Rafael Banquells
Born: 1917-06-26 in La Habana, Cuba
Died: 1990-10-27
Known For: Acting
Biography
Rafael Banquells (June 25, 1917 – October 27, 1990) born Rafael Banquells Garafulla was an actor, director and TV producer known in Mexico as Rafael Banquells. Rafael Banquells Garafulla was born on June 25, 1917 in La Habana, Cuba. His parents were actors in Spain. He began his career as a movies actor in 1940. He was married three times. His wives were actresses. First he married Blanca de Castejón (deceased). He was then married to the actress and TV producer Silvia Pinal and they had a daughter, Sylvia Pasquel; and he was last married to the actress Dina de Marco. Their children are José Manuel, Rocío Banquells, Mary Paz, Ariadne and Rafael II. Rafael died on October 27, 1990 in Mexico City, at the age of 73. The name of this actor and director is written with Golden letters in the history of Mexican televisión, movies and theater.
Filmography
1990
- Días sin luna ... (Director)
- El tesorito de Crispin as Animador
1988
- Ni de aquí, ni de allá as Jefe de Policía
1984
- Principessa ... (Director)
- Aprendiendo a vivir ... (Director)
- Guadalupe ... (Director)
1982
- Déjame vivir ... (Director)
- Bianca Vidal ... (Director)
1979
- The Rich Also Cry as Padre Adrián
- Los indolentes as Borracho
- Estas ruinas que ves as Rector Sebastián Montero
1978
1974
- Ha llegado una intrusa as Don Rafael Moreno
- The Holy Inquisition as Principal de la Real Audiencia
1973
- Vidita negra as Roberto
1972
- Las gemelas as Don Raúl Beltrán
1971
1970
- Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis as Profesor Gerard
1965
1959
- Gutierritos as Ángel Gutiérrez (Gutierritos)
1958
1957
- Los tres mosqueteros y medio
- Teatro del crimen as Inspector de policía
- El tesoro de Pancho Villa
- El Secreto De Pancho Villa
1956
- The King of México as Actor en película
- Unfaithful Wives
- La sombra vengadora as Camarero
1955
- La sombra vengadora contra la mano negra
- The Medallion of Crime as Valle
- X Murderer as Sargento Ralph Curtis
1954
- La visita que no tocó el timbre as Menéndez
1953
- Él as Ricardo Luján
- Si, Mi vida as Valentín Chagoya
- Reportaje as Banquells, reporter
- Crazy Love as Representante
- Había una vez un marido
- Legítima defensa
1952
- Pasionaria
- When Children Sin as Gonzalo
1950
- The Mark of the Skunk as Officer
1949
- Laura's Sin as Pedro
- Una mujer con pasado
1947
- Arsenio Lupin as Montigny
- La vida íntima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra as Marco Antonio
- El amor abrió los ojos
- Los siete niños de Écija
- El secreto de Juan Palomo
1946
- Mary Magdalene, Sinner of Magdala as Juan
- Los nietos de Don Venancio
- The Last Adventure as Adolfo
- El Buen Mozo as Jacobo Rival - Periodista
1945
- La mujer legítima as Luis
1944
- Cuando escuches este vals as Teniente Manuel Pavia
- Los Hijos De Don Venancio as Eduardo
1943
- Resurrección
- No matarás as Ricardo Saavedra
- Qué hombre tan simpático as Paco