Manuel Zarzo

Manuel López Zarzo (also Manolo Zarzo ; born April 26, 1932 in Madrid ) is a Spanish actor .

Life

Zarzo appeared at a very young age after training in speaking, singing and dancing in touring theater , until 1948 with “Los Chavalillos de España” and made his first film in 1951; under Antonio Del Amo he played in Día tras día . However, he did not succeed in establishing himself in film at first, so he returned to the theater. In 1957 he began a long series of character portrayals; to date he has been seen in almost 200 roles. He appeared particularly often in comedies and spaghetti westerns .

Zarzo's three children are also active as actors.

Awards

• 1965: CEC award for his work that year
• 1966: SNE Prize for Nuevo en esta plaza
• 1974: SNE Prize for Los nuevos españoles

Filmography (selection)

• 1960: The street boys (Los golfos)
• 1964: Cordoba (Llanto por un bandido)
• 1965: Il piombo e la carne
• 1965: The 7 pistols of McGregor (7 pistole per i MacGregor)
• 1965: 7 golden men (7 uomini d'oro)
• 1966: No coffin without dollars (El precio de un hombre)
• 1966: The super thing of the 7 golden men (Il grande colpo dei 7 uomini d'oro)
• 1967: The last train to Durango (Un treno per Durango)
• 1968: White vests for crooks (Uno scacco tutto matto)
• 1968: Riusciranno i nostri eroi a ritrovare l'amico misteriosamente scomparso in Africa?
• 1969: Bloody lead (Il prezzo del potere)
• 1970: Jealousy in Italian (Dramma della gelosia)
• 1970: The fiery arrow of vengeance (L'arciere di fuoco)
• 1973: The killer clan (Un tipo con una faccia strana ti cerca per ucciderti)
• 1973: God protects the lovers
• 1974: Murderer Roulette (El clan de los inmorales)
• 1980: Major attack by zombies (Incubo sulla città contaminata)

Web links

• Manuel Zarzo in the Internet Movie Database (English)