Álex Angulo Explained

Birthname:Alejandro Angulo León
Birth Date:12 April 1953
Birth Place:Erandio, Spain
Death Place:Fuenmayor, Spain
Occupation:Actor

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.

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

Film

TV series

Notes and References

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