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Alfredo Landa
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| Born | 3 March 1933 Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
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| Died | 9 May 2013 (aged 80) Madrid, Spain
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1957–2007 |
| Spouse(s) | Maite Imaz Aramendi |
| Children | Ainhoa, Idoia and Alfredo |
Alfredo Landa Areta MML (3 March 1933 – 9 May 2013) was a Spanish actor.
Biography
He was born in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. He finished his pre-university studies in San Sebastián. He then began university studies on Law, where he began to work with university school groups. He left university to work in the theater.
After working as a dubbing actor for a short time in the 1950s, he debuted with his first considerable role in film in José María Forqué's Atraco a las tres in 1962.
When Francisco Franco died in 1975, censorship began to disappear. ..... Landa became the "sexually repressed" role of that trend, especially under directors Mariano Ozores and Pedro Lazaga. He even created his own trend, that some people called landismo.
Afterwards, Landa changed his image, taking much deeper roles, like his bandit in El Bosque animado.
Landa, along with Francisco Rabal, won Best Actor award at 1984 Cannes Film Festival for his memorable performance in Los santos inocentes.
He is now widely recognized as a great dramatic actor.
After a career with more than one hundred and twenty movies, one dozen of television series, and several stage successes, with a great amount of Spanish and European awards, 74-year-old Landa announced his retirement at the X Festival de Cine de Málaga (10th Movie Festival of Málaga) while receiving a new award.
Landa died on May 9, 2013 following complications from Alzheimer's disease at the age of 80.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director |
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| 1957 | El puente de la paz | Rafael J. Salvia |
| 1962 | Atraco a las tres | José María Forqué |
| 1963 | The Fair of the Dove | José Luis Sáenz de Heredia |
| El verdugo | Luis García Berlanga | |
| Se vive una sola vez | Arturo González | |
| 1964 | La niña de luto | Manuel Summers |
| Casi un caballero | José María Forqué | |
| Llegaron los marcianos | Franco Castellano and Pipolo | |
| Aragonese Nobility | Juan de Orduña | |
| 1965 | Television Stories | José Luis Sáenz de Heredia |
| Whisky y vodka | Fernando Palacios | |
| Ninette y un señor de Murcia | Fernando Fernán Gómez | |
| La ciudad no es para mí | Pedro Lazaga | |
| Hoy como ayer | Mariano Ozores | |
| Nuevo en esta plaza | Pedro Lazaga | |
| De cuerpo presente | Antonio Eceiza | |
| 1966 | El arte de no casarse | Jorge Feliu and José María Font |
| Las viudas (episode) | José María Forqué | |
| Amor a la española | Fernando Merino | |
| Los guardiamarinas | Pedro Lazaga | |
| ¿Qué hacemos con los hijos? | Pedro Lazaga | |
| Las cicatrices | Pedro Lazaga | |
| 1967 | ||
| Crónica de nueve meses | Mariano Ozores | |
| Pero ¿en qué país vivimos? | José Luis Sáenz de Heredia | |
| Las que tienen que servir | José María Forqué | |
| Novios 68 | Pedro Lazaga | |
| Forty Degrees in the Shade | Mariano Ozores | |
| Un diablo bajo la almohada | José María Forqué | |
| Los subdesarrollados | Fernando Merino | |
| Los que tocan el piano | Javier Aguirre | |
| No somos de piedra | Manuel Summers | |
| 1968 | La dinamita está servida | Fernando Merino |
| Una vez al año ser hippy no hace daño | Javier Aguirre | |
| ¿Por qué te engaña tu marido? | Manuel Summers | |
| Farewell to Marriage | Juan de Orduña | |
| 1969 | No disponible | Pedro Mario Herrero |
| Las leandras | Eugenio Martín | |
| Cuatro noches de boda | Mariano Ozores | |
| Soltera y madre en la vida | Javier Aguirre | |
| El alma se serena | José Luis Sáenz de Heredia | |
| 1970 | La decente | José Luis Sáenz de Heredia |
| Cateto a babor | Ramón Fernández | |
| No desearás al vecino del quinto | Ramón Fernández | |
| El diablo cojuelo | Ramón Fernández | |
| Vente a Alemania, Pepe | Pedro Lazaga | |
| Si estás muerto, ¿por qué bailas? | Pedro Mario Herrero | |
| Préstame quince días | Fernando Merino | |
| 1971 | Aunque la hormona se vista de seda | Vicente Escrivá |
| No desearás la mujer del vecino | Fernando Merino | |
| Los días de Cabirio | Fernando Merino | |
| Vente a ligar al Oeste | Pedro Lazaga | |
| Simón, contamos contigo | Ramón Fernández | |
| No firmes más letras, cielo | Pedro Lazaga | |
| Los novios de mi mujer | Ramón Fernández | |
| 1972 | Guapo heredero busca esposa | Luis M. Delgado |
| París bien vale una moza | Pedro Lazaga | |
| Pisito de solteras | Fernando Merino | |
| 1973 | Las estrellas están verdes | Pedro Lazaga |
| Manolo la nuit | Mariano Ozores | |
| Jenaro, el de los catorce | Mariano Ozores | |
| Un curita cañón | Luis M. Delgado | |
| El reprimido | Mariano Ozores | |
| 1974 | Dormir y ligar todo es empezar | Mariano Ozores |
| Las obsesiones de Armando | Luis M. Delgado | |
| Fin de semana al desnudo | Mariano Ozores | |
| Celedonio y yo somos así | Mariano Ozores | |
| Cuando el cuerno suena | Luis M. Delgado | |
| 1975 | Solo ante el streaking | José Luis Sáenz de Heredia |
| Los pecados de una chica casi decente | Mariano Ozores | |
| Tío ¿de verdad vienen de París? | Mariano Ozores | |
| Esclava te doy | Eugenio Martín | |
| Mayordomo para todo | Mariano Ozores | |
| 1976 | Alcalde por elección | Mariano Ozores |
| El puente | Juan Antonio Bardem | |
| 1977 | Borrasca | Miguel Ángel Rivas |
| 1978 | Historia de S. | Francisco Lara Polop |
| El rediezcubrimiento de México | Fernando Cortés | |
| 1979 | Las verdes praderas | José Luis Garci |
| Paco el seguro | Didier Haudepin | |
| El alcalde y la política | Luis M. Delgado | |
| Polvos mágicos | José Ramón Larraz | |
| 1980 | El canto de la cigarra | José María Forqué |
| Préstame a tu mujer | Jesús Yagüe | |
| El poderoso influjo de la luna | Antonio del Real | |
| Forja de amigos | Tito Davison | |
| 1981 | El crack | José Luis Garci |
| Profesor eróticus | Luis M. Delgado | |
| La próxima estación | Antonio Mercero | |
| 1982 | Piernas cruzadas | Rafael Villaseñor |
| Un Rolls para Hipólito | Juan Bosch | |
| 1983 | El crack II | José Luis Garci |
| Las autonosuyas | Rafael Gil | |
| Una rosa al viento | Miguel Iglesias | |
| 1984 | Los santos inocentes | Mario Camus |
| 1985 | Los paraísos perdidos | Basilio Martín Patino |
| La vaquilla | Luis García Berlanga | |
| 1986 | Bandera negra | Pedro Olea |
| Tata mía | José Luis Borau | |
| 1987 | ¡Biba la banda! | Ricardo Palacios |
| El pecador impecable | Augusto Martínez Torres | |
| El bosque animado | José Luis Cuerda | |
| 1988 | Sinatra | Francesc Betriu |
| 1989 | El río que nos lleva | Antonio del Real |
| Bazar Viena | Amalio Cuevas | |
| 1991 | Marcelino, pan y vino (1991) | Luigi Comencini |
| 1992 | Aquí, quién no corre, vuela | Ramón Fernández |
| La marrana | José Luis Cuerda | |
| 1994 | Canción de cuna | José Luis Garci |
| Por fin solos | Antonio del Real | |
| 1995 | El rey del río | Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón |
| 1996 | Los Porretas | Carlos Suárez |
| 2000 | El árbol del penitente | José María Borrell |
| 2002 | Historia de un beso | José Luis Garci |
| El refugio del mal | Félix Cábez | |
| 2003 | La luz prodigiosa | Miguel Hermoso |
| El oro de Moscú | Jesús Bonilla | |
| 2004 | Tiovivo c. 1950 | José Luis Garci |
| 2007 | Luz de domingo | José Luis Garci |
| 2007 | El Arca de Noé (voice, as God) | Juan Pablo Buscarini |
Awards and nominations
In 2008 he received the Prince of Viana Prize from the Government of Navarre for promoting his homeland, but he also has received many film prizes throughout his career:
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
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| 1984 | Best Actor Award | Los santos inocentes | Won |
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
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| 1987 | Best Leading Actor | El bosque animado | Won |
| 1988 | Best Leading Actor | Sinatra | Nominated |
| 1989 | Best Leading Actor | El río que nos lleva | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Leading Actor | La marrana | Won |
| 1994 | Best Leading Actor | Canción de cuna | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Leading Actor | La luz prodigiosa | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Leading Actor | Luz de domingo | Nominated |
| 2007 | Honorary Goya Award | Won | |
Fotogramas de Plata
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
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| 1984 | Best Film Actor | Los santos inocentes | Nominated |
| 1987 | Best Film Actor | ¡Biba la banda! El bosque animado El pecador impecable |
Nominated |
| 1992 | Best TV Actor | El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best TV Actor | Lleno, por favor | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Film Actor | Luz de domingo | Nominated |
Spanish Actor's Guild
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
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| 1992 | Best Film Leading Actor | La marrana | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best TV Leading Actor | Lleno, por favor | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Film Leading Actor | Luz de domingo | Won |
TP de Oro
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
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| 1984 | Best actor | Ninette y un señor de Murcia | Won |
| 1986 | Best actor | Tristeza de amor | Won |
| 1993 | Best actor | Lleno, por favor | Won |
Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
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| 1981 | Best actor | El crack | Won |
| 1994 | Best actor | Canción de cuna | Won |
| 2007 | Best actor | Luz de domingo | Won |
Honours
- Gold Medal of Merit in Labour (Kingdom of Spain, 5 December 2008).
See also
In Spanish: Alfredo Landa para niños
