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Alfredo Mayo
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Alfredo Fernández Martínez
17 May 1911 |
| Died | 19 May 1985 (aged 74) Palma, Spain
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| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1935-1985 |
Alfredo Fernández Martínez (born May 17, 1911, in Barcelona – died May 19, 1985, in Palma de Mallorca), better known as Alfredo Mayo, was a famous Spanish actor. He starred in many films and TV shows during his long career.
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A Look at Alfredo Mayo's Life and Career
Alfredo Mayo first studied medicine. But his real passion was acting! In 1929, he started his acting journey in the theater. He joined a theater group led by Ernesto Vilches.
During the Spanish Civil War, he was part of the aviation forces. After the war, he became well-known for acting in films that supported the government at the time. Some of these films included Escuadrilla (1941), Harka (1941), and A mí la legión (1942). He is perhaps most famous for his role in Raza (1942). The story for this film was written by Francisco Franco himself, using the pen name Jaime de Andrade.
Alfredo Mayo quickly became a big star in Spanish cinema. He acted in many different types of movies. These included fun comedies, serious dramas, and exciting historical films. Some of his popular movies from this time were Malvaloca (1942) and Deliciosamente tontos (1943). He also starred in La leona de Castilla (1951).
In the 1950s, he often played supporting roles. This means he was not the main character, but still an important part of the film. You can see him in movies like El último cuplé (1957) and Una muchachita de Valladolid (1958). He even appeared in the big international film 55 Days at Peking (1963). This movie was filmed in Spain and directed by Nicholas Ray.
Alfredo Mayo's career had a second successful period in the 1960s. This happened when he worked with the famous director Carlos Saura. They made two important films together: La Caza (1966) and Peppermint Frappé (1967). These movies helped him gain new recognition.
He continued acting in over 175 films until he passed away. Some of his later works include El bosque del lobo (1970) and Patrimonio Nacional (1980). In the movie Los cántabros (1980), he played a druid, a type of ancient priest. He also appeared in Bearn o la sala de las muñecas (1982). Besides films, he starred in the TV series Cañas y barro for Televisión Española.
Selected Filmography
- El ciento trece (1935) - Marcelo
- Las tres gracias (1936)
- The Queen's Flower Girl (1940)
- ¡Harka! (1941) - Capitán Santiago Balcázar
- Escuadrilla (1941) - Teniente Miguel
- Sarasate (1941) - Pablo Sarasate
- Raza (1942) - José Churruca
- Follow the Legion (1942) - El Grajo
- Malvaloca (1942) - Leonardo
- El frente de los suspiros (1942) - Pablo Cañaveral
- A Famous Gentleman (1943) - Rafael
- Deliciosamente tontos (1943) - Ernesto Acevedo
- El abanderado (1943) - Javier Torrealta
- Arribada forzosa (1944) - Esteban Montaño
- The Road to Babel (1945) - César Jiménez
- Afan Evu (1945)
- Su última noche (1945) - Fernando
- Audiencia pública (1946) - Raúl Pituá
- Chantaje (1946)
- Héroes del 95 (1947) - Teniente Padilla
- El huésped del cuarto número 13 (1947) - Duke of Gomara
- Obsesión (1947) - Víctor Sánchez del Campo
- Luis Candelas, el ladrón de Madrid (1947) - Luís Candelas
- Amanhã Como Hoje (1948) - Miguel
- El marqués de Salamanca (1948) - José de Salamanca
- El santuario no se rinde (1949) - Luis de Aracil
- Paz (1949) - Federico
- The Seventh Page (1951) - Paco
- La Virgen gitana (1951) - Eduardo Miranda
- María Antonia 'La Caramba' (1951)
- The Lioness of Castille (1951) - Manrique
- Hombre acosado (1952) - Fussot
- The Mayor of Zalamea (1954) - Don Álvaro
- High Fashion (1954) - Ramón
- It Happened in Seville (1955) - Alberto Campos
- Suspenso en comunismo (1956) - Demetrio
- Playa prohibida (1956)
- La espera (1956)
- Piedras vivas (1956)
- The Last Torch Song (1957) - Gran Duque Vladimir de Rusia
- Il maestro... (1957) - Principal
- Heroes del Aire (1958) - Coronel Gonzalo Rivas
- Una muchachita de Valladolid (1958) - Raimundo Aymat - el Canciller
- 15 bajo la lona (1959) - Capitán
- Canto para ti (1959) - Pedro
- Pasos de angustia (1959)
- Legions of the Nile (1959) - Ottaviano Augusto
- Mission in Morocco (1959) - Major Selim Naruf
- Monsieur Robinson Crusoe (1960)
- Juanito (1960) - Colonel Cuesta
- Un ángel tuvo la culpa (1960) - Comisario
- Fountain of Trevi (1960) - Sor Giovanni
- Don Lucio y el hermano pío (1960) - Casinos
- One Step Forward (1960)
- Queen of the Tabarin Club (1960) - Charles
- Alerta en el cielo (1961) - Coronel Gadea
- Revolt of the Mercenaries (1961) - Marco
- Darling (1961) - Minister
- Armas contra la ley (1961)
- Fray Escoba (1961) - Don Juan de Porres
- Teresa de Jesús (1962) - Padre Francisco de Borja
- Historia de una noche (1962) - Del Río
- The Legion's Last Patrol (1962) - Mayor
- Siempre en mi recuerdo (1962)
- Los guerrilleros (1963) - Padre Antonio
- El turista (1963) - Don Luis
- 55 Days at Peking (1963) - Spanish Minister
- Tomy's Secret (1963)
- Cerrado por asesinato (1964) - Luis de la Hoz, novelista
- Cyrano et d'Artagnan (1964) - (uncredited)
- Alféreces provisionales (1964) - Baquero
- Casi un caballero (1964) - Eduardo Montalbán - inspector de policía
- Bullets and the Flesh (1964) - Mortimer Lasky
- Badmen of the West (1964) - Philipp
- El señor de La Salle (1964) - Lanceroy
- Faites vos jeux, mesdames (1965)
- Agent 077: Mission Bloody Mary (1965)
- Two Mafiosi Against Goldginger (1965) - Automobilista Affeminato
- Misión Lisboa (1965) - Losky
- Cartes sur table (1966) - Baxter
- Las últimas horas... (1966) - Juan de la Cierva
- The Hunt (1966) - Paco
- Special Mission Lady Chaplin (1966) - Sir Hillary
- Ypotron - Final Countdown (1966) - Morrow / Leikman
- Dos alas (1967)
- Peppermint Frappé (1967) - Pablo
- Si volvemos a vernos (1968) - Luis
- Madigan's Millions (1968)
- Este cura (1968)
- No le busques tres pies... (1968) - Mota
- El paseíllo (1968)
- El taxi de los conflictos (1969) - Alfredo, el amante
- Hell Commandos (1969) - Prof. van Kolstrom
- Los desafíos (1969) - Germán (segment 2)
- Eagles Over London (1969) - English officer (uncredited)
- ¿Quién soy yo? (1970) - Pedro Astófano
- In the Folds of the Flesh (1970) - André
- El mejor del mundo (1970) - Doctor Márquez
- El bosque del lobo (1970) - Don Nicolás de Valcárcel
- Los gallos de la madrugada (1971) - Padre de Paco
- La red de mi canción (1971) - Don Manuel Duval
- Monta in sella, figlio di… (1972) - André, Agnes' Uncle
- Un dólar de recompensa (1972) - John Wolley
- Marianela (1972) - D. Francisco
- Entre dos amores (1972) - Duque de Agramonte
- Trop jolies pour être honnêtes (1972)
- The Call of the Wild (1972) - Judge Miller
- Those Dirty Dogs (1973) - General Müller, El Supremo
- The Scarlet Letter (1973) - Gov. Fuller
- La llamaban La Madrina (1973) - Don Ramón
- The Bell from Hell (1973) - Don Pedro
- Volveré a nacer (1973) - Oscar
- Storia di karatè, pugni e fagioli (1973) - Colonel Randolf Quint
- Vida conyugal sana (1974) - Don Alfonso
- Proceso a Jesús (1974) - Profesor Bellido
- Vera, un cuento cruel (1974) - D. Juan Manuel
- El calzonazos (1974) - Héctor Goizueta
- Voodoo Black Exorcist (1974) - Dr. Kessling
- Los caballeros del Botón de Ancla (1974) - Morales
- Chicas de alquiler (1974) - Don Carlos
- Doctor, me gustan las mujeres, ¿es grave? (1974) - Dr. Ángel Alcántara
- Larga noche de julio (1974) - Padre de Toni
- Un día con Sergio (1976) - Productor
- La amante perfecta (1976)
- El límite del amor (1976) - Ricardo
- La espuela (1976) - Don Pedro
- El chiste (1976) - Hombre emocionado / Emiliano / Alfredo
- Pasión (1977)
- El apolítico (1977) - Sr. Bustos
- Secretos de alcoba (1977) - Conde
- Estoy hecho un chaval (1977) - Don Amalio
- Gusanos de seda (1977) - D. Ernesto
- Delirio d'amore (1977) - Aldo
- Los restos del naufragio (1978) - Don Emilio
- Red Gold (1978) - Padre de Aurelia
- Avisa a Curro Jiménez (1978) - Don Fulgencio
- Cabo de vara (1978)
- Encuentro en el abismo (1979) - Pop
- Con uñas y dientes (1979) - Rodolfo Ortiz
- El tahúr (1979)
- Manaos (1979) - Sebastián
- Los cántabros (1980) - Lábaro
- National Heritage (1981) - Nacho
- Quiero soñar (1981) - Alfredo
- La leyenda del tambor (1981) - Abuelo de Clussá
- Perdóname, amor (1982)
- Cecilia (1982) - General Vives
- Cristóbal Colón, de oficio... descubridor (1982) - Fray Diego de Deza
- Hablamos esta noche (1982) - Padre
- Bearn o la sala de las muñecas (1983) - Vicario
- Mar brava (1983) - Anchoa
- El Cid cabreador (1983) - Padre de Rodrigo
- Poppers (1984) - Pablo Jordan
- Luces de bohemia (1985) - Marqués de Bradomín
- El suizo - un amour en Espagne (1985) - (final film role)
Awards and Recognition
Alfredo Mayo won several awards for his acting.
- He received awards from the Círculo de escritores cinematográficos (Circle of Cinematographic Writers) in 1966 for La caza and in 1969 for Los desafíos.
- He also won an award from the Sindicato Nacional del Espectáculo (National Entertainment Union) in 1973 for La campana del infierno.
See also
In Spanish: Alfredo Mayo para niños
