Agustín González
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Agustín González Martínez, (Madrid
, 24 March 1930 - Madrid, 16 January 2005) was a Spanish actor.
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He started several university studies in Engineering and Philosophy and Literature, but he didn't finish. He started his career as an actor in the Teatro Español Universitario, where he stayed several years during his stage as a student. He grew as one of the most important Spanish actors thanks to his theatre performances and cinema directors such as Carlos Saura
, Juan Antonio Bardem, Mario Camus or Fernando Fernán Gómez
. He worked in 140 movies, theatre plays and TV series. From 1954 to 1986, he had a relationship with the actress María Luisa Ponte
, 12 years older than he was, but they never got married. His last film was Tiovivo 1950, by José Luis Garci
. His last theatre play was Tres hombres y un destino, in Madrid, but he had to be replaced because of his sickness. He died of pneumonia
in the clinic La Zarzuela, in Madrid.
TV series:
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, 24 March 1930 - Madrid, 16 January 2005) was a Spanish actor.
Biography
He was brother of Manuel González, one of the members of Los BrincosLos Brincos
Los Brincos were one of the most successful Spanish rock bands of the 1960s, and they are often referred to as the “Spanish Beatles”.The group was formed in 1964. The members were Fernando Arbex , Manuel González , Juan Pardo and Antonio ‘Junior’ Morales...
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He started several university studies in Engineering and Philosophy and Literature, but he didn't finish. He started his career as an actor in the Teatro Español Universitario, where he stayed several years during his stage as a student. He grew as one of the most important Spanish actors thanks to his theatre performances and cinema directors such as Carlos Saura
Carlos Saura
Carlos Saura Atarés is a Spanish film director and photographer.-Early life:Born into a family of artists , he developed his artistic sense in childhood as a photography enthusiast.He obtained his directing diploma in Madrid in 1957 at the Institute of Cinema Research and Studies...
, Juan Antonio Bardem, Mario Camus or Fernando Fernán Gómez
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Fernando Fernán-Gómez was a Spanish actor and director. He was born in Lima, Peru as his mother, Spanish actress Carola Fernán-Gómez, was making a tour of Latin America. Inheriting his surname as a stage name, he moved to Spain in 1924.After the Spanish Civil War he began a study of Law but...
. He worked in 140 movies, theatre plays and TV series. From 1954 to 1986, he had a relationship with the actress María Luisa Ponte
María Luisa Ponte
María Luisa Ponte was a Spanish actress. She appeared in over 135 films and television shows between 1952 and 1995...
, 12 years older than he was, but they never got married. His last film was Tiovivo 1950, by José Luis Garci
José Luis Garci
José Luis Garci is a producer, critic, TV presenter, writer, screenwriter and film director in Spanish cinema. He earned worldwide acclaim and his country's first Best Foreign Language Film Oscar for Begin the Beguine...
. His last theatre play was Tres hombres y un destino, in Madrid, but he had to be replaced because of his sickness. He died of pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
in the clinic La Zarzuela, in Madrid.
Prices
- Medalla de Oro de Bellas Artes, 1983.
- Mejor actor por Las Bicicletas son para el verano, 1984.
- Premio Calabuch for La marrana.
- Premio Festival de Cine de Peñíscola for Belle Époque.
- Golden Medalla al Mérito en el Trabajo by the Spanish Government in 2004.
Filmography
In his filmography, he appears in humorous and dramatic films and he has been considered one of the best Spanish actors in supporting roles- Caricias
- La Ley de la frontera
- Todos a la cárcelTodos a la cárcelTodos a la cárcel is a 1993 Spanish comedy film. It is written and directed by Luis García Berlanga.-External links:...
- Aquí, el que no corre... vuela
- Después del sueño
- Gran sol
- Gary Cooper, que estás en los cielos
- A la luz de la luna, by González Sinde
- Felices Pascuas, by Juan Antonio Bardem, 1954
- Mi calleMi calleMi calle is a 1960 Spanish drama film written and directed by Edgar Neville.-Cast: *Tota Alba*Rafael Alonso as Pablo López*Ángel Álvarez*Mariano Azaña*Rafael Bardem*Héctor Bianciotti*Roberto Camardiel*Susana Campos*Lina Canalejas...
, by Edgar NevilleEdgar NevilleEdgar Neville Romrée, Count of Berlanga de Duero was a Spanish playwright and film director, a member of the Generation of '27....
, 1960 - PlácidoPlacido-As a surname:*Michele Placido, an internationally known Italian actor and director*General Placido Vega y Daza, a famous 19th century Mexican lander*Mike De Placido, an English footballer*Violante Placido, actress, singer, and daughter of Michele Placido...
, by Luis García Berlanga, 1961 - De cuerpo presente, by Antonio EceizaAntonio EceizaAntonio Eceiza was a Spanish film director and screenwriter . He directed eleven films between 1960 and 1995...
, 1965 - That Man in IstanbulThat Man in IstanbulThat Man in Istanbul is a 1965 European international co-production adventure film directed by Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi and starring Horst Buchholz...
, 1965 - La escopeta nacional, by Berlanga, 1978
- Companys, procés a CatalunyaCompanys, procés a CatalunyaCompanys, procés a Catalunya is a 1979 Spanish drama film directed by Josep Maria Forn. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Luis Iriondo - Lluís Companys* Marta Angelat - Ángela...
(1979) - Patrimonio nacionalPatrimonio NacionalThe Consejo de Administración del Patrimonio Nacional is a Spanish state agency, under the jurisdiction of the Minister of the Presidency by delegation of the Prime Minister of Spain, that administers the sites owned by the Spanish...
, by Berlanga, 1980 - El nido, by Jaime de Armiñán, 1980
- Volver a empezarBegin the Beguine (film)Begin the Beguine is a 1982 Spanish film written and directed by José Luis Garci, starring Antonio Ferrandis. The plot follows the story of a Spaniard who returns to his homeland after many years in exile when he wins the Nobel Prize in literature...
, by José Luis GarciJosé Luis GarciJosé Luis Garci is a producer, critic, TV presenter, writer, screenwriter and film director in Spanish cinema. He earned worldwide acclaim and his country's first Best Foreign Language Film Oscar for Begin the Beguine...
, 1981 - Nacional III, by Berlanga, 1982
- La colmenaLa colmena (film)La Colmena is a 1982 Spanish film directed by Mario Camus. Based on the novel The Hive by Camilo José Cela, it depicts the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and its impact on several characters. Cela has a small role as Matías.- Synopsis :The film is set in Madrid during the postwar period,...
, by Mario Camús, 1982 - Las bicicletas son para el veranoLas bicicletas son para el veranoBicycles Are for the Summer is a Spanish play written by Fernando Fernán Gómez in 1984 that deals with the effects of Spanish Civil War on citizens of Madrid...
, written by Fernando Fernán GómezFernando Fernán GómezFernando Fernán-Gómez was a Spanish actor and director. He was born in Lima, Peru as his mother, Spanish actress Carola Fernán-Gómez, was making a tour of Latin America. Inheriting his surname as a stage name, he moved to Spain in 1924.After the Spanish Civil War he began a study of Law but...
, 1983 - Dos mejor que uno, by Ángel Llorente, 1984
- La vaquillaLa vaquillaLa vaquilla or The Heifer is a 1985 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Luis García Berlanga. It was the first comedy made about the Spanish Civil War.-Plot:...
, 1984 - Crimen en familia, 1985
- SticoSticoStico is a 1985 Spanish drama film directed by Jaime de Armiñán. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival where Fernando Fernán Gómez won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.-Cast:...
, 1985 - Redondela, by Pedro CostaPedro CostaPedro Costa is a Portuguese film director.He is acclaimed for using his ascetic style to depict the marginalised people in desperate living situations...
, 1986 - Mambrú se fue a la guerra, 1986
- Moros y cristianos, 1987
- La marrana, by José Luis CuerdaJosé Luis CuerdaJosé Luis Cuerda is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.He has produced three films of Alejandro Amenábar .-Filmography as Film Director:* 1982 - Pares y nones...
- Belle ÉpoqueBelle ÉpoqueThe Belle Époque or La Belle Époque was a period in European social history that began during the late 19th century and lasted until World War I. Occurring during the era of the French Third Republic and the German Empire, it was a period characterised by optimism and new technological and medical...
, segundo Premio Oscar del cine español, by Fernando TruebaFernando TruebaFernando Trueba is a Spanish book editor, screenwriter, film director and producer.Between 1974 and 1979 worked as a film critic for Spain's leading daily newspaper EL PAIS. In 1980, founded the monthly film magazine CASABLANCA, which he edited and directed during its first two years... - Los peores años de nuestra vida, by Emilio Martínez LázaroEmilio Martínez LázaroEmilio Martínez Lázaro is a Spanish film director famous for such films as The Other Side of the Bed and His Master's Voice....
- Así en el Cielo como en la Tierra, by José Luis CuerdaJosé Luis CuerdaJosé Luis Cuerda is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.He has produced three films of Alejandro Amenábar .-Filmography as Film Director:* 1982 - Pares y nones...
, 1995 - El abuelo by José Luis Garci
- Historia de un beso by José Luis Garci
- Tiovivo c. 1950Tiovivo c. 1950Tiovivo c. 1950 is a 2004 Spanish film directed by José Luis Garci and starring Elsa Pataky, María Adánez and Carlos Hipólito.The film was nominated for six Goya Awards in 2005, and won the award for Best Production Design.-Plot:...
, by José Luis Garci.
TV series:
- Cervantes
- Escalera exterior, escalera interior
- Los ladrones van a la oficina, 1993
- 7 vidas7 Vidas7 Vidas is a Spanish sitcom which aired on Telecinco from 1999 to 2006. Its title translates as "7 lives" and the symbol of the sitcom is a cat, in reference to the belief that cats have 7 lives...
, 1999 - A las once en casa, 2000
- Hospital CentralHospital CentralHospital Central is a Spanish television series that follows the professional and personal lives of the staff of the fictitious Hospital Central in Madrid. New episodes are shown by Telecinco network in Spain, and cable/satellite channel Factoría de Ficción reruns them a couple of weeks later...
- Cuéntame cómo pasóCuéntame cómo pasóCuéntame cómo pasó , also known as Cuéntame, is a Spanish television series set during the last years of Francoist rule, and the transition to democracy in Spain. It has been broadcast by the Spanish public TV channel TVE1, since 2001...