Ricardo Palacios facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Ricardo Palacios
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Eli Wallach and Ricardo Palacios in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
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Ricardo López-Nuño Díez
2 March 1940 |
| Died | 11 February 2015 (aged 74) Madrid, Spain
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| Occupation | Actor |
Ricardo López-Nuño Díez (born March 2, 1940 – died February 11, 2015) was a Spanish actor, film director, and writer. He was better known as Ricardo Palacios.
Ricardo was born in Reinosa, a town in Cantabria, Spain. He studied acting and directing at the Official Film School in Madrid. His first acting role was in the TV series Poly in 1961.
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Ricardo Palacios: Actor and Director
His Acting Career
Ricardo Palacios acted in about 150 films and TV shows. He was very active in a type of movie called Spaghetti Western. These were Western films made by European studios, often in Italy or Spain.
He appeared in several famous films. These include For a Few Dollars More (1965), Doctor Zhivago (1965), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), and Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). He often played smaller but memorable roles in these movies.
Directing Films
In 1987, Ricardo Palacios started directing movies. His first film as a director was a comedy called ¡Biba la banda!. Later, in 1997, he directed a TV series named La banda de Pérez.
Later Life and Passing
Ricardo Palacios spent over a month in the hospital because of heart problems. He passed away on February 11, 2015, due to heart failure.
Images for kids
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Eli Wallach and Ricardo Palacios in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
See also
In Spanish: Ricardo Palacios para niños
