telecinco.Un paso adelante in Antena 3.Cuéntame cómo pasó in TVE.Aída in Telecinco.Águila Roja in TVE.Gym Tony in Cuatro.Follow San Francisco in Flooxer.
ProgramsLa bola de cristal in TVE.La noche con Fuentes y cía in Telecinco.Un, dos, tres... a leer esta vez in TVE.El club de la comedia in Canal+ 1, Antena 3 and La SextaEl hormiguero in Cuatro and Antena 3 Mi casa es la tuya in Telecinco

Awards and nominations

;Goya Awards
YearCategoryFilmResult
1989Goya Award for Best Supporting ActorEl baile del patoNominated
1992Goya Award for Best Supporting ActorOrquesta Club VirginiaNominated

;Actors' Union Awards
YearCategoryFilmResult
1992Second Best ActorOrquesta Club VirginiaNominated

;Other Awards