Juan Luis Galiardo
Juan Luis Galiardo Comes was a Spanish television, theater and film actor.
Life
The eldest of six children, Juan Luis Galiardo Comes was born in San Roque, Cádiz, but spent most of his childhood and youth in Badajoz, where his father had moved following working opportunities. After finishing his secondary education in Seville, Galiardo studied Agricultural Engineering at the University of Madrid. He abandoned his studies in 1961, to enroll the following year at Spain's National Film School where he trained as an actor. He began his career working in the theater under the direction of José Luis Alonso de Santos in the theater María Guerrero. With some fellow actors he founded the T.E.I., directed by Miguel Narros.
Galiardo made his film debut in the leading role in Julio Diamante's film El arte de vivir ''. In the next 16 years, he appeared in more than 50 movies, becoming one of the most popular romantic lead actors of Spanish films thanks in great part to his good looks. Among his film of this period are notable his performances in Carlos Saura's Stress es tres, tres, Vicente Aranda's Clara es el precio ', and two films by Jaime Camino: Mañana será otro dia ' and La campanada ''''.
In 1979, Galiardo went to Mexico, where he lived for five years, appearing in secondary roles in Mexican films and in popular television dramas. In 1982 he received the Heraldo award as best actor
In 1986, he returned to Spain continuing his acting career and became involved in film production. With Penélope Films, his own production company, he produced the TV series Turno de oficio and films like El disputado voto del señor Cayo, a film directed by Antonio Giménez-Rico.
With his work in television in Turno de oficio, Galiardo began to break away from his previous image of leading-man, accepting more dramatic roles and showing a wider range in this, the third phase of his career. He co-starred in some big projects both in film and television as in La regenta, a production for Televisión Española directed by Fernando Mendez-Leite. Among his most notable films are The Little Spanish Soldier ; Guarapo ; Don Juan, mi querido fantasma ; Madregilda ; Familia, directed by Fernando León de Aranoa; Pajarico, directed by Carlos Saura; Adiós con el corazón, directed by José Luis García Sánchez for which Galiardo won the Goya Award as best actor in 2000; Lázaro de Tormes ; El caballero Don Quijote ; and Miguel y William. His roles in this two last films allowed him to be the only actor to play both Miguel de Cervantes and his most famous creation Don Quijote de la Mancha.
In 2007, he played Fidel Castro in I Love Miami, a parody of the famous dictator possible flight to Miami as just another rafter. The following year, Galirado played an important role in the gay-themed film Clandestinos, which raised some controversy mainly due to the promotional image of the film. His last film was La chispa de la vida, directed by Alex de la Iglesia. He died, aged 72, in Madrid of lung cancer.
Selected filmography
Canción de juventud - Chico Le tre spade di Zorro - FelipeEl camino - Novio de MicaRueda de sospechosos - El MoroEl arte de vivir - JuanjoCrimen de doble filo - FotógrafoTwo Sergeants of General Custer - Fidanzato di MaryMegatón Ye-Ye - Fausto Seven Golden Men El juego de la oca - Amigo en fiesta de cumpleañosKomm mit zur blauen Adria En Andalucía nació el amor - LuisHoy como ayer - Boyfriend in DiscothequeVestida de novia Querido profesor El padre Manolo - Ricardo, el novio de la sobrina de ManoloMañana será otro día - PacoActeón - JovenNovios 68 - Antonio, novio de JuliaNo desearás la mujer de tu prójimo - CarlosLa chica de los anuncios - LeoGiugno '44 - Sbarcheremo in Normandia - Rob MasterStress Is Three - AntonioCristina Guzmán - JorgeLa canción del olvido - Capitán LeonelloLas nenas del mini-mini - ChaloPepa Doncel - Gonzalo Carvajal SastreDespués de los nueve meses - Pablo RománCoqueluche - Juan CastroUna señora llamada Andrés - Andrés GuzmánEl apartamento de la tentación - AlbertoFieras sin jaula - PietroHector the Mighty - ParideAntony and Cleopatra - AlexasBianco rosso e... - GuidoAlta tensión - JoséThe Call of the Wild - SezeAutopsia - JuanEl juego del adulterio - AndrésDeath's Newlyweds - Juan Ramón SolerClara is the Price - JorgeEl clan de los inmorales The Good Days Lost - LorenzoNaked Therapy - RicardoUnmarried Mothers Imposible para una solterona - LuisMayordomo para todo - CarlosEl alijo - CurroLucecita Un día con Sergio - Sergio MelgarLa promesa El límite del amor - JuanHasta que el matrimonio nos separe - ChusInquisition - Jean DupratEsposa de día, amante de noche - FedericoEl ladrido - MauroComando Txikia: Muerte de un presidente - JulenUna familia decente - Juan SalcedoGuyana: Cult of the Damned - ReporterFather Cami's Wedding - José LloretAnd in the Third Year, He Rose Again - AutomovilistaLa campanada - AmbrosQuiero soñar - Juan LuisRastro de muerte Préstame tu mujer - RodolfoCon el cuerpo prestado - PedroThe Disputed Vote of Mr. Cayo - VíctorPolicía - MaxiLa guerra de los locos - Don SalvadorGuarapo El señor de los llanos - Fabián InsaustiPasodoble - DiputadoThe Little Spanish Soldier - Francisco CallejaEl vuelo de la paloma - Luis DoncelSupporting Roles - AlejandroDon Juan, mi querido fantasma - Don Juan Tenorio / Don Juan MarquinaYo soy ésa - Padre BenitoCapità Escalaborns - El BorniHo sap el ministre? - Francisco CarmonaLa taberna fantástica Catorce estaciones - LázaroLos mares del sur - Pepe CarvalhoMadregilda - LegionarioTodos a la cárcel - Muñagorri¡Por fin solos! - Héctor LafuenteEnciende mi pasión - LucasLos hombres siempre mienten - AdolfoAsí en el cielo como en la tierra - Ruíz del RíoSuspiros de España - Fray Liborio / JuanNexo - AbogadoMar de luna La leyenda de Balthasar el Castrado - NarradorFamilia - SantiagoTramway to Malvarrosa - ArsenioSiempre hay un camino a la derecha - JuanPajarico - Tío EmilioTango - Angelo Larroca¡Qué vecinos tan animales! - Sres. Galápagos The Girl of Your Dreams - EmbajadorSí, quiero... - Don JaimeEsa Maldita Costilla - Génesis Adiós con el corazón - JuanLázaro de Tormes - AlcaldeTorrente 2: Misión en Marbella - GentlemanBuñuel y la mesa del rey Salomón - Crítico de CineVivancos 3 - PajardaRosa la China - DulzuraEl caballero Don Quijote - Don QuijoteLisístrata - HepatitosEl oro de Moscú - Alberto TajuñaDripping - Baron de CerveraFranky Banderas - AvelinoI Love Miami - Fidel / AlejandroEl coronel Macià - Capitán General PolaviejaPobre juventud - MarceloMiguel y William - Miguel de CervantesClandestinos - GermánEl asesino a sueldo - InspectorLa llegenda de l'innombrable - InnombrableLa daga de Rasputín - ZadkinAs Luck Would Have It - Alcalde