Manuel de Blas | |
Birth Name: | Manuel de Blas Muñoz |
Birth Date: | 12 April 1941 |
Birth Place: | Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain |
Other Names: | Manolo de Blas |
Occupation: | Actor |
Years Active: | 1961–present |
Children: | 1 |
Manuel de Blas Muñoz (born 12 April 1941) is a Spanish film, television, and stage actor.
Manuel de Blas was born in Badajoz in 1941. He spent his childhood in Córdoba and subsequently moved to Madrid to study political science. While attending college he enrolled in an acting school, making his debut in films in 1961 with a minor role in the film Rosa de Lima.[1]
In 1967, on the set of Cita en Navarra he met American film actress Patty Shepard, whom he married in the same year. They went on to act in several films together and remained married for 46 years, until the death of the actress in January 2013.[2]
During his career, he has starred in many films. In 2012, he obtained a role in the movie Paranormal Xperience 3D.
He is brother-in-law of American soap opera actress Judith Chapman.[1]