Manuel de Blas
{{Short description|Spanish actor (born 1941)}}
{{family name hatnote|de Blas|Muñoz|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
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| birth_name = Manuel de Blas Muñoz
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|04|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Badajoz, Spain
| other_names = Manolo de Blas
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1961–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Patty Shepard|1967|2013|end=her death}}
| children = 1
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Manuel de Blas Muñoz (born 12 April 1941) is a Spanish film, television, and stage actor.
Biography
Manuel de Blas was born in Badajoz in 1941 and was raised in Córdoba.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20201013/484033251249/manuel-de-blas-la-cultura-es-un-balsamo-en-este-tiempo-de-tragedia-cruel.html|website=La Vanguardia|date=13 October 2020|title=Manuel de Blas: "La cultura es un bálsamo en este tiempo de tragedia cruel"}} At age 14, he moved to Madrid. He studied a degree in political sciences, also joining the {{ill|Escuela Oficial de Cine|es|lt=Escuela de Cine}}.{{Cite web|website=Aisge|url=https://www.aisge.es/muchavidaquecontar-manuel-de-blas-el-hombre-que-se-quedo-en-blanco-por-amor-y-que-fue-alumno-a-su-pesar-de-manuel-fraga|access-date=12 October 2024|first=Juan Antonio|last=Carbajo|title=Manuel de Blas, el actor que se quedó en blanco solo una vez (y fue por amor)}}
De Blas married American actress Patty Shepard in 1967.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavozdigital.es/cadiz/20130109/cultura/fallece-actriz-estadounidense-patty-201301092000.html|website=La Voz de Cádiz|title=Fallece la actriz estadounidense Patty Shepard|date=9 January 2013|first=José Luis|last=Álvarez}} They went on to act in several films together and remained married until the death of the actress in January 2013.{{cite news|first=Lee|last=Moran|title=Patty Shepard, American star of Spanish silver screen, dies at 68 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/patty-shepard-star-spanish-silver-screen-dies-68-article-1.1236346 |work=New York Daily News |date=9 January 2013 |access-date=11 February 2014}}
During his career, he has starred in many films. In 2012, he obtained a role in the movie Paranormal Xperience 3D.
Selected filmography
- Goya, a Story of Solitude (1971)
- The Vampires Night Orgy (1972)
- The Girl from the Red Cabaret (1973)
- Watch Out, We're Mad! (1974)
- El vicio y la virtud (1975)
- El Internado (2007-2010)
- Uncharted (2022)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0207458}}
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Category:Spanish male film actors
Category:Spanish male stage actors
Category:Spanish male television actors
Category:20th-century Spanish male actors
Category:21st-century Spanish male actors
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