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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-03-12 (103 years old)

Place of Birth

Madrid, Spain

José Luis López Vázquez

Biography:

José Luis López Vázquez originally worked in theater as a costume designer, a scenic designer, and as an assistant director to Pío Ballesteros and Enrique Herreros. In 1946, he switched over to films, with a small role. Originally starring in comic roles, he made the move to drama films in the 1960s, demonstrating his profound aptitude for acting. During his life, he starred in more than 200 movies, filming several full-length films in a year. Although he usually appeared in Spanish films, he occasionally worked on international projects.

Known For

Acting

2021

FFG, el último gran conversador as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

2017

El precio de la risa as Himself (archive footage)

2007

2006

Cuba libre as El Abuelo

2004

Moon of Avellaneda as Don Aquiles

2003

Moscow Gold as Beltrán

2001

Cuéntame cómo pasó as Faustino Arias

2000

El botones Sacarino as Don Octavio

1999

1997

1996

Confidencias as Jose Luis

1993

Everyone Off to Jail as Padre Rebollo

1992

The Naked Target as Anselmo
The Fencing Master as Campillo
The Long Winter as Tío Paco

1991

Offsides as Don Anselmo del Castillo
Imágenes perdidas as Himself - Narrator

1990

Disparate nacional as Jefe de la banda

1989

Esquilache as Antonio Campos
El Rey del Mambo as Don Martín

1988

La gran comedia as Jose L. Lopez Vazquez
Little Spanish Soldier as Manuel Ocón

1987

Mi general as General Torres
The Hidden Truth as Gramophone Man
Moors and Christians as Jacinto López

1986

Los presuntos as Camilo Blanco
El orden cómico as General Fernando Ordóñez
Crónica sentimental en rojo as Comisario Méndez

1985

El rollo de septiembre as Don Mamerto
The Chosen One as Federico Limón

1984

Playboy en paro as Don Ramiro
Operation Mantis as Marcello Antonelli
Akelarre as Inquisidor
My Friend the Vagabond as Nazario Valiente 'El Duque'

1983

Un genio en apuros as Capitán
Juana la Loca… de vez en cuando as Rey Fernando II 'El Católico'
The Angry Cid as Conde García Ordóñez

1982

National III as Luis José
De camisa vieja a chaqueta nueva as Manolo Vivar de Alda
The Beehive as Leonardo Meléndez
Adolescencia as Jacobo
Los embarazados as Rodopiano Soler
Death in the Vatican as Don Perrone

1981

National Heritage as Luis José
Airlift as Salvatierra
Heat of Desire as Sr. Martínez - le recteur de l'université de Barcelone
Profesor eróticus as Sr. Smith

1980

Él y él as Ramón
F. E. N. as Domingo
El divorcio que viene as Luis Vázquez
El gran secreto as Sebastián

1979

La familia bien, gracias as Juan, el padrino
Honey as Agustín
Tigers in Lipstick as Garage Owner

1978

The National Shotgun as Luis José
El fascista, la beata y su hija desvirgada as Juan Gutiérrez de la Macorra
Nunca en horas de clase as Ligue de Angélica
Casa de citas as Luciano Guerrero
Little Lips as Publisher

1977

The Apolitical Man as Enrique Tolosa
El monosabio as Juanito
Girls... The Hall as Don Natalio
Doña Perfecta as Don Inocencio

1976

The Burned City as Enric Prat de la Riba
El señor está servido as Don Alberto Arregui

1975

Zorrita Martínez as Serafín Tejón
Sleep, Sleep, My Love as Mario Martínez
Blood Stains in a New Car as Ricardo Cariedo
País S. A. as Actores invitados
Este Señor de Negro as Sixto Zabaleta

1974

Doctor, me gustan las mujeres, ¿es grave? as Carlos Pérez de Lezcano

1973

La descarriada as Florencio

1972

El vikingo as Ramón
The Telephone Box as Phone Booth Man #1
Venta por pisos as Lorenzo
My Dearest Senorita as Adela Castro Molina / Juan
La cera virgen as Don Florencio
¡No firmes más letras, cielo! as Valentín Palomino
Two Revue Girls as Maestro Roberto Castro
The Big Deal as Calogero Locascio

1971

Black Story as Pedro Ortuza / Peter P. Peter
La decente as Roberto Clavijo
Préstame quince días as Alfonso Pérez
The Fourth Victim as Inspector Dunphy
Spaniards in Paris as Fernando
Si Fulano fuese Mengano as Evaristo Rebollo
La graduada as Justino Serafín
A mí las mujeres ni fu ni fa as Nicolás Marlasca

1970

El astronauta as Don Anselmo
Crimen imperfecto as Torcuato
The Ancines Woods as Benito Freire
Dele color al difunto as Pedro Pérez
Las secretas intenciones as Hombre accidentado

1969

Furnished Studio 2.P. as Ramón Fontecha
Mi marido y sus complejos as Germán Gutiérrez Olmedilla
No somos ni Romeo ni Julieta as Nemesio Caporeto

1968

Operation Mata Hari as Coronel Von Faber
¡Cómo está el servicio! as Manolo Locumula Verruguillo, primo de Vicenta
Objetivo: BI-KI-NI as Acacio Rendueles Cañizo
¡Cuidado con las señoras! as Doctor Enrique Varela
Long Play as Arturo

1967

Novios 68 as Marcelino, novio de Conchita
Un millón en la basura as Pepe Martínez
The Midshipmen as Cabo Goro Rioseco
Operación cabaretera as Daniel Antúnez
Amor a la española as Francisco "Paco" Lafuente
Los chicos del Preu as Padre de Lolo
Amor en el aire as (uncredited)

1966

Operación Plus Ultra as Arturo Rodríguez
Hoy como ayer as Modern Plumber
Las viudas as Regino (segment "El Retrato de Regino")
Balearic Caper as Fernando
¡Es mi hombre! as Antonio Jiménez
Operación Secretaria as Don Rodolfo García

1965

Un vampiro para dos as Pablo Pardo
The Family and One More as Juan, el padrino
Black Humor as Jacinto - segment 2 'La Mandrilla - Miss Wilma'

1964

Vacaciones para Ivette as Federico Aranda
Casi un caballero as Agustín
The Palomos as Emilio Palomos
Fin de semana as Don Alberto Durán

1963

Chica para todo as Finito
The Executioner as Antonio Rodríguez, el hermano mayor de José Luis
Operación: Embajada as Ángel Enríquez
The Swindlers as Judge (segment "Pretura, La")

1962

Placido as Gabino Quintanilla
Robbery at 3 O'clock as Fernando Galindo
You and I Are Three as Enfermero Gómez
La gran familia as Juan, el padrino
Vuelve San Valentín as Fernando Amaral
Sabían demasiado as El Palillos
I motorizzati as Mariano
Accidente 703 as Enrique 'Quiquito'
Martes y trece as Pepe / Julio

1961

Usted puede ser un asesino as Enrique Picart

1960

Un bruto para Patricia as Carlos de Carvajal
Police Calling 091 as Lorenzo Barea
The Wheelchair as Alvarito
Días de feria as Figueroa

1959

Los tramposos as Don Ursicino
Streetcar for Sale as Julián el Toribio
Una gran señora as Tobías Práxedes

1958

Una muchachita de Valladolid as Ángel Enríquez - el Secretario
El inquilino as Guía de Mundis Jauja
La noche y el alba as Fotógrafo
El aprendiz de malo as Fotógrafo

1957

El fotogénico as Recepcionista de hotel
Madrugada as Manolo, periodista
Un marido de ida y vuelta as Fotógrafo (as José L. López Vázquez)

1956

Esa voz es una mina as Don Fermín
La vida en un bloc as Mago Roberto
Andalusia Express as Pretendiente de Lola
El piyayo as (no acreditado)

1955

Un día perdido as Pacheco
La lupa as Sacerdote

1954

Boyfriend in Sight as Juanito Renovales
Merry Christmas as Felipe, taxista
Un caballero andaluz as (no acreditado)

1953

That Happy Couple as Jewelry Store Employee (uncredited)

1952

1947

Directing

1947

María Fernanda la Jerezana as Assistant Director

Costume & Make-Up

1954

The Devil Plays the Flute as Costume Design

1947

María Fernanda la Jerezana as Costume Designer

1944

Eugenia de Montijo as Costume Design

Crew

1957