Álex Angulo

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Álex Angulo
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Angulo in 2010
Born
Alejandro Angulo León

(1953-04-12)12 April 1953
Erandio, Spain
Died20 July 2014(2014-07-20) (aged 61)
Fuenmayor, Spain
OccupationActor

Alejandro Angulo León (12 April 1953 – 20 July 2014), better known as Álex Angulo, was a Spanish actor who performed in over sixty films during his career spanning more than 30 years.

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Life

Born in Erandio, Biscay, Angulo made his feature film debut in Imanol Uribe's Escape from Segovia (1981), [1] portraying Anot. [2]

Angulo died on 20 July 2014 at the age of 61 when the vehicle in which he was travelling veered from a road near Fuenmayor, La Rioja. [3] [4] At that moment he was going to the filming of Bendita calamidad. [5] Then he was replaced by Luis Varela. [6] The Spanish director Mikel Rueda dedicated his film Hidden Away to Angulo posthumously. [7]

Selected filmography

Films

TV series

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References

  1. "Fallece el actor Álex Angulo en accidente de tráfic". Fotogramas . 20 July 2014.
  2. Zurro, Javier (21 July 2014). "Álex Angulo, mucho más que un secundario de lujo para el cine español". El Confidencial .
  3. Belinchón, Gregorio (20 July 2014). "Muere el actor Álex Angulo tras sufrir un accidente de tráfico". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa . Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. EFE (20 July 2014). "Fallece en un accidente de tráfico en La Rioja el actor Alex Angulo". Público (in Spanish). Grupo Zeta. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  5. "Suspenden el rodaje al que se dirigía Álex Angulo cuando tuvo el accidente que le costó la vida". Hola! (in Spanish). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  6. Sánchez Borroy, Ana (4 August 2014). "El actor Luis Varela sustituye a Álex Angulo en el rodaje de 'Bendita Calamidad'". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Zaragoza. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  7. E.R.J. (7 October 2014). "Mikel Rueda dedica su película 'A escondidas' a Álex Angulo". elpais.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  8. "Álex Angulo fallece en un accidente de tráfico". Espinof. 20 July 2014.