Overview

• The Spanish Academy of Cinema announced on X that the Madrid-born actor died Wednesday at age 79.
• Spanish media report he had been fighting cancer for about a year before his death.
• Accounts differ on the location, with several outlets citing his home in San Lorenzo del Escorial and the academy notice referencing Madrid.
• Signature works include Arrebato, Matador and La ley del deseo, as well as Martín (Hache) and Intacto through collaborations with Iván Zulueta, Pedro Almodóvar, Adolfo Aristarain and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo.
• Cultural institutions and colleagues posted tributes, noting honors such as the Sant Jordi, Cóndor de Plata and Nacho Martínez awards, his visibility in Argentine cinema, and his role in Los Fabulosos Cadillacs’ Matador video.