Francisco Rabal

Often regarded as one of the great leading men of Spanish cinema, Francisco Rabal, in later life, matured into a respected character actor, whose outsized personality was a match for the men he portra...
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03/07/1925
Aquilas, Murcia, Spain
  • News Roundup: Aug. 30
    By: Kit Bowen August 30, 2001 9:53am EST
    News Roundup for Aug. 30: Napster finally getting pay service off the ground; Anne Heche getting married; Spanish actor Francisco Rabal died; Tara Reid tesitifies at court hearing; Lawsuit against The Sopranos in court; George Harrison loses bid to stop a bankruptcy; Nicole Kidman hits the Venice Film Festival; Survivor special to air on CBS a week before Survivor 3 airs; the new Michael Jackson song tanks on the air and he gets Marlon Brando and cast from The Sopranos in his video; Teenage Muta
  • THE COMING BOX OFFICE WEEKEND (SEPT. 15-17, 2000):
    By: Martin Grove May 08, 2001 4:19am EST
    SANTA MONICA, Calif., September 14, 2000 -- Hollywood will suffer from the box office blahs this weekend. In fact, insiders anticipate so little moviegoer enthusiasm for the weekend's new wide releases that it won't take much to capture first place. Warner Bros. and Castle Rock Entertainment's R-rated action comedy "Bait" has the best shot at topping the chart thanks to a very wide opening at 2,352 theaters and its likely appeal to urban moviegoers. "I'm sure it's going to play well to African-A
  • Goya In Bordeaux Review
    By: Ted Murphy September 13, 2000 8:00pm EST
    Like a minor work from a talented painter, this "Goya" pleases the eye but makes little impact. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Starring Francisco Rabal, Jose Coronado, Dafne Fernandez, Maribel Verdu and Eulalia Ramon. Written and directed by Carlos Saura. Produced by Andres Vicente Gomez. Released by Sony Pictures Classics.