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Paul William Walker IV was born in Glendale, California. He grew up together with his brothers, Caleb and Cody, and sisters, Ashlie and Amie. Their parents, Paul William Walker III, a sewer contractor, and Cheryl (Crabtree) Walker, a model, separated around September 2004. His grandfather, William Walker, was a Pearl Harbor survivor and a Navy middleweight boxing champion, while his maternal grandfather commanded a tank battalion in Italy under General Patton during World War II. Paul grew up active in sports like soccer and surfing. He had English and German ancestry.
Paul was cast for the first season of the family sitcom, Throb (1986) and began modeling until he received a script for the 1994 movie, Tammy and the T-Rex (1994). He attended high school at Village Christian High School in Sun Valley, California, graduating in 1991. With encouragement from friends and an old casting agent who remembered him as a child, he decided to try his luck again with acting shortly after returning from College.
He starred in Meet the Deedles (1998), a campy, silly but surprisingly fun film which failed to garner much attention. However, lack of attention would not be a problem for Paul Walker for long. With Pleasantville (1998), he appeared in his first hit. As the town stud (a la 1950s) who more than meets his match in modern day Reese Witherspoon, he was one of the most memorable characters of the film. That same year, Paul and his then-girlfriend Rebecca had a baby girl named Meadow Walker (Meadow Rain Walker). Even though Paul publicly admitted that Meadow was not planned, he said that she is his number one priority. Paul and Rebecca separated and Meadow lives with her mother in Hawaii. She often visited with Paul as his homes in Santa Barbara and Huntington Beach, California.
Roles in the teen hits Varsity Blues (1999), She's All That (1999) and The Skulls (2000) cemented Walker's continued rise to celebrity. He was chosen to be one of the young stars featured on the cover of Vanity Fair's annual Hollywood issue in April 2000. While the other stars on the cover, brooded and tried their best to look sexy and serious, Paul smiled brightly and showed why he is not part of the norm. This is one young actor who certainly stood apart from the rest of the crowd, not only with his talent but with his attitude. The Dallas Morning News commented in March of 2000 that, "Paul is one of the rarest birds in Hollywood- a pretension free movie star." The latest blockbuster hit, The Fast and the Furious (2001), had raised his stardom to an even higher level.
His fighting scenes in movies lead to a passion for martial arts. He has studied various forms of Jujitsu, Taekwondo, Jeet Kune Do and Eskrima. Paul mentioned in a magazine interview that he had hoped enroll in the Keysi Fighting Method when it comes to the United States. Other than practicing martial arts, Paul enjoyed relaxing at home with his daughter, Meadow Rain, surfing near his Huntington Beach abode, walking his dogs and just driving.
When Paul seriously did get a break from the entertainment business, he said he loved traveling. Paul had traveled to India, Fiji, Costa Rica, Sarawak, Brunei, Borneo and other parts of the Asian continent. Tragically, Paul Walker died in a car crash on Saturday November 30, 2013, after attending a charity event for "Reach Out Worldwide".
Several of Paul's films were released after his death, include Hours (2013), Brick Mansions (2014), and his final starring role in The Fast and the Furious series, Furious 7 (2015), part of which was completed after his death. The film's closing scenes paid tribute to Walker, whose character met with a happy ending, and rode off into the sunset. He appeared archival footage in Fast X (2023).- Lovely Joan Staley was born Joan McConchie on May 20, 1940 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and started taking violin lessons by the time she was three years old. Living in Los Angeles, her prodigious talent was obvious. She soon joined a baby orchestra in Los Angeles and, within a few years, became a Junior Symphony performer at age six. She also made her unbilled specialty debut on film as a child violinist in The Emperor Waltz (1948), starring Bing Crosby and Joan Fontaine.
Her father's business had the family traveling throughout Europe growing up but she later relocated to California and briefly enrolled at Chapman College in the Los Angeles area. Becoming a stunning, statuesque beauty, she re-directed herself back to a career in show business, singing backup on records for Sam Phillips and working as a secretary to make ends meet while appearing in local L.A. stage productions.
In 1958, she was approached by a photographer and eventually posed for Playboy magazine, becoming November's centerfold. The attention warranted her an MGM contract and cheesecake bit parts came her way with such movies as Ocean's Eleven (1960) and Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). She appeared front-and-center à la Raquel Welch as a scantily-clad prehistoric turn-on in Valley of the Dragons (1961), but nothing much came of it.
Following her perky love interests in the mediocre western Gunpoint (1966), starring Audie Murphy, and The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966), a Don Knotts comedy film, and guest appearances on such TV shows as "Rango," "Pistols and Petticoats, "Mission: Impossible," "Ironside" and "Adam-12," Joan's career went on hiatus after a horse-riding accident.
Briefly married to Chuck Staley, her second husband is former Universal exec Dale Sheets. Twins were born to them, a boy and girl, on March 24, 1971. Since then, with the exception of a brief appearance on an episode of "Dallas" in 1982, Joan remained with family life and other outside pursuits. She died on November 24, 2019. - Actress
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Florida-born Peggy O'Rourke's parents divorced when she was very young. Peggy's mother eventually married a wealthy attorney named Stewart, and Peggy took his name. She grew up in Atlanta (where she developed the athletic skills she would later demonstrate in her many westerns for Republic Pictures). On a family vacation to Los Angeles to visit her grandmother, Peggy, as a lark, attended classes at a dramatic school, but the acting bug hit her hard and when it was time to return to Atlanta, Peggy talked her mother into letting her staying with her grandmother. As luck would have it, a resident of the apartment building they lived in was character actor Henry O'Neill, who took a liking to Peggy and got her cast in her first film, Wells Fargo (1937). She picked up a few more small roles, and acquitted herself so well the parts started getting bigger and she was working more often. She married actor Don 'Red' Barry in 1940, and was eventually signed by Republic Pictures, Barry's studio, to make westerns and serials. In three years, Peggy did almost 30 films at Republic, most of them westerns. She appeared in two of the studio's more successful serials, but when Republic assigned her to another one, she protested. She didn't particularly like working in serials, preferring the feature westerns, which didn't take as long to film. Eventually, the struggle with Republic got to the point where Peggy asked for her release, and she got it. Although she wanted to start doing films other than westerns, she had made so many at Republic that she found herself basically unable to find work in any other genre. She freelanced for Monogram, Allied Artists, PRC and other small studios until she was picked up by Columbia--which immediately put her into serials. She eventually decided to leave the film business, and did so in 1953. She did do some television work (mostly westerns!) while raising her family, and also performed in the Los Angeles theatrical community. She kept her hand in the film business, making occasional appearances in some lower-budget westerns, made-for-TV movies and inexpensive horror pictures.- Although Lani O'Grady retired from acting in the '80s to become a talent agent like her mother, she had long secured her place in the TV Land pantheon as Mary, the brainiac wannabe doctor in Eight Is Enough (1977)'s expansive Bradford brood. The dramedy, starring Dick Van Patten as a newspaper columnist and superdad, ran on ABC from 1977-1981. In addition to her four-year stint on the show and two late-'80s reunion specials, O'Grady racked up appearances on such other '70s tube staples as The Love Boat (1977), as well as TV movies like The Kid with the Broken Halo (1982), before leaving Hollywood.
She had been dogged by health and pill problems dating back to her Mary Bradford days. In a series of interviews in the 1990s, she admitted to having suffered panic attacks for the previous 20 years. Scores of doctors misdiagnosed her; to cope with the frequent anxiety episodes--sometimes she'd shake so badly she couldn't leave her dressing room to shoot a scene--she was fed a veritable pharmacy: Xanax, Valium and Librium. She became hooked on the pills and, eventually, alcohol, too. She went into rehab at least five times. By the mid-'90s she declared herself clean, thanks to an alternative-medicine regimen, and even went to work for her doctor as a recovery counselor. However, in 1998 she checked herself into the mental health ward of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for detox. She had become hooked on a prescription drug called Ativan. While in Cedars she claimed she was sexually battered by a medical technician and sued the hospital. The suit was pending at the time of her death.
O'Grady came from a show-biz family. Her brother, Don Grady, was an original Mouseketeer and member of another notable TV family--he played Robbie on My Three Sons (1960). Her mother, Mary Grady, was an agent who represented several child actors. Born Lanita Rose Agrati on October 2, 1954, she changed her name once she landed her "Eight Is Enough" gig. Her first professional role came at the age of 13, when she made a brief appearance in the TV western The High Chaparral (1967). She died on September 25, 2001, at her home in Valencia, CA, just a week shy of her 47th birthday. - Actor
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David first started acting in college stage productions and received his professional training in the theatre. Best known for his fine and appealing performance as Warwick Davis's loyal friend Meegosh in the enjoyable epic fantasy adventure "Willow," Steinberg's other film credits include "Love & Sex," "The Hebrew Hammer," "Agent One-Half," and "Transylmania." David made guest appearances on episodes of the TV series "Are You Afraid of the Dark?," "Charmed," "Ugly Betty," and "Zooey 101." Moreover, Steinberg acted in theatrical productions for the New York Shakespeare Festival, Baltimore's Central Stage, and the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis. He portrayed the lead elf in a performance of the Radio City Music Hall's Christmas Spectacular. David not only was featured in Baz Luhrmann's production of "La Boheme" in both New York and Los Angeles, but also acted in a Grammy Award-nominated national tour of "The Wizard of Oz." Steinberg moved to Valencia, California in 2004. David died at the tragically young age of 45.- Harry Holcombe was born on 11 November 1906 in Malta, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fortune Cookie (1966), Foxy Brown (1974) and Empire of the Ants (1977). He was married to Betty Nielsen. He died on 15 September 1987 in Valencia, California, USA.
- Erika Remberg was born on 15 February 1932 in Medan, Oostkust van Sumatra, Dutch East Indies [now Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia]. She was an actress, known for Sehnsucht hat mich verführt (1958), Saturday Night Out (1964) and So viel nackte Zärtlichkeit (1968). She was married to Sidney Hayers, Gustavo Rojo and Walther Reyer. She died on 10 November 2017 in Benidorm, Alicante, Valencia, Spain.
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Juan Piquer Simon (who goes by "J.P. Simon" on foreign releases) resides in Madrid, Spain, where he has produced and directed "exploitation" pictures for two decades running. He owns his own studio and creates and/or designs many of the impressive special effects sequences you see in any of his many imaginative undertakings. He grew up loving American cinema as a child in Franco's Spain, and even worked with some famous American filmmakers when they shot in Spain in the 1960's before becoming a director himself. Recent global competition from American product in Spain has forced Piquer to severely reduce his output (he can't get the wide theatrical releases he once enjoyed), but he's proven resilient if nothing else over the years. And while his films have been universally panned by the "establishment" critics, they have a kind of loopy, Ed Wood quality that must be endured to be fully appreciated. Of Piquer it can be said, "He makes them because he loves making them, whatever the outcome."- Actor
- Additional Crew
José Sancho was born on 11 November 1944 in Manises, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain. He was an actor, known for Live Flesh (1997), Talk to Her (2002) and Curro Jiménez (1976). He was married to Reyes Monforte and María Jiménez. He died on 3 March 2013 in Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.- Cyndi Garcia-Posey was born on 14 August 1959 in Hollywood, California, USA. Cyndi was married to John Posey. Cyndi died on 12 December 2014 in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, USA.
- Roger Rodas was born on 31 October 1975 in Santa Ana, El Salvador. He died on 30 November 2013 in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, USA.
- Animation Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ed Love was born on 24 May 1910 in Tremont, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an assistant director, known for Fantasia (1940), Fantasia 2000 (1999) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987). He died on 6 May 1996 in Valencia, California, USA.- Antonio Ferrandis was born on 28 February 1921 in Paterna, València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain. He was an actor, known for Verano azul (1981), Tiempo y hora (1965) and ¿... Y el prójimo? (1974). He died on 16 October 2000 in València, València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain.
- Josie Harris was born on 17 January 1980 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. She was an actress, known for Exit 38 (2006), Starter Wives Confidential (2013) and Starter Wives (2013). She was married to JB Spades. She died on 10 March 2020 in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, USA.
- Mary Alice Moore was born on 5 December 1923 in Florence, Arizona, USA. She was an actress, known for Tales of Tomorrow (1951), Lights Out (1946) and From These Roots (1958). She was married to Broderick Crawford and Leon Michel. She died on 11 March 1989 in Valencia, California, USA.
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Production Manager
Duncan Henderson was born on 19 July 1949 in Culver City, California, USA. He was a producer and assistant director, known for The Way Back (2010), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001). He was married to Michele P. Henderson. He died on 21 June 2022 in Valencia, California, USA.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Bud Abbott Jr. was born on 23 August 1939 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Jack Benny Program (1950), Marilu (1994) and Biography (1987). He died on 19 January 1997 in Valencia, California, USA.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Antonio Iranzo was born on 4 May 1930 in València, València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain. He was an actor, known for Burnt Skin (1967), Memorias del general Escobar (1984) and Estudio 1 (1965). He died on 7 July 2003 in Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.- Carlos Casaravilla was born on 12 October 1900 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was an actor, known for Fall of the Mohicans (1965), Lazarillo (1959) and Saul e David (1964). He died on 17 February 1981 in Cullera, Valencia, Spain.
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- Editor
- Writer
After having studied German philology, law, piano and composition Andre Delvaux filmed some TV documentaries. In 1965 he debuted in the movies with a film adapted from a novel of Johan Daisne. His films always played in a set between reality and fantasy. Writing his own scripts he filmed e.g. Een vrouw tussen hond en wolf (1979) and Benvenuta (1983) but he had had then problems in financing his projects. Nevertheless he went on with e.g. L'oeuvre au noir (1988) but the interest of the masses was only small.- Director
- Cinematographer
- Editor
After majoring in painting and illustration at the University of Michigan, Ed Emshwiller studied in Paris at the École des Beaux Arts and NYC's Art Students League. An abstract expressionist, he was also a major science fiction illustrator during the 1950s and 1960s, winning Hugo Awards for his imaginative paperback and magazine covers. Active in the New American Cinema movement of the 1960s and early 1970s, he created multimedia performance pieces, cine-dance and experimental films, while also filming documentaries and low-budget features. After a period as artist-in-residence at the Television Laboratory WNET/13 (New York), he moved to California in 1984, serving as Dean of the School of Film and Video at the California Institute of the Arts. Emshwiller's works are in the Museum of Modern Art, while his files, correspondence, notebooks and stills are kept at the American Film Institute Library.- Director
- Producer
- Actor
Norman Abbott was born on 11 July 1922 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Last of the Secret Agents? (1966), Get Smart (1965) and The Jack Benny Program (1950). He was married to Grace Hartman and Gayle Dominique. He died on 9 July 2016 in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, USA.- Mary Ann Edwards was born on 27 December 1931 in Georgetown, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Giant (1956) and Cowboy G-Men (1952). She was married to James P. Hart and Ralph Stirling Hodges. She died on 31 July 2021 in Valencia, California, USA.
- Roselyn Royce was born on 24 October 1948. She was an actress, known for Stay Tuned (1992), Runaway Nightmare (1982) and Hot and Deadly (1982). She died on 10 July 2007 in Valencia, California, USA.
- Werner Fuetterer was born on 10 January 1907 in Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. He was an actor, known for Faust (1926), Goal in the Clouds (1939) and Das Rheinlandmädel (1930). He died on 7 February 1991 in Benidorm, Alicante, Valencia, Spain.
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- Actor
- Producer
Master Magician who starred and performed in the first network television magic show (CBS, for 2 years then moved to the ABC network for 2 more years). Airing every Saturday morning, the show Inspired a generation of children to try the magic tricks he perfected and performs to this day. His wife and beautiful assistant Nani Darnell worked along side and helped in his performances.- Joyce Cunning was born on 3 February 1928 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for Double Indemnity (1973), Number One with a Bullet (1987) and Appointment with Adventure (1955). She was married to Jack Smight. She died on 7 February 2002 in Valencia, California, USA.
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- Actor
Spanish director Florian Rey began his career in the film industry in the 1920s as an actor, but he soon switched careers and directed his first film in 1924. His 1927 film La hermana San Sulpicio (1927) starred Spanish actress Imperio Argentina, whom he later married. His best-known film is La aldea maldita (1930), considered by many film historians to be a masterpiece of early Spanish cinema. His career as a writer and director lasted for more than 30 years, and he directed his last film in 1957. He died in Valenciana, Spain, in 1962.- Enrique García Álvarez was born in 1896 in Sama de Langreo, Asturias, Spain. He was an actor, known for The Exterminating Angel (1962), Even the Wind Is Afraid (1968) and La mujer marcada (1957). He was married to Carmen Collado. He died on 24 January 1971 in València, València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain.
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- Soundtrack
Pedro Reyes was born on 8 May 1961 in Tanger, Morocco. He was an actor, known for Makinavaja, el último choriso (1992), Makinavaja (1995) and ¡¡Semos peligrosos!! (uséase Makinavaja 2) (1993). He died on 25 March 2015 in Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Frankie Marvin was born on 27 January 1904 in Butler, Indian Territory, USA [now Oklahoma, USA]. He was an actor, known for Gold Mine in the Sky (1938), Heart of the Rio Grande (1942) and Springtime in the Rockies (1937). He died on 18 January 1985 in Valencia, California, USA.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Hugh K. Gagnier was born on 29 April 1924 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was a cinematographer, known for Chinatown (1974), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and The Stone Killer (1973). He died on 21 December 1995 in Valencia, California, USA.- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Philip J. Jones was born on 6 August 1963 in Farmington, Michigan, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Wish Me Luck (1995), Backflash (2001) and Hellborn (2003). He died on 9 March 2003 in Valencia, California, USA.- Producer
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Jay Huguely was born on 21 September 1940 in Richmond, Kentucky, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Jason Goes to Hell (1993), Magnum, P.I. (1980) and Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982). He died on 13 December 2008 in Valencia, California, USA.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Arévalo was born on 2 September 1947 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. He was an actor and producer, known for Blown Away. Enchufados (2017), Ekipo Ja (2007) and El oro de Moscú (2003). He was married to Elena. He died on 3 January 2024 in Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.- Actress
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Carmen Morell was born on 13 January 1929 in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain. She was an actress, known for Maravilla (1957), Amor sobre ruedas (1954) and La mujer, el torero y el toro (1950). She was married to Gustavo Quiñones. She died on 27 January 2015 in Valencia, Spain.- Director
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Carles Mira was born on 14 March 1947 in València, València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Karnabal (1985), Biotopo (1973) and Que nos quiten lo bailao (1983). He died on 12 January 1993 in València, València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Powolny was born on 13 August 1901 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an assistant director, known for City Girl (1930) and 4 Devils (1928). He died on 5 January 1986 in Valencia, California, USA.- Bert Trautmann was born on 22 October 1923 in Bremen, Germany. He was married to Marlis, Margaret Friar and Ursula Van der Heyde. He died on 19 July 2013 in La Llosa, Valencia, Spain.
- Actor
- Writer
José Yepes was born on 9 April 1942 in Sagunto, Valencia, Spain. He was an actor and writer, known for Bad Medicine (1985), Los libros (1974) and Con el rabo entre las piernas (1981). He was married to Mónica Cano. He died on 30 October 2012 in Sagunto, Valencia, Spain.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Joan Monleón was born in 1936 in València, València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain. He was an actor, known for Las aventuras de Zipi y Zape (1982). He died on 28 December 2009 in València, València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain.- Director
- Actor
Paul Ciappessoni was born on 9 July 1929 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for Dead of Night (1972), An Englishman's Castle (1978) and The Onedin Line (1971). He was married to Mary Holland. He died on 7 October 2008 in Valencia, Spain.- Amedeo Leonardi was an actor, known for The Throne of Fire (1983). He died on 2 May 2021 in Valencia, Spain.
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Julio Alejandro was born in 1906 in Huesca, Arágon, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Feliz año, amor mío (1957), Viridiana (1961) and El gran autor (1954). He died in 1995 in Javea, Valencia, Spain.- Germán Montaner was born on 25 February 1935 in Valencia, Spain. He was an actor, known for La camisa de la serpiente (1996), The Sea Change (1998) and La isla del diablo (1995). He died on 31 January 2004 in Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Rolf Botvid was born on 26 December 1915 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. He was an actor and writer, known for Rattens musketörer (1945), Aktören (1943) and Blåjackor (1945). He was married to Marianne Gyllenhammar. He died on 22 July 1998 in Benidorm, Alicante, Valencia, Spain.- Isabel Pallarés was born in 1904 in Valencia, Spain. She was an actress, known for Madrugada (1957), El ángel (1969) and Pecado de amor (1961). She died on 13 February 1986 in Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.
- Writer
- Producer
- Script and Continuity Department
Composer, songwriter and author, educated at the University of Illinois and the University of Maryland. He was a television writer for Sid Caesar, Bing Crosby, Danny Thomas, Art Carney, Dinah Shore, Mary Martin, Danny Kaye and Dick Van Dyke. Joining ASCAP in 1956, he composed many songs and instrumentals, including "I Just Got Somethin' in My Eye".- Actor
- Soundtrack
Edu del Prado was born on 17 August 1977 in València, València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain. He was an actor, known for Un paso adelante (2002), Secretos de familia (2013) and Ritmo & Furia (2004). He died on 23 June 2018 in València, València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain.- Born in Bilbao, second of nine children, from parents singers, singing has been a tradition among all members of his family, specially among the eldest children, Amaya, Roberto, Izaskum and Estíbaliz.
On his late teens he joined his sisters Amaya, Izaskum and Estíbaliz as well as some friends to form the group "Voces y Guitarras" (voices and guitars), that would become Mocedades in 1969. He has been a member of Mocedades for 25 years as singer (background vocals) and sometimes guitar player, participating in 20 of their albums. He was in the group until 1994, when he left the group and joined 2 ex-members of Mocedades, José Ipiña and Ana Bejerano as well as 2 other singers from another music group to form Txarango, a folk group, the style he always liked.
Being with Txarango, they have released one album without success, but they went on singing for their fans until present.
He died in 2005 due to a cancer, shortly before the Eurovision's 50th anniversary (Congratulations) where he might have participated as one of the ex-members of Mocedades singing when the group participated in the contest in 1973 since the group had been selected for the final contest of Congratulations. That very same year Rafael Blanco, another ex-member of Mocedades, died and José Antonio Las Heras, a member of Mocedades since 1997 died too.