José Nieto (actor)
José Nieto (born May 3, 1902 in Murcia , Spain , † August 10, 1982 in Matalascañas , Spain) was a Spanish actor.
Life
Nieto spent his childhood in Madrid and Valencia. As Josele he worked as a bullfighter and horse dealer until he switched to acting in 1925. It had caught the attention of director Florián Rey , who cast him in El Lazarillo de Tormes ; soon after, Nieto was starring in films regularly.
In the early 1930s he went to Hollywood to play Spanish versions of American productions; the Paramount Pictures sent him to Paris in 1933 to perform the same job there. In 1936 he became manager of the Teatro Cómico in Barcelona .
After the Spanish Civil War , he also played some roles in propaganda films and rose to become one of the greatest Spanish stars by the late 1940s. He was increasingly cast in international productions under well-known directors such as Stanley Kramer , Nicholas Ray , Orson Welles and David Lean . Nieto remained active until his death.
Filmography (selection)
- 1925: El Lazarillo de Tormes - Director: Florián Rey
- 1953: The betrayer of the Lord - Judas Iscariot (El beso de Judas)
- 1955: The secret of Marcellino (Marcelino pan y vino)
- 1956: Alexander the Great (Alexander the Great)
- 1957: Pride and the Passion (The Pride and the Passion)
- 1959: Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
- 1961: King of Kings (King of Kings)
- 1962: Up to the Blood (Tierra brutal)
- 1963: 55 Days at Beijing
- 1964: The rancher from the Colorado River (L'uomo della valle maledetta)
- 1965: Through wild Kurdistan
- 1965: Falstaff
- 1965: Doctor Zhivago (Doctor Zhivago)
- 1965: A man like Kid Rodelo (Kid Rodelo)
- 1965: El proscrito del Río Colorado
- 1967: The Cruel (I crudeli)
- 1971: El bandido Malpelo
- 1971: Black Beauty
- 1971: Catlow - Life to Die (Catlow)
- 1971: Kneel down and eat dust (Anda muchacho, spara!)
- 1971: Rivals under the red sun (Soleil rouge)
- 1973: Wild horses (Valdez, il mezzosangue)
- 1980: Hijos de papá - Director: Rafael Gil
Web links
- José Nieto in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.cine365.com/biografia-persona/jose-nieto/40934 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://cvc.cervantes.es/actcult/cine/personajes/personajes_67.htm
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nieto, José |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nieto, José García (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 3, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Murcia , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 10, 1982 |
| Place of death | Matalascañas , Spain |