Top Spanish actor, José Luis López Vázquez, has died

Top Spanish actor, José Luis López Vázquez, has died
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By h.b. - Nov 2, 2009 - 3:55 PM

José Luis López Vázquez - EFE

The prolific actor made more than 200 films

Top Spanish actor, José Luis López Vazquez, has died at his home in Madrid after a long illness at the age of 87. With more than 200 films to his name, he was one of the most prolific actors of film and stage in Spain.

His most famous roles were in films such as ‘EL Pisito’ or ‘Mi Querida Señorita’, and he was honoured with awards such as the Gold Medal for Fine Arts, the National Theatre Prize and a Goya of Honour. He was awarded an Emmy in 1973 for the TV film, ‘La Cabina’.

He had spent the last few years of his life as a recluse, suffering from breathing, hearing and vision difficulties.
‘At my age, one is a little abnormal in health’, he said. But that was not his natural state, and friends say he missed his daily walks in the barrio.

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