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José Luis Gómez

Acting

Born April 19, 1940 · Huelva, Spain

Also known as José Luis Gómez García

Biography

José Luis Gómez García (Huelva, 19 April 1940) is a Spanish actor and theater director. He is a member of the Real Academia Española and honorary member of the Academia de las Artes Escénicas de España. He graduated from the Institute of Dramatic Art of Westphalia, in Bochum, and at the school of Jacques Lecoq, in Paris. He has appeared in many films since 1968. At the 1976 Cannes Film Festival, he won the award for Best Actor in the film Pascual Duarte.

Awards & recognition

  • honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense · 2011
  • Alcalá City Awards · 2010
  • Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts · 2005
  • Cannes Film Festival AwardBest Actor · 1976
  • Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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