Rafael Banquells Garafulla (La Habana, Cuba

Cuba

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, June 25, 1917- Mexico City

Mexico City

Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

 , October 27,1990) was an actor, director and TV producer known in Mexico as Rafael Banquells.

Biography

Rafael Banquells Garafulla was born on June 25, 1917 in La Habana, Cuba

Cuba

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. His parents were actors in Spain. He began his career as a movies actor in 1940. He was married three times, his three wives were actresses; first he married Blanca de Castejon

Blanca de Castejon

Blanca de Castejón was a Puerto Rican actress who became very successful in Mexico and other parts of Latin America. It was never clear if de Castejon was born in New York of Puerto Rican parents, or if she was actually born in Puerto Rico....

 (deceased). He was then married to the actress and TV producer Silvia Pinal

Silvia Pinal

Silvia Pinal is a Mexican actress, who had roles in several of Luis Buñuel's movies such as El ángel exterminador and Viridiana...

 and they had a daughter, Sylvia Pasquel; and he was last married to the actress Dina de Marco

Dina de Marco

Dina de Marco , born Diana Zar Nuñez Jimenez, was a late Mexican actress and television director. She formed as actress in the Academy of Andres Soler.- Biography :...

, with Dina they had five kids; Jose Manuel, Rocio, Mary Paz, Ariadne and Rafael.

Rafael Banquells died October 27, 1990 in Mexico City, at the age of 73. The name of this actor and director is written with Golden letters in the history of Mexican televisión, movies and theater.

TV-novels

• El cristal empañado (1989)
• La llama de tu amor (1979)
• Los ricos también lloran
  Los ricos también lloran
  Los Ricos También Lloran is a popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme Aprendí a Llorar , a song written by Lolita de la Colina. The telenovela was produced by Chilean Valentín Pimstein and Carlos...
  
   (1979) .... Padre Adrián
• Viviana (1978) .... Dr. Navas
• Humillados y ofendidos (1977) .... Don Nicolás
• Ha llegado una intrusa (1974) .... Rafael Moreno
• Las gemelas II (1972)
• Muchacha italiana viene a casarse
  Muchacha italiana viene a casarse
  Muchacha italiana viene a casarse is a 1971 Mexican telenovela by Televisa produced by Ernesto Alonso and directed by Alfredo Saldaña, starring Angélica María and Ricardo Blume...
  
   (1971) .... Joseph
• Adriana (1967)
• El dolor de vivir (1964)
• Cita con la muerte (1963)
• Destino (1963)
• Codicia (1962)
• El enemigo (1961)
• El hombre de oro (1960)
• Mi esposa se divorcia (1959)
• Gutierritos (1958/1965) .... Ángel Gutiérrez

Movies

• Ni de aquí, ni de allá (1987)
• La sucesion (1978)
• El santo oficio (1975)
• Estas ruinas que ves (1978) .... Rector Sebastián Montaña
• En busca de un muro (1973) .... Doctor
• Vidita negra (1973)
• Pubertinaje (1971) .... (segmento "Una cena de navidad")
• El sinvergüenza (1971)
• Santo contra Blue Demon en la Atlántida (1969) .... Profesor Gerard/X22
• La alegría de vivir (1965)
• Gutierritos (1959) .... Ángel Gutiérrez
• El secreto de Pancho Villa (1957)
• Los tres mosqueteros y medio (1957)
• El tesoro de Pancho Villa (1957)
• Teatro del crimen (1957)
• Esposas infieles (1956)
• El medallón del crimen (1956)
• El rey de México (1956)
• La sombra vengadora (1956)
• Pura vida (1956)
• El asesino X (1955)
• La sombra vengadora vs. La mano negra (1954)
• La visita que no tocó el timbre (1954)
• Reportaje (1953)
• Amor de locura (1953)
• Él
  Él
  "Él" was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, performed in Spanish by Lucía.The song was performed twelfth on the night, following Belgium's Stella with "Si tu aimes ma musique" and preceding Denmark's Brixx with "Video, Video". At the close of voting, it had received 52 points,...
  
   (1952) .... Ricardo Lujan
• Cuando los hijos pecan (1952)
• Pasionaria (1952)
• Recién casados... no molestar (1951)
• Vivillo desde chiquillo (1951)
• La marca del zorrillo (1950)
• El pecado de Laura (1949)
• Una mujer con pasado (1949)
• La última noche (1948)
• Enrédate y verás (1948)
• Reina de reinas (1948)
• El amor abrió los ojos (1947)
• La vida íntima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra (1947)
• Bel Ami (1947)
• Los que volvieron (1946)
• Su última aventura (1946)
• María Magdalena (1946)
• Los nietos de Don Venancio (1946)
• Cuando escuches este vals (1944)
• Los hijos de Don Venancio (1944)
• El médico de las locas (1944)
• Las dos huérfanas (1944)
• Internado para señoritas (1943)
• No matarás (1943)
• Resurrección (1943)
• Qué hombre tan simpático (1943)
• Maravilla del toreo (1943)
• Secreto eterno (1942)
• Nuestra Natacha (1936) .... Juan
• La Dama duende (1919)

Directing

• Días sin luna (1990)
• Abandonada (1985)
• Vivir un poco
  Vivir un poco
  Vivir un poco is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced and broadcast by Televisa in 1985. The story was a remake of the very popular Chilean telenovela, La Madrastra from 1981. Vivir un poco tells the story of the quest of Andrea to find justice and her long-lost children but must face the lies...
  
   (1985)
• Principessa
  Principessa
  Principessa is a Mexican telenovela produced by Valentín Pimstein for Televisa in 1984.-Cast:* Irán Eory .... Paola San Román* Angélica Aragón .... Fernanda * Alma Muriel .... Fernanda * Hilda Aguirre .... Fernanda...
  
   (1984)
• Déjame vivir
  Déjame Vivir
  Déjame vivir is a telenovela made by Mexican TV network Televisa. This telenovela was broadcasted in 1982. This is a remake of the 1969 Venezuelan soap opera Cristina starred by Marina Baura and Raul Amundaray...
  
   (1982)
• Los ricos también lloran
  Los ricos también lloran
  Los Ricos También Lloran is a popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme Aprendí a Llorar , a song written by Lolita de la Colina. The telenovela was produced by Chilean Valentín Pimstein and Carlos...
  
   (1979)
• La Venganza (1977)
• Mi hermana la Nena (1976)
• Barata de primavera (1975)
• La doctora (1964)
• Divorciadas (1961)
• Elena  (1961)
• Honraras a los tuyos (1959)
• Mi esposa se divorcia (1959)
• El precio del cielo (1959)
• Teresa (1959)
• Gutierritos (1958)
• Un paso al abismo (1958)
• Senda prohibida
  Senda prohibida
  Senda Prohibida is the first telenovela produced in Mexico. It was shown from Monday to Friday between 1957 and 1958.cast by Silvia Derbez Francisco Jambrina Dalia Iñiguez Héctor Gómez Bárbara Gil Julio Alemán...
  
  (1958)