Joaquín Blanco
Joaquín Blanco Calvache (born June 21, 1938 in Almería , † February 28, 2011 in Barcelona ) was a Spanish actor .
Life
Blanco grew up without a father and moved to Terrassa with his mother as a toddler . When he was eight he worked with his mother in a stocking factory . As a teenager, he tried his hand at being a torero and insurance agent, before he, now at the age of 18, dealt with advertising and photo novels . During a six-year stay in Rome , he met his wife Sandra Blanch, with whom he has a daughter.
Blanco started his acting career in 1964 with a small role in ways to fame and continued it with occasional appearances until 1982, where he shot not only roles in adventurous subjects, often spaghetti westerns , but also erotic films; He directed two of them himself in 1983 and 1991, according to his own script. For such films he chose the pseudonyms J. White or John Russell .
Blanco was a fan of martial arts and practiced karate . He died of complications from cancer.
Filmography (selection)
- actor
- 1965: Not a dollar for your life (Un Dollaro di fuoco)
- 1967: God forgives ... Django never! (Dio perdona… io no!) (Not in the finished film)
- 1967: Shamango (Gentleman Jo ... uccidi)
- 1970: Satan of Vengeance (E dio disse a Caino)
- 1971: Two alleluias for the devil (Abre tu fosa amigo… llega Sabata)
- Director
- 1983: Orgía sádica
- 1991: Trampa para una esposa
Web links
- Joaquín Blanco in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Obituary of his daughter (Spanish) ( Memento from March 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blanco, Joaquín |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Blanco Calvache, Joaquín; Russell, John; White, J. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Almeria |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 28, 2011 |
| Place of death | Barcelona |