Rafael Albaicín Explained

Rafael Albaicín
Birth Name:	Ignacio Rafael García Escudero
Birth Date:	5 June 1919
Birth Place:	Madrid, Spain
Occupation:	Matador and film actor
Mother:	Agustina^[1]

Ignacio Rafael García Escudero (5 June 1919 – 3 September 1981), known as Rafael Albaicín, was a Spanish matador and film actor.^[2]

In 1948 he began as matador in Las Ventas, taught by Cagancho.^[3] He also played the piano and violin, and he designed his traje de luces.^[4] As an actor, he appeared in Shéhérazade (1963),^[5] Vamos a matar, compañeros and The Ceremony.^[6] He also played himself in Watch Out, We're Mad! (1974),^[7] a bandit in Navajo Joe (1966),^[8] and Alberto in Catlow (1971),^[9]

He died on 3 September 1981 at the age of 62 in Madrid.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Book: López Fernández, María . La imagen de la mujer en la pintura española. 1890-1914 . Antonio Machado Libros . 5 July 2018 . 496 . 9788491141808.
2. Web site: Rafael Albaicín . 1 November 2022 . . 14 April 2022 . es.
3. News: Rafael Albaicín, gitanería de negro, sedas y oro . Salvador . Jiménez . 17 January 2021 . 1 November 2022 . . es . Joly Digital.
4. News: Albaicín, el modelo de Zuloaga . Antonio . Santainés Cirés . . Barcelona . es . Vocento.
5. Book: Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990 . Roy . Kinnard . Tony . Crnkovich . . 28 February 2017 . 150 . 9781476627045.
6. Book: Daniel Blum's Screen World . 1964 . 15 . Biblo & Tannen Publishers . 95 . 9780819603050.
7. Book: Gullo, Christopher . The Films of Donald Pleasence . 10 September 2015 . BearManor Media.
8. Book: Cox, Alex . 10,000 Ways to Die . Oldcastle Books . 21 October 2010 . 9781842434024.
9. Book: Andreychuk, Ed . Louis L'Amour on Film and Television . . 118 . 8 March 2010 . 978-0786457175.
10. News: Murió El Albaicin . 6 September 1981 . 23 January 2024 . . es.