Rafael Albaicín

Rafael Albaicín
Rafael Albaicín as the bartender in Lo voglio morto (1968)
Born
Ignacio Rafael García Escudero

(1919-06-05)5 June 1919
Madrid, Spain
Died3 September 1981(1981-09-03) (aged 62)
Occupation(s)Matador and film actor
MotherAgustina[1]

Ignacio Rafael García Escudero (5 June 1919 – 3 September 1981), known as Rafael Albaicín, was a Spanish matador and film actor.[2]

In 1948 he began as matador in Las Ventas, taught by Cagancho.[3] He also played the piano and violin, and he designed his traje de luces.[4] As an actor, he appeared in Shéhérazade (1963),[5] Vamos a matar, compañeros and The Ceremony.[6] He also played himself in Watch Out, We're Mad! (1974),[7] a bandit in Navajo Joe (1966),[8] and Alberto in Catlow (1971),[9]

He died on 3 September 1981 at the age of 62 in Madrid.[10]

Filmography

  • La fiesta sigue (1948) as Rafael
  • María Antonia 'La Caramba' (1951)
  • Siempre Carmen (1953) as Un guappo
  • Noches andaluzas (1954) as Bandit
  • El fenómeno (1956) as Mauro
  • Torero por alegrías (1957) as Miguel Romero
  • El hombre que viajaba despacito (1957) as Gitano
  • Mensajeros de paz (1957)
  • Polvorilla (1957)
  • Patio andaluz (1958) as José Reyes
  • Tierra brutal (1961) as González
  • Scheherezade (1963) as Leader of kidnappers
  • El precio de la muerte (1963) as Waiter
  • Encrucijada mortal (1963) as 7th gendarme
  • El hombre del valle maldito (1964)
  • Fuerte perdido (1964) as Apache
  • El séptimo de caballería (1965) as Chief Wild Horse
  • Los cien caballeros (1964) as Mohammed (uncredited)
  • Dulcinea del Toboso (1964)
  • Dos caraduras en Texas (1965) as Benito Cocos (uncredited)
  • Don Quijote von der Mancha (1965, TV Mini-Series)
  • Sangre sobre Texas (1965) as Oso gris
  • Plazo para morir (1965) as Auctioneer
  • Trampa para un forajido (1966) as Bandit (uncredited)
  • Django (1966) as Member of Hugo's Gang #1
  • Siete pistolas para Timothy (1966) as Grey Eagle
  • Operación Lady Chaplin (1966) as Rodriguez - the false monk
  • Héroes a la fuerza (1966)
  • Navajo Joe (1966) as Mexican Scalphunter
  • El secreto del capitán O'Hara (1966)
  • Un hombre vino a matar (1967) as José
  • La casa de las mil muñecas (1967) as Police Inspector (uncredited)
  • 15 horcas para un asesino (1967) as Manuel
  • Un tren para Durango (1968) as Lobo Henchman (uncredited)
  • Winchester: Uno entre mil (1968)
  • La hora del coraje (1968) as Ignacio, Carranza's Man
  • Vivo para matarte (1968) as Minor Role (uncredited)
  • Mercenarios sin gloria (1969) as Chief Arab at Oasis
  • Que esperen los cuervos (1969)
  • Vivos o preferiblemente muertos (1969) as Cowboy on the Train (uncredited)
  • Al infierno, gringo (1969) as Indio
  • Los tres supermen en la selva (1970) as Sorcerer (uncredited)
  • El cóndor (1970) as Officer
  • Reza por tu alma... y muere (1970) as Jose
  • Los compañeros (1970) as Mongo Henchman (uncredited)
  • Caza implacable (1971) as Mexican (uncredited)
  • Catlow (1971) as Alberto
  • Il lungo giorno della violenza (1971)
  • ¡Viva la muerte... tuya! (1971) as Mexican Rider (uncredited)
  • La muerte llega arrastrándose (1972)
  • Los hijos del día y de la noche (1972) as Don García Henchman (uncredited)
  • What Am I Doing in the Middle of a Revolution? (1972)
  • La letra escarlata (1973) as Indian
  • Charley, el tuerto (1973) as Mexican Leader
  • El bruto, el listo y el capitán (1973) as Indian Chief (uncredited)
  • Puños, piratas y karate (1973) as Fighter in Tavern (uncredited)
  • La orgía nocturna de los vampiros (1973) as Afilador
  • Les aventures du capitaine Luckner (1973, TV Series) as Polizeichef
  • El chulo (1974)
  • Watch Out, We're Mad! (1974)
  • The Spikes Gang (1974) as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
  • Im Auftrag von Madame (1974, TV Series)
  • Cuando los niños vienen de Marsella (1974) as José
  • El blanco, el amarillo y el negro (1975) as Comanchero
  • No quiero perder la honra (1975)
  • País S.A. (1975)
  • Una libélula para cada muerto (1975)
  • Y le llamaban Robin Hood (1976)
  • Cuando los maridos se iban a la guerra (1976)
  • Fulanita y sus menganos (1976)
  • El hombre que supo amar (1976) as Almuhecín
  • La amante perfecta (1976)
  • Guerreras verdes (1976) as Juan
  • El anacoreta (1976) as Lenteja
  • La muerte ronda a Mónica (1976)
  • Esposa y amante (1977) as Repartidor de jarrones 2
  • El perro (1977)
  • Doña Perfecta (1977)
  • Curro Jiménez (1977, TV Series) as Don Pedro Romero / Calandria
  • Clayton Drumm (1978) as Guard
  • Fantasma en el Oeste (1978) as Paco
  • El español y los siete pecados capitales (1980, TV Series)
  • El liguero mágico (1980) as Cateto
  • Yendo hacia ti (1981) as Auction Bidder (uncredited) (final film role)

References

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  2. ^ "Rafael Albaicín". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 14 April 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  3. ^ Jiménez, Salvador (17 January 2021). "Rafael Albaicín, gitanería de negro, sedas y oro". Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Joly Digital. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  4. ^ Santainés Cirés, Antonio. "Albaicín, el modelo de Zuloaga". ABC (in Spanish). Barcelona: Vocento.
  5. ^ Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (28 February 2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. p. 150. ISBN 9781476627045.
  6. ^ Daniel Blum's Screen World. Vol. 15. Biblo & Tannen Publishers. 1964. p. 95. ISBN 9780819603050.
  7. ^ Gullo, Christopher (10 September 2015). The Films of Donald Pleasence. BearManor Media.
  8. ^ Cox, Alex (21 October 2010). 10,000 Ways to Die. Oldcastle Books. ISBN 9781842434024.
  9. ^ Andreychuk, Ed (8 March 2010). Louis L'Amour on Film and Television. McFarland. p. 118. ISBN 978-0786457175.
  10. ^ "Murió El Albaicin". El País (in Spanish). 6 September 1981. Retrieved 23 January 2024.