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Spanish Actor Javier Manrique Dies at 56, Academy Confirms

No cause of death has been disclosed.

Overview

  • Born in Lima in 1968, he built a three-decade career in Spain across film, television and theatre.
  • He was widely known as Lorenzo in Camera Café and for headlining Jacinto Durante, representante.
  • He frequently worked with Álex de la Iglesia, appearing in El día de la bestia, Las brujas de Zugarramurdi and Mi gran noche.
  • His on-screen debut came in 1994 with Todo es mentira, with his final credit a 2018 short film.
  • He also founded and ran the Manrique Management talent agency for more than a decade.